Kerim Munir, MD, MPH, DSc
Attending Clinical Psychiatrist, Division of Developmental Medicine
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Kerim Munir, MD, MPH, DSc
Attending Clinical Psychiatrist, Division of Developmental Medicine
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Medical School
University College London
1979
London
England
Internship
St. George's Hospital
1980
London
England
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital
1987
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Psychiatry)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Publications
Rethinking Catatonia in Neurodevelopmental Conditions: Toward a Refined Typology and Research Framework View Abstract
Topography of Human Subjects Research Ethics in Uzbekistan: Analysis Using the Emanuel Benchmarks. View Abstract
Consanguinity and treatment strategy determine seizure outcome and mortality in infantile epileptic spasms syndrome in Azerbaijan. View Abstract
Attitudes of parents of children with rare neurological disorders towards clinical genetic testing. View Abstract
Advancing Doctoral and Postdoctoral International Bioethics Training Programs Supported by the D43 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Fogarty Mechanism. View Abstract
Autism Spectrum Disorder. In Eapen V (ed) View Abstract
Giornale Italiano dei Disturbi del Neurosviluppo (Italian J of Neurodevelopmental Disorders) [Italian] View Abstract
Validation of the Turkish version of the Developmental Behavior Checklist: a comprehensive tool for assessing emotional, behavioral, and autism spectrum disorders in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities. View Abstract
Contributions of the ELENA Cohort to Study Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children and Adolescents from a Biopsychosocial Framework. View Abstract
Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Psychiatry 4e View Abstract
Assessment of Research Ethics Knowledge of Pediatricians. View Abstract
WPA Global E-Handbook on Intellectual Developmental Disorders View Abstract
International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (IACAPAP) Newsletter View Abstract
The Functioning of Ethics Committees in Kazakhstan: Results and Recommendations. View Abstract
Experience and attitudes of general psychiatrists in Turkiye towards persons with intellectual disability/intellectual developmental disorders: a cross-sectional survey. View Abstract
Evaluating the Decisional Capacity for Informed Consent of Transition age Children to Adolescents in Human Subject Research. View Abstract
Caution needed in ascribing subthreshold symptoms as autism spectrum disorder: Commentary on "autistic traits distribution in different psychiatric conditions: A cluster analysis on the basis of the adult autism subthreshold spectrum (AdAS SPECTRUM) questionnaire". View Abstract
Post-conflict acute stress reactions in Kazakhstan in the aftermath of January 2022 unrests: A national survey. View Abstract
Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability Across Cultures (Eds. Alexander RT, Tromans SJ, Gangadharan SK), Oxford University Press View Abstract
In: The SAGE Handbook of Clinical Neuropsychology: Clinical Neuropsychological Disorders, Vol 1(Eds. Boyle GJ, Stern Y, Stein DJ, Sahakian BJ, Golden CJ, Lee TM, Chen SA) View Abstract
Adaptive behaviors and related factors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Report from ELENA cohort. View Abstract
The effect of school-entry age on health is understudied in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review and future directions for research. View Abstract
Screen time and associated risks in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders during a discrete COVID-19 lockdown period. View Abstract
Geographical variations in the prevalence of traditional and cyberbullying and its additive role in psychological and somatic health complaints among adolescents in 38 European countries. View Abstract
Prevalence of multiple non-communicable diseases risk factors among adolescents in 140 countries: A population-based study. View Abstract
The WPA Working Group on Intellectual Developmental Disorders: the need for a second paradigm shift. View Abstract
Population-Based Psychiatric Comorbidity in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis. View Abstract
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-95720-3 View Abstract
Autism Spectrum Disorder. In:Textbook of Psychiatry for Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder (Bertelli MO, Deb S, Munir K, Hassiotis A, Salvador-Carulla L, eds.,) View Abstract
Intellectual Disability/Intellectual Developmental Disorder. In: Textbook of Psychiatry for Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder (Bertelli MO, Deb S, Munir K, Hassiotis A, Salvador-Carulla L, eds.) View Abstract
Variation in the prevalence of different forms of bullying victimisation among adolescents and their associations with family, peer and school connectedness: a population-based study in 40 lower and middle income to high-income countries (LMIC-HICs). View Abstract
Diagnostic classification of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder by using dynamic functional connectivity: An fNIRS study. View Abstract
• Naheed A, Islam MS, Brooks MB, Smith Fawzi MC, Ashraf MN, Ahmed HU, Uddin MMJU, Koly KN, Galea JT, Akhter S, Nelson C, Hossain SW, Munir KM.
Feasibility of a school-based mental health program implementation to improve the status of depression and quality of life of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders in urban Bangladesh: MENTHOL Study View Abstract
Feasibility of a school-based mental health program implementation to improve the status of depression and quality of life of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders in urban Bangladesh: MENTHOL study. View Abstract
Social network-based ethical analysis of COVID-19 vaccine supply policy in three Central Asian countries. View Abstract
Brief report: Validity and reliability of the Nigerian Autism Screening Questionnaire. View Abstract
Factors associated with age of diagnosis in children with autism spectrum disorders: Report from a French cohort. View Abstract
Picture of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Research in West Africa—A Scoping Review View Abstract
Social distance and stigma towards persons with serious mental illness among medical students in five European Central Asia countries. View Abstract
Anxiety and depression in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder during the first COVID-19 lockdown: Report from the ELENA cohort. View Abstract
Setting priorities for people with intellectual disability/intellectual developmental disorders across the lifespan: a call to action by the World Psychiatric Association. View Abstract
Social network-based ethical analysis of COVID-19 vaccine supply policy in three Central Asian countries. View Abstract
A Call to Action to Implement Effective COVID-19 Prevention and Screening of Individuals with Severe Intellectual Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders. View Abstract
Osmanli N, Babayev, Rustamov I, Munir K. Psychometric Evaluation of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) in Azerbaijan. J Education Training Studies View Abstract
Impact of containment and mitigation measures on children and youth with ASD during the COVID-19 pandemic: Report from the ELENA cohort. View Abstract
Cortical activity measured by functional near infrared spectroscopy during a theory of mind task in subjects with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and healthy controls. View Abstract
The relationship of cortical activity induced by pain stimulation with clinical and cognitive features of somatic symptom disorder: A controlled functional near infrared spectroscopy study. View Abstract
Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers Revised (MCHAT-R/F) in an Urban Metropolitan Sample of Young Children in Turkey. View Abstract
Global variation in the prevalence of suicidal ideation, anxiety and their correlates among adolescents: A population based study of 82 countries. View Abstract
Cortical activity during social acceptance and rejection task in social anxiety disorder: A controlled functional near infrared spectroscopy study. View Abstract
Intellectual developmental disorder and autism spectrum disorder in the WPA next triennium mainstream. View Abstract
Children and adolescents with developmental disabilities in humanitarian settings View Abstract
The Girona declaration on borderline intellectual functioning. View Abstract
Global variation in the prevalence of bullying victimisation amongst adolescents: Role of peer and parental supports. View Abstract
School Inclusion in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders in France: Report from the ELENA French Cohort Study. View Abstract
Association of Borderline Intellectual Functioning and Adverse Childhood Experience with adult psychiatric morbidity. Findings from a British birth cohort. View Abstract
Attachment style predicts cortical activity in the temporoparietal junction (TPJ): An fNIRS study using a Theory of Mind (ToM) task in healthy university students View Abstract
Burden of major depressive disorder and quality of life among mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in urban bangladesh. View Abstract
Psychometric evaluation of the Turkish version of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale in adolescents. View Abstract
Correction to: Fifteen-Year Prospective Follow-Up Study of Adult Outcomes of Autism Spectrum Disorders Among Children Attending Centers in Five Regional Departments in France: The EpiTED Cohort. View Abstract
Fifteen-Year Prospective Follow-Up Study of Adult Outcomes of Autism Spectrum Disorders Among Children Attending Centers in Five Regional Departments in France: The EpiTED Cohort. View Abstract
Attachment Style Predicts Cortical Activity in Temporoparietal Junction (TPJ): An fNIRS Study Using a Theory of Mind (ToM) Task in Healthy University Students. View Abstract
Parent Preferences for Health Outcomes Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders. View Abstract
Mental Health in Cerebral Palsy View Abstract
Needs Assessment Framework for Mental Health Policy in Treating Persons With Serious Mental Illness in Azerbaijan. View Abstract
Autism Spectrum Disorders in Nigeria: A Scoping Review of Literature and Opinion on Future Research and Social Policy Directions. View Abstract
Care Tools for Clinical Practice View Abstract
Challenging behaviours at early adulthood in autism spectrum disorders: topography, risk factors and evolution. View Abstract
The cost of child and adolescent mental health services. View Abstract
Nigeria and Autism View Abstract
Developing Countries and Autism View Abstract
