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Asima A. Zehgeer, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Academic Office Location:
Psychiatry
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-1410
Phone: 860-679-6882
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Department of Psychiatry

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Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
M.B.B.S.Government Medical CollegeMedicine and Surgery

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
Additional training psychologyHarvard Extension School: Harvard University:Theories of Psychotherapy
AdditionalThe Trauma Center (an affiliate of Boston University School of MedicineCore Seminar in Traumatic Stress Studies
Professional Training(ADOS™-2) Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule™, Second Edition
ResidencyGovernment Medical CollegeJunior Resident, Psychiatry
ResidencyGovernment Medical CollegeJunior Resident, Psychiatry
ResidencyNassau University Medical CenterPsychiatry
FellowshipUConn School of MedicineChild and Adolescent Psychiatry

Journal Articles

  • Use of Suvorexant for Sleep Regulation in an Adolescent with Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder.
    Prieto, Diana I; Zehgeer, Asima A; Connor, Daniel F Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology 2019 Jun;29(5):395
  • Pharmacotherapy Adherence for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: Predictors and Relation to Child Outcomes.
    Zehgeer, Asima; Ginsburg, Golda S; Lee, Phyllis; Birmaher, Boris; Walkup, John; Kendall, Philip C; Sakolsky, Dara; Peris, Tara Child & youth care forum 2018 Oct;47(5):633-644
  • Child and Adolescent Adherence With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety: Predictors and Associations With Outcomes
    Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 2017 Apr;
  • Challenges in the Psychopharmacological Management of Very Early-Onset Schizophrenia and Anxiety
    Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2016 Dec;
  • Somatisation post traumatic stress disorder.
    Arshad Hussain, Mushtaq A Margoob, Asima Ali Zehgeer JK Practitioner 2006 Jan;3(13):83-84
  • Changing sociodemographic and clinical profile of substance abuse disorder patients in Kashmir valley.
    Mushtaq A Margoob, Abdul Majid, Arshad Hussain, Asima Ali Zehgeer JK Practitioner 2004 Jan;2(1):14-17
Title or AbstractTypeSponsor/EventDate/YearLocation
Medication Adherence in the Treatment of Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: Rates, Predictors, and Relation to OutcomesPoster2016
Commonly Encountered Complications in Blood Transfusion in Developing CountriesPosterGovernment Medical College CME on Hematology and Blood Transfusion2002