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Susan McLeer, M.D.

Chair

  • Practice: Drexel Psychiatry
  • Specialty:Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Education: MD, The Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania; BS, Biochemistry, The University of Maine
Patient Care

Dr. McLeer is director of the Division of Community and Public Psychiatry. She is board certified in psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry; general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry. Her areas of expertise include treating anxiety disorders, such as posttraumatic stress disorder, and forensic evaluations and consultations.

Research

Selected Publications

"Family Violence (II) The Effects of Family Violence on Children" [Special Article]
S.V. McLeer and S.V. Mangold
Journal of the American Psychiatric Association (submission pending completion of Part I)

"Family Violence (I) Psychiatric and Forensic Issues in Providing Care for Battered Women" [Special Article]
S.V. McLeer
Journal of the American Psychiatric Association (in preparation)

"Co-Morbidity in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children"
S.V. McLeer, F. Dixon and K. Ruggiero
(in preparation)

"Posttraumatic Stress Response: Implications for Sexually Abused Children"
S.V. McLeer et al
(in preparation)

"The Natural History of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Sexually Abused Children: A 24-month longitudinal study"
S.V. McLeer et al
(in preparation)

"A Longitudinal Study of Posttraumatic Stress in Sexually Abused Children. Part II: Psychiatric Symptoms"
S.V. McLeer, F. Dixon, D. Henry, K. Escovitz, T. Nadier, R. Scholle and K. Ruggiero
(in preparation)

"A Longitudinal Study of Posttraumatic Stress in Sexually Abused Children. Part I: Psychiatric Disorders"
S.V. McLeer, F. Dixon, D. Henry, K. Escovitz, T. Nadier, R. Scholle, and K. Ruggiero
(in preparation)

"Child Sexual Abuse, Family Environment, and Social Support: Predictors of Psychopathology Following Abuse Termination"
K.J. Ruggiero and S.V. McLeer
Journal of Traumatic Stress (submitted)

"Perceived Competence, Perceived Social Support and Family Environment in a Predominantly African-American Sample of Sexually Abused Children"
J. Freeman, J. Hamblen, K. Ruggiero and S.V. McLeer
(submitted)

"Short-Term Correlates of Child Sexual Abuse: Prevalence of Psychiatric Symptoms"
S.V. McLeer and K.J. Ruggiero
Journal of Traumatic Stress (in press)

"PTSD Scale of Child Behavior Checklist: Concurrent and Discriminant Validity with Non-Clinic-Referred Sexually Abused Children"
K.J. Ruggiero and S.V. McLeer
Journal of Traumatic Stress 13:287-299 (2000)

"Sexual Abuse Characteristics Associated with Survivor Psychopathology"
K. Ruggiero, S.V. McLeer and J.F. Dixon
Child Abuse and Neglect, 24:951-964 (2000)

Teaching

Dr. McLeer is the chair of the Department of Psychiatry.

Specialties
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Services and Clinical Interests
  • Child and adolescent psychiatry
Internship
  • Pediatric - The Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester College of Medicine and Dentistry
Residency
  • General Psychiatry - Chief Resident, The Hospital of the Medical College of Pennsylvania
Fellowship
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - The Hospital of the Medical College of Pennsylvania and the Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute

Primary Practice

Drexel Psychiatry
4641 Roosevelt Boulevard
Friends Hospital, Scattergood Building
Philadelphia, PA 19124
Phone: 215-831-7800
Fax: 215-831-6382

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