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Mini Tandon, DO
Current
Position
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Child)
University Roles
Clinical education of residents and fellows in child and adolescent psychiatry
Education and Training
B.S., Biology and Psychology, Truman State University, 1997
D.O., Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, 2002
General Psychiatry Residency, BJC/Washington Univ School of Medicine, 2002-2005
Child and Adolesc Psychiatry Fellowship, Washington Univ School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital, 2005-7
Board Certification, General Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
T32/NIDA Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Washington Univ School of Medicine, St. Louis, 2007-10
Major Awards
K12/NIDA/AACAP DA000357 Prenatal Cigarette Exposure and Course of Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Areas of Clinical Interest
ADHD and comorbidities with onset in the preschool period; psychotherapy in early childhood; nicotine exposure and childhood psychopathology; child mental health advocacy
Areas of Research Interests
Nicotine exposure, course of childhood ADHD, and disruptive outcomes; parenting as a moderator for disruptive outcomes in early childhood; characterization of disorders in the preschool period, including ADHD; empirically-supported psychotherapies for preschoolers
Key Publications
Tandon M, Si X, Belden A, Spitznagel E, Wakschlag LS, Luby J: Parenting Practices in Pregnancy Smokers Compared to Non Smokers. Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, 2013; 5 (2): 84-91
Tandon M, Si X, Luby J: Preschool Onset Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: course and predictors of stability over 24 months. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, August 2011; 21 (4): 1-10
Tandon M, Si X, Belden A, Luby J: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in preschool children: an investigation of validation based on visual attention performance. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2009; 19 (2): 1-10
Tandon M, Cardeli E, Luby J: Internalizing disorders in early childhood: a review of depressive and anxiety disorders. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, July 2009; 18 (3): 593-610
Tandon M, Luby JL: Psychopharmacology in Preschool Children, in Pharmacotherapy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders, 3rd edition, edited by David R. Rosenberg and Samuel Gershon, Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
Tandon M and Luby J. Assessing the preschool-age child (4-5), in Dulcan's Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Edited by Mina K. Dulcan. American Psychiatric Publishing, Washington, 2010
Funded Research Projects
NIDA/K12/AACAP DA000357 (PI) Prenatal Cigarette Exposure and Course of Childhood ADHD. 2010