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Transforming the understanding
and treatment of mental illnesses.

Jessica Ouyang, M.D.

Jessica Ouyang
Staff Clinician
Dr. Ouyang is a Staff Clinician for the Section on Social and Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience at the National Institute of Mental Health and an adjunct assistant professor in clinical psychiatry at MedStar Georgetown University.

jessica.ouyang@nih.gov
301-402-2671

Dr. Ouyang received her medical degree from Saint Louis University. She completed residency training in the Triple Board Program (Pediatrics, General Psychiatry, and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) at Indiana University, serving as chief resident in her final year. She subsequently pursued fellowship training in perinatal/reproductive psychiatry at Brown University/Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. She has additional training in the Incredible Years Group Facilitation and Circle of Security Parenting Facilitation. Dr. Ouyang continues to teach medical students, residents, and fellows at Georgetown.

Research Interests

Dr. Ouyang’s research interests are in the realm of early relational health and family mental health, including but not limited to neurodevelopmental disorders, perinatal mental health, parenting, early childhood development/attachment, childhood adverse experiences, early diagnosis and disease prevention, integrated care, and medical education.

Selected Publications

The Caregiver Evaluation in the Infant & Early Childhood Assessment, Richards MC, Conceicao TV, Gupta R, Ouyang JX, (2024) Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, PMID: Not yet available

Building Pediatric Integrated Care: Practical Tips and Lessons Learned from the Academic Trenches, Ouyang JX, et al., (2024) Academic Psychiatry, PMID: 38448716

Taking Care of Our Own: Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Faculty Affinity Group Formation, Ouyang JX, Chanani S. (2023) Academic Psychiatry, PMID: 37193919

Surviving and Mastering the Real World: Reflections from Year 1 Post Training in Academic Psychiatry, Ouyang JX, Railey MT. (2023) Academic Psychiatry, PMID: 36350469

East Asian Population, Chou S, Han C, Ouyang JX, Yan Li AS. (2022) Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, PMID: 36240991

Abnormal Eye Movement in a 5-year-old girl, Ouyang JX, Kim EE, Manaloor JJ. (2021) Pediatrics in Review, PMID: 34233987

Unsilencing Suffering: Promoting Maternal Mental Health in Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Ouyang JX, Mayer JLW, Battle CL, Chambers JE, Salih ZIN. (2020) NeoReviews, PMID: 33139442