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Kenneth Dekleva, M.D.

Kenneth Dekleva, M.D.

Professor

Endowed Title
McKenzie Foundation Chair in Psychiatry I
School
Medical School
Department
Psychiatry

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  • Biography

    I possess a broad background in psychiatry, with specialized interests in providing medical/psychiatric support to elite teams, integrated care, telehealth, management consultation, medical diplomacy, and leadership analysis/political psychology profiling for national security purposes.  I have worked in a variety of emergency, forensic, and overseas [US diplomatic] settings since 1993.  I am board-certified in adult psychiatry.

  • Education
    Medical School
    UT Southwestern Medical School (1989)
    Residency
    UT Southwestern Medical Center (1993), Psychiatry
  • Research Interest
    • global health
    • leadership analysis and political psychology
    • telemedicine
  • Publications

    Star Featured Publications

    Leadership Analysis and Political Psychology in the 21st Century.
    Dekleva KB J. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law 2018 Sep 46 3 359-363
    The U.S. Department of State's Mental Health Services: A Model for Integrated Care.
    Dekleva K Psychiatr Serv 2017 Aug appips201700036
    Immigration trauma, substance abuse, and suicide.
    Epelbaum C, Taylor ER, Dekleva K Harv Rev Psychiatry 2010 Sep-Oct 18 5 304-13
    Psychiatric expertise in the sentencing phase of capital murder cases.
    Dekleva KB J. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law 2001 29 1 58-67
    Genocide in Bosnia: the case of Dr. Radovan Karadzic.
    Dekleva KB, Post JM J. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law 1997 25 4 485-96
    Sporadic encephalitis lethargica: a case treated successfully with ECT.
    Dekleva KB, Husain MM J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 1995 7 2 237-9
  • Honors & Awards
    • George HW Bush Foundation for US-China Relations
      Senior Fellow (2021-2022)