For Immediate Release

Contact: Rob Grant, Communications Director
202.966.7300, Ext. 119
rgrant@aacap.org

Caitlyn Camacho, Communications Coordinator
202.966.7300, Ext. 154
ccamacho@aacap.org

Washington, D.C., September 29, 2011 - The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Robert R. Althoff, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Pediatrics, University of Vermont, as the recipient of the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Award for Research in Depression or Suicide for his paper, "Adult Outcomes of Childhood Dysregulation: A 14-Year Follow-up Study."

AACAP's Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Award for Research in Depression or Suicide is supported by the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation. The foundation awards grants to major medical institutions for post-doctoral fellowships in child and adolescent ADHD and child and adolescent depression. It also funds medical student programs in child and adolescent psychiatry at select medical institutions.

Dr. Althoff presents, "Adult Outcomes of Childhood Dysregulation: A 14-Year Follow-up Study," at AACAP's 58th Annual Meeting, October 21, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

For more information on this award, please contact Caitlyn Camacho, Communications Coordinator, at 202.966.7300, ext. 154 or ccamacho@aacap.org.

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