Carol M Rockhill, MD, PhD

Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

On staff since July 2007

Children's Title: Medical Director, Ambulatory Services, Seattle Children’s Autism Center and Outpatient Psychiatry

Academic Title: Associate Professor

Research Center: Center for Clinical and Translational Research

"I was drawn to child and adolescent psychiatry because I love working with children, solving problems and helping families provide excellent care for their young or adolescent children with mental-health symptoms. Im especially gratified when an intervention I recommend results in significant improvement in symptoms which happens often! For example, at times my diagnostic assessment has led to the realization that a child displaying oppositional behavior does so because of anxiety symptoms. When this happens, it helps families change their view of their child in a positive way, and we can initiate treatment directed at the root of the childs problems."

• Biography

  Attending Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
  and Medical Director of Outpatient Psychiatry Clinics
  Seattle Childrens Hospital and Regional Medical Center
  
  Assistant Professor
  University of Washington
  Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

  EDUCATION:
  
  M.D. University of Illinois at Chicago, 2000
  College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign and
  Medical Scholars Program,
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  
  Ph.D. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, 2000
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Dissertation Title: "Depressed Childrens Friendships"
  
  M. P. H. University of Washington School of Public Health and Community
  Medicine, Department of Health Services, Seattle, 2007
  Thesis Title: "Social Skills and Social Support as Mediators
  between Comorbid Depressive and Conduct Problems and
  Functional Outcomes in Middle School Children"
  
  M.S. College of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, 1993
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Education.
  Thesis Title: "A Peer-Assessment of the Behavioral
  Characteristics Associated with Poor Peer Acceptance in
  Boys and Girls"
  
  B.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biology, 1987
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Patient Testimonials

  • Jennifer Seattle WA 06.02.22

    Carol Rockhill is a gift. Brilliant, kind, patient and willing to help parents understand how their child’s issue is not the fault of any one person or thing. She has treated two of my three sons. The oldest, Samuel, now in university, is also a Children’s Patient Ambassador and strong advocate for mental health awareness. Sam’s youngest brother is still struggling but is improving. Dr. Rockhill is extraordinary in every way; she is most unusual, however, in being willing to try medication that has worked in siblings or parents. Our family appreciates her in every possible way.

  Recommend Carol M Rockhill, MD, PhD

• Awards and Honors

  Award Name	Award Description	Awarded By	Award Date
  SEATTLE TOP DOCTOR - 2022		Seattle Magazine	2022
  SEATTLE TOP DOCTOR - 2018		Seattle Magazine	2018
  SEATTLE TOP DOCTOR - 2016		Seattle Magazine	2016
  SEATTLE TOP DOCTOR - 2014		Seattle Metropolitan Magazine	2014
  Seattle Childrens Hospital Bellevue Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic, Jackson Award of Stellar Performance, April 2010		Seattle Children's Hospital Department of Psychiatry	April 2010
  Seattle Childrens Hospital Service Family Experience Survey Quality Award, as part of the Bellevue Outpatient Psychiatry team		Seattle Children's Hospital, Department of Psychiatry	Oct. 2009 - May 2010
  NIMH Child Health Intervention Prevention and Services Career Development Institute Participant		National Insititutes of Medicine	April 2007
  University of Illinois College of Medicine, Contributions of the College of Medicine Award	co-recipient with Dr. Jason Rockhi	University of Illinois College of Medicine	Oct. 2006
  Outstanding Child Psychiatry Resident Award		American College of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	2004
  Academic Excellence Award		University of Washington, Psychiatry Residency Training Program	July 2003 - June 2004
  Outstanding Resident Award		Univeristy of Washington, Psychiatry Residency Program	July 2003 - June 2004
  Seattle Childrens Hospital, Family Choice Award nominee	2008 and 2012	Seattle Children's Hospital

