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Office
5520 S Macadam
Suite 265
Portland, OR 97239Phone+1 971-219-8363Fax+1 971-270-2791
Summary
- I am a board certified psychiatrist and child and adolescent psychiatrist with over 44 years in practice. For most of my career, I was in academic medicine, most recently at OHSU, but I am now in private practice seeing children, adolescents, adults, and families. I continue to do research on children born of war in Vietnam and am Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at OHSU.
Education & Training
- Reed CollegeNo Degree, Liberal Studies, 2012
- Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1977 - 1979
- Cambridge Health AllianceResidency, Psychiatry, 1975 - 1977
- Cambridge Health AllianceInternship, Transitional Year, 1974 - 1975
- Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1974
- Harvard UniversityB.A., German and English History and Literature, Magna Cum Laude, 1962 - 1966
Certifications & Licensure
- OR State Medical License 1998 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 1983 - 2024
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Distinguished Life Fellow American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Distinguished Life Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2012
- Member American College of Psychiatry, 2009
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 21 citationsPsychological and social characteristics and precipitants of vomiting in children with cyclic vomiting syndrome.David Forbes, Geoff Withers, Sven R. Silburn, Robert S. McKelvey
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 1999-08-01 - 31 citationsPsychological distress and suicidal ideation among 15–24–year-olds presenting to general practice: a pilot studyRobert S. McKelvey, Lisa C. Davies, Jon J. Pfaff, John Acres, Stephen Edwards
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 1998-06-01 - 57 citationsTraining general practitioners to recognise and respond to psychological distress and suicidal ideation in young people.Jon J. Pfaff, John Acres, Robert S. McKelvey
The Medical Journal of Australia. 2001-03-05
Journal Articles
- Adolescent Depression: Evaluating Pediatric Residents' Knowledge, Confidence, and Interpersonal Skills Using Standardized PatientsLewy C, Sells CW, Gilhooly J, McKelvey R, Academic Psychiatry, 9/1/2009
- Severity of Children's Psychopathology and Impairment and Its Relationship to Treatment SettingMcDermott BM, McKelvey RS, Roberts L, Davies L, Psychiatric Services, 1/1/2002
- The Prevalence of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders among Vietnamese-origin children in Western AustraliaMcKelvey RS, Davies L, Sang DL, Tu HC, Medical Journal of Australia, 1/1/2002
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- The Murder of Deformed, Retarded, and Mentally Ill Children by German physicians during the Third Reich10/1/2011
- "Physician Participation in the NS "Euthanasia" Program5/1/2011
- "The Participation of German Physicians in the so-Called "Euthanasia Program" during the Third Reich: Motivations, Verdicts, and Sentences"5/1/2011
Other
- Vietnamese Amerasians: The Children We Left BehindMcKelvey RS, Mots Pluriels
http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/MotsPluriels/MP798index.html
1/1/1998 - A CD-ROM Program Teaching Primary Care Physicians to Diagnosis And Treat Depressed and Suicidal AdolescentsMcKelvey RS, Sells W, Eddins, F, Folensbee R
Research History
- Distinguished Visiting Fellow, University of BirminghamResearch project on GI Trace members2015 - 2016
Professional Memberships
- Life Fellow
- Distinguished Life Fellow
- American College of PsychiatristsMember
Other Languages
- German
External Links
- Websitehttp://rmckelveymd.com
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