About
Dr. Sean Patrick Kerrigan is a pediatric psychiatrist in Austin, Texas, board certified in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychiatry. He trained at LSU Health - School of Medicine and completed his psychiatry internship and residency at Harvard Medical School, training at Brigham & Women's Hospital, Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Children's Hospital Boston. He then completed a two-year fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Stanford Hospital and Lucille-Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, California, where he worked in clinics focused on anxiety and eating disorders research.
Dr. Kerrigan treats children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, eating disorders, substance abuse and addiction, depression and anxiety, using psychological therapy including supportive and cognitive-behavioral approaches, family therapy and inpatient hospital psychiatric treatment. He has particular experience in pediatric psychopharmacology, family-based and Maudsley approaches to anorexia nervosa treatment, and child-directed play therapy. He practices at Tri County Clinical and The New York and Presbyterian Hospital, speaks English, and teaches medical students and supervises psychiatry residents through Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medical College.
Conditions Treated
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Eating Disorders (e.g. Anorexia, Bulimia)
Specialized Treatments
- Family Therapy
- Psychological Therapy (e.g. Supportive, Cognitive-Behavioral)
- Inpatient Hospital Psychiatric Treatment