Implementing a Mental Health Care Program and Home-Based Training for Mothers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in an Urban Population in Bangladesh: Protocol for a Feasibility Assessment Study. View Abstract
Addressing the Global Burden of Neurological, Mental, and Substance Use Disorders using Information Technology View Abstract
Diagnosing co-occurring mental disorders in children and adolescents with Intellectual Disability/Intellectual Developmental Disorder View Abstract
Improving access to interventions among mothers screened positive for post-partum depression (PPD) at National Programme on Immunization (NPI) clinics in south-western and south-eastern Nigeria - A service development report. View Abstract
Bioethics education in Azerbaijan: Preconditions, development and current state View Abstract
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BIOETHICAL ISSUES FROM VIEW POINTS OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION IN TURKEY, ROMAN CATHOLICISM AND ORTHODOX JUDAISM. View Abstract
Disclosure and insight of breast cancer diagnosis and mental well-being: A pilot study among Azerbaijani women. View Abstract
Factors influencing antiretroviral treatment suboptimal adherence among perinatally HIV-infected adolescents in Thailand. View Abstract
Child Maltreatment in Residential Care: History, Research, and Current Practice (Rus AV, Parris SR, Ecaterina S, eds.) View Abstract
Developmental Regression, Depression, and Psychosocial Stress in an Adolescent with Down Syndrome. View Abstract
Intellectual Disabilities (Intellectual Developmental Disorders). In CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Psychiatry, 3rd edition (Ebert, M. Leckman J, Petrakis I, ed.). New York: LANGE CURRENT Series, McGraw-Hill Education/Medical View Abstract
Prevalence and predictors of mental health among farmworkers in Southeastern Anatolia of Turkey. View Abstract
[Anxiety in women undergoing surgical treatment of breast cancer]. View Abstract
Autism Forum at the 2016 World Innovation Summit in Health (WISH) in Doha View Abstract
Wold Innovation Summit in Health View Abstract
Effect of Ferritin on Short-Term Treatment Response in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. View Abstract
Fair is foul, and foul is fair: reframing neurodevelopmental disorders in the neurodevelopmental perspective. View Abstract
Medical Science, research and higher education in Azerbaijan from bioethical developmental perspective View Abstract
Autism Forum at the 2016 World Innovation Summit in Health will examine global policy changes in coping with Autism Spectrum Disorders View Abstract
Neurodevelopmental delay among children under the age of three years at immunization clinics in Lagos State, Nigeria - Preliminary report. View Abstract
The co-occurrence of mental disorders in children and adolescents with intellectual disability/intellectual developmental disorder. View Abstract
Analysis of Service and Legislative Frameworks in Turkey across the Lifespan, 3rd. Edition, In: Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities across the Lifespan (Rubin LI, Merrick J, Greydanus DE, Patel DR, eds.), Springer International Publishing; Dordrecht, Switzerland View Abstract
"Intellectual developmental disorders": reflections on the international consensus document for redefining "mental retardation-intellectual disability" in ICD-11. View Abstract
REALIZATION OF INFORMED CONSENT AS ONE OF PATIENT'S RIGHTS: CURRENT SITUATION IN AZERBAIJAN. View Abstract
Effects of maternal symptom ratings and other clinical features on short-term treatment response to OROS methylphenidate in children and adolescents with ADHD in a naturalistic clinical setting. View Abstract
MEDICAL SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN AZERBAIJAN FROM BIOETHICAL DEVELOPMENTS PERSPECTIVE. View Abstract
Psychometric properties of the DY-BOCS in a Turkish sample of children and adolescents. View Abstract
Recognition of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms and knowledge about some other aspects of ASD among final year medical students in Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa. View Abstract
Effect of a social defeat experience on prefrontal activity in schizophrenia. View Abstract
Development trajectories in children and adolescent with life-course and optimal outcome Autism Spectrum Disorder View Abstract
Comparison of Neurological and Cognitive Deficits in Children With ADHD and Anxiety Disorders. View Abstract
An Analysis of Convergence of Global Mental Health and Non-Communicable Disease Frameworks: Separate is not Equal. View Abstract
Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Intellectual Disability/Intellectual Developmental Disorders View Abstract
[The validity and reliability of the Social Communication Questionnaire- Turkish form in autistics aged 4-18 years]. View Abstract
Genetic testing in children with autism spectrum disorders. View Abstract
Training on intellectual disability in health sciences: the European perspective. View Abstract
ANALYSIS OF THE NEW REGULATORY BIOETHICAL REVIEW FRAMEWORK FOR CLINICAL TRIALS IN TURKEY. View Abstract
Economic burden of childhood autism spectrum disorders. View Abstract
Moving beyond intelligence in the revision of ICD-10: specific cognitive functions in intellectual developmental disorders. View Abstract
ETHICS IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE RESEARCH. View Abstract
Public health and research funding for childhood neurodevelopmental disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: a time to balance priorities. View Abstract
Developmental Disorders: Autism Spectrum Disorders. In: IACAPAP Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Rey J, ed.) View Abstract
Comprehensive Guide to Autism (Patel VB, Preedy VR, Martin CR, eds.) View Abstract
The Evolution of Research and of Research Training Opportunities View Abstract
Three-item Direct Observation Screen (TIDOS) for autism spectrum disorder. View Abstract
Evaluation of attempted suicide in emergency departments in Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey. View Abstract
Developmental regression, depression, and psychosocial stress in an adolescent with Down syndrome. View Abstract
Mental Health Gap in School-Based Services in Two Massachusetts Towns: Service Assessment Using the World Health Organization Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS) View Abstract
Characteristics of DSM-IV attention deficit hyperactivity disorder combined and predominantly inattentive subtypes in a Turkish clinical sample. View Abstract
Ferritin and hyperactivity ratings in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. View Abstract
Total exposure duration and proximity of cessation of cannabis use predict severity of sub-clinical psychotic symptoms among former users. View Abstract
[Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Social Communication Scale.] View Abstract
Excess of non-verbal cases of autism spectrum disorders presenting to orthodox clinical practice in Africa - a trend possibly resulting from late diagnosis and intervention. View Abstract
Brief report: no association between parental age and extreme social-communicative autistic traits in the general population. View Abstract
Evidence that autistic traits show the same etiology in the general population and at the quantitative extremes (5%, 2.5%, and 1%). View Abstract
Legacy of Human Research Involving Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities View Abstract
Intellectual developmental disorders: towards a new name, definition and framework for "mental retardation/intellectual disability" in ICD-11. View Abstract
A multivariate twin study of autistic traits in 12-year-olds: testing the fractionable autism triad hypothesis. View Abstract
Association of hypomelanotic skin disorders with autism: links to possible etiologic role of vitamin-D levels in autism? View Abstract
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in Africa: a perspective. View Abstract
Synaptosomal-associated protein 25 gene polymorphisms and antisocial personality disorder: association with temperament and psychopathy. View Abstract
Associations of hypomelanotic skin disorders with autism: Do they reflect the effects of genetic mutations and epigenetic factors on vitamin-D metabolism in individuals at risk for autism? View Abstract
Stability of autistic traits in the general population: further evidence for a continuum of impairment. View Abstract
A Comprehensive Book on Autism Spectrum Disorders (Mohammadi M-R, ed.) View Abstract
Association among SNAP-25 gene DdeI and MnlI polymorphisms and hemodynamic changes during methylphenidate use: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. View Abstract
Clinical genetic testing for patients with autism spectrum disorders. View Abstract
Central corneal thickness in children with intellectual disability: a controlled study. View Abstract
Global perspective on autism spectrum disorders: variation in rates, gender and IQ distribution, outcome and need for socio-culturally appropriate assessments View Abstract
Theory of Mind in Schizophrenia and Asperger's Syndrome: Relationship with Negative Symptoms. View Abstract
Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder among Haitian immigrant students: implications for access to mental health services and educational programming. View Abstract
Refractive errors and strabismus in children with tuberous sclerosis: a controlled study. View Abstract
Psychiatry of Intellectual and Developmental Disability in the US: Time for a New Beginning. View Abstract
A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for autism. View Abstract
Environmental risk factors for autism: do they help cause de novo genetic mutations that contribute to the disorder? View Abstract
Mental health of adolescents reared in institutional care in Turkey: challenges and hope in the twenty-first century. View Abstract
Refractive errors and strabismus in children with Ddown syndrome: a controlled study. View Abstract
[Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in Asperger's syndrome: correlations with neuropsychological test scores]. View Abstract
The reliability and validity of the Turkish translation of the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire View Abstract
[Reliability and validity of Turkish translation of the pediatric sleep questionnaire]. View Abstract
Refractive errors and ocular findings in children with intellectual disability: a controlled study. View Abstract
The Effect of Methylphenidate on Brain Hemodynamics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Measured by Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy View Abstract
Prenatal stress and risk for autism. View Abstract
Effects of diagnostic comorbidity and dimensional symptoms of attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder in men with antisocial personality disorder. View Abstract
Childhood Disorders: Intellectual Disability View Abstract
How to solve three puzzles. View Abstract
Epidemiology of attention problems among Turkish children and adolescents: a national study. View Abstract
Grief and its complications in individuals with intellectual disability. View Abstract
Revista Síndrome de Down: Revista española de investigación e información sobre el Síndrome de Down, Fundación Dialnet View Abstract
Proton MR spectroscopy: higher right anterior cingulate N-acetylaspartate/choline ratio in Asperger syndrome compared with healthy controls. View Abstract
Prevalence and predictors of emotional and behavioral problems reported by teachers among institutionally reared children and adolescents in Turkish orphanages compared with community controls. View Abstract
Comparison of theory of mind and affect recognition between subjects with schizophrenia and Asperger disorder View Abstract
High rates of depressive symptoms among senior high school students preparing for national university entrance examination in Turkey. View Abstract
Attentional characteristics as predictors of Schizophrenia among high risk individuals: Lessons from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder View Abstract
The Republic of Turkey National Mental Health Policy: Ankara: The Republic of Turkiye, Ministry of Health Directorate of Primary Health Care View Abstract
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Ruh Sagligi Politikasi. Ankara: T.C. Saglik Bakanligi Temel Saglik Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlügü View Abstract
fNIRS can help in diagnosing cerebral perfusion impairments in migraine and ADHD patients View Abstract
Spanish-English Bilingual Children with Psychopathology: Language Deficits and Academic Language Proficiency. View Abstract
Psychiatry of intellectual disability: Institutional and community policies and approaches View Abstract
Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders View Abstract
Attentional and neurocognitive characteristics of high-risk offspring of parents with schizophrenia compared with DSM-IV attention deficit hyperactivity disorder children. View Abstract
Effects of internal displacement and resettlement on the mental health of Turkish children and adolescents. View Abstract
Behavioral and emotional problems among Turkish children at ages 2 to 3 years. View Abstract
A window of opportunity for the transformation of national mental health policy in Turkey following two major earthquakes. View Abstract
Developmental psychiatry and intellectual disabilities: an American perspective. View Abstract
Regulatory and ethical principles in research involving children and individuals with developmental disabilities. View Abstract
HIV/AIDS: Global and US perspectives View Abstract
Toward mutual understanding of public health and human rights aspects of developmental disabilities in aftermath of emergencies View Abstract
Research Capacity Development Efforts in Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities in Turkey View Abstract
Does the MMR vaccine and secretin or its receptor share an antigenic epitope? View Abstract
Case control study of parental fertility and autism View Abstract
Coping with Autism: an Afterward View Abstract
A developmental and psychobiologic framework for understanding the role of culture in child and adolescent psychiatry. View Abstract
Less Fearful, More Active View Abstract
Recovery Plan for Turkish Children affected by the 1999 Earthquakes View Abstract
Development of linkage between psychosocial and community health services. In: Recovery Plan for Turkish Children View Abstract
Autism Society of America Newsletter, Westwood, MA View Abstract
Autism Society of America Newsletter, Westwood, MA View Abstract
Autism Society of America Newsletter, Westwood, MA View Abstract
Autism View Abstract
Developmental psychiatry: is there any other kind? View Abstract
Psychiatric and behavior disorders in mental retardation syndromes View Abstract
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome View Abstract
Child Psychiatry Comes of Age View Abstract
Conduct Disorders in Children and Adolescents (Sholevar, Pirooz G., ed.) View Abstract
Ethics of animal research View Abstract
Ethical principles governing research in child and adolescent psychiatry. View Abstract
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), Work Group on Consumer Affairs, Disaster Preparedness and Information Resource Kit View Abstract
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) HIV Issues Committee View Abstract
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) HIV Issues Committee View Abstract
Retrospective assessment of DSM-III attention deficit disorder in nonreferred individuals. View Abstract
Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Comes of Age View Abstract
Psychiatric comorbidity in patients with attention deficit disorder: a controlled study. View Abstract
Conduct and oppositional disorder in clinically referred children with attention deficit disorder: a controlled family study. View Abstract
High rate of affective disorders in probands with attention deficit disorder and in their relatives: a controlled family study. View Abstract
The treatment of psychotic symptoms in Fahr's disease with lithium carbonate. View Abstract
A family study of patients with attention deficit disorder and normal controls. View Abstract