Christopher K Varley, MD

Christopher K Varley, MD

Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

On staff since October 1978

Children's Title: Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program

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  • Awards and Honors

    Award Name Award Description Awarded By Award Date
    Fellow - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Jan 1, 2009
     Listed in American Registry of Outstanding Professionals The American Registry of Outstanding Professionals Jan 1, 2009
     Listed in Continental Who’s Who The Continental Who's Who Jan 1, 2009
     Listed in Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care The Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care Jan 1, 2009
     Listed in International Who's Who of Professionals The International Who's Who of Professionals Jan 1, 2009
     Listed in Princeton Premier Registry The Princeton Premier Registry Jan 1, 2009

  • Publications

    Other Publications

    • Varley CK, McClellan J
      Implications of marked weight gain associated with atypical antipsychotic medications in children and adolescents.
      19861677 JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, 2009 Oct 28 : 1811-2
    • Thompson JN, Varley CK, McClellan J, Hilt R, Lee T, Kwan AC, Lee T, Trupin E
      Second opinions improve ADHD prescribing in a medicaid-insured community population.
      19465882 Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009 July : 740-8
    • Varley CK
      Commentary by an academic child psychiatrist on the relationship of the pharmaceutical industry, academia, psychiatric practice, and the Food and Drug Administration.
      17630861 Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology, 2007 June : 292-4
    • Varley CK
      Treating depression in children and adolescents: what options now?
      16396520 CNS drugs, 2006 : 1-13
    • Varley CK, Jibson MD, McCarthy M, Benjamin S
      A survey of the interactions between psychiatry residency programs and the pharmaceutical industry.
      15772403 Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry, 2005 : 40-6
    • Varley CK, Smith CJ
      Anxiety disorders in the child and teen.
      14558683 Pediatric clinics of North America, 2003 Oct. : 1107-38
    • Varley CK
      Psychopharmacological treatment of major depressive disorder in children and adolescents.
      12941683 JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, 2003 Aug 27 : 1091-3

  • Presentations

    Presentation Title Event Location Date
    Anxiety versus Bipolar Disorder Grand Rounds - Maniilaq Hospital Kotzebue, Alaska Nov 4, 2009
    The New American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinical Skills Verification credentialing Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Honolulu, Hawaii Oct 29, 2009
    Outcome of Biofeedback Therapy for Children with Recurrent Headaches Intentional Headache Society and American Headache Society Meeting Abstract Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sep 1, 2009
    Diagnosis, Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders Grand Rounds, North Star Behavioral Health Anchorage, Alaska Jul 22, 2009
    Special Conundrums for Pediatrics: Neuropsychotropic Drug Therapy. Clinical Pharmacology Series - University of Washington School of Nursing Shoreline, Washington Jun 5, 2009
    Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academy Societies Baltimore, Maryland May 3, 2009
    Diagnosis and Evaluation of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academy Societies Baltimore, Maryland May 3, 2009
    New Medications and Medication Indications Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Update 2009 – Autism, ADHD, Anxiety and Anorexia Seattle Children’s Hospital Seattle, WA Mar 28, 2009
    Proposals for Clinical Skills Verification of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry CAP Fellows - Specific Models, Administrative Challenges and Educational Opportunities American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training 38th Annual Meeting Tucson, Arizona Mar 13, 2009
    The Partnership Access Line - establishing an empirically based child psychiatry consultation program for Washington State The Partnership Access Line Denver, Colorado Mar 6, 2009
    Anxiety in Children and Adolescents Pediatric Behavioral Health Care for Primary Care Provider - Partnership Access Line Vancouver, Washington Jan 31, 2009

Overview

Board Certification(s)

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Psychiatry

Medical/Professional School

University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

Residency

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Fellowship

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Clinical Interests

Pediatric psychiatry; psychopharmacology