• Publications

  Manuscripts in Refereed Journals

  • Rockhill, C.M.
    Here and There: When is bigger better in brain development?
    Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychatry, 2012 : 50(2)
  • 1. Rockhill, C.M., Jaffe, K., Zhou, C., Fan, M., Katon, W., & Fann, J.R
    Health care costs associated with Traumatic Brain Injury and psychiatric illness in adults.
    Journal of Neurotrauma; 29:1-9., 2012
  • Adolescents with suicidal ideation: health care use and functioning.
    McCarty, C.A,. Russo, J., Grossman, D.C., Katon, W., Rockhill, C., McCauley, E., Richards, J., Richardson, L.
    Academic Pediatrics; 11(5):422-6., 2011
  • Rockhill, C. M.
    4. Here and There: Connecting Neuronal Circuitry to Child Psychiatry Practice.
    Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 50(2):101-102., 2011
  • Pharmacotherapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
    Kodish, I., Rockhill, C., and Varley, C.
    Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience; 13(4):423-438., 2011
  • Rockhill CM
    In this issue/Abstract thinking: Persistence of symptoms in child psychiatry.
    20494262 Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010 June : 531-2
  • 13. Katon, W., Richardson, L., Russo, J., McCarty, C.A., Rockhill, C., McCauley, E., Richards, J., Grossman, D.C.
    Depressive symptoms in adolescence: the association with multiple health risk behaviors.
    General Hospital Psychiatry; 32:233-9, 2010
  • Surveying Adolescents Enrolled in a Regional Health Care Delivery Organization: Mail and Phone Follow-upWhat Works at What Cost? .
    Richards, J., Wiese, C., Katon, W., Rockhill, C., McCarty, C., Grossman, D., McCauley, E., Richardson, L. P.
    J Am Board Fam Med;23:534 - 541, 2010
  • Rockhill CM, Fann JR, Fan MY, Hollingworth W, Katon WJ
    Healthcare costs associated with mild traumatic brain injury and psychological distress in children and adolescents.
    20597633 Brain injury : [BI], 2010 : 1051-60
  • Evaluation of the PHQ-2 as a Brief Screen for Detecting Major Depression among Adolescents.
    Richardson, L.P., Rockhill, C. M., Russo, J. E., Grossman, D., Richards, J., McCarty, C., McCauley, E., Katon, W.
    Pediatrics 125(5):e1097-103., 2010
  • 13. Katon, W., Richardson, L., Russo, J., McCarty, C.A., Rockhill, C., McCauley, E., Richards, J., Grossman, D.C.
    Depressive symptoms in adolescence: the association with multiple health risk behaviors.
    General Hospital Psychiatry; 32:233-9, 2010
  • Evaluation of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) for Detecting Major Depression among Adolescents.
    Richardson, L., McCauley, E., Grossman, D., McCarty, C., Richards, J., Russo, J., Rockhill, C., Katon, W.
    PMID: 21041282 Pediatrics;126: 1117-23, 2010
  • Rockhill, C. M. & Althoff, R.
    Here and There: Personalized Medicine and Pharmacogenomics in Child Psychiatry.
    Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 48: 1135-1136, 2009 Dec.
  • Rockhill CM, Vander Stoep A, McCauley E, Katon WJ
    Social competence and social support as mediators between comorbid depressive and conduct problems and functional outcomes in middle school children.
    18694594 Journal of Adolescence, 2009 June : 535-53
  • Hilt, R., McDonell, M. G., Rockhill, C. M., Golombek, A., & Thompson, J.
    The Partnership Access Line, establishing an empirically based child psychiatry consultation program for Washington State: Background, Program Description, and Research Design.
    Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2009
  • Rockhill CM, Russo JE, McCauley E, Katon WJ, Richardson LP, Lozano P
    Agreement between parents and children regarding anxiety and depression diagnoses in children with asthma.
    18000451 The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 2007 Nov. : 897-904
  • Rockhill CM, Fan MY, Katon WJ, McCauley E, Crick NR, Pleck JH
    Friendship interactions in children with and without depressive symptoms: observation of emotion during game-playing interactions and post-game evaluations.
    17294129 Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2007 June : 429-41
  • Rockhill, C. M., Fan, M.Y., Katon, W., McCauley, E., Crick, N. R.,& Pleck, J. H.
    Friendship Interactions in Children with and without Depressive Symptoms: Observation of Emotion during Game-Playing Interactions and Post-Game Evaluations.
    J Abnorm Child Psychol. 35(3):429-41, 2007
  • Rockhill, C.M., Russo, J.E., McCauley, E., Katon, W.J., Richardson, L., & Lozano, P.
    Parent and Child Reports Regarding Anxiety and Depression Diagnoses in Children with Asthma.
    Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders, 195(11):897-904, 2007

  Other Publications

  • Kodish, I., Rockhill, C., Ryan, S., & Varley, C.
    Pharmacotherapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
    Pediatric Clinics of North America; 58(1):55-72., 2011
  • McCauley, E., Gudmunsen, G., Bahn, M., Rockhill, C.M.
    Depressive disorders in children and adolescents. In
    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: The Essentials, Second Edition, K. Cheng and K.M. Myers (Eds.), Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins: Philadelphia., 2010
  • Collett, B., Scott, S., Rockhill, C.M., Speltz, M., & McClellan, J.
    Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder.
    Cambridge Handbook of Effective Treatments in Psychiatry, Cambridge University Press., 2008
  • Rockhill, C.M., Hlastala, S.A., Myers, K.M.
    Early onset bipolar disorder.
    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: The Essentials, K. Cheng and K.M. Myers (Eds.), Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins: Philadelphia., 2006
  • Rockhill, C.M., Collett, B.,R., McClellan, J.M., & Speltz, M.L.
    Oppositional Defiant Disorder.
    Preschool Mental Health: A Guide for Practitioners, J. Luby (Ed.), Guilford Press: New York., 2006
  • Crick, N. R., Grotpeter, J. G., & Rockhill, C. M.
    A social information-processing approach to childrens loneliness.
    S. Hymel and K. Rotenberg (Eds.), Childrens Loneliness. New York: Cambridge University Press., 1999

• Presentations

  Presentation Title	Event	Location	Date
  Costs Associated with Traumatic Brain Injuries and Mental Health Care in the Three Years After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Inquiry	Symposium presentation at the 56th annual meeting of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine	Las Vegas, Nevada	Nov 1, 2009
  Comparison between depressed youth with and without comorbid externalizing symptoms in a community sample	Poster presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	Honolulu, HI	Oct 1, 2009
  Screening Characteristics and Validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) among Adolescents	56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	Honolulu, HI	Oct 1, 2009
  Longitudinal Association between Depression, Conduct Problems, and Global Functional Impairment	Conference of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	Seattle, WA	Jul 1, 2009
  Anxiety Disorders: When a Normal and Necessary Emotion Becomes Dysfunctional and What to Do About It	Continuing Medical Education Lecture for Providers Participating in the Partnership Access Line	Olympia, WA	Feb 1, 2009
  Child and Adolescent Depression: Assessment and Treatment	Continuing Medical Education Lecture for Providers Participating in the Partnership Access Line	Vancouver, WA	Jan 1, 2009
  Pediatric Sleep	Continuing Medical Education Lecture for Providers Participating in the Partnership Access Line	Vancouver, WA	Jan 1, 2009