Kevin Kennedy, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Attending Psychiatrist, Outpatient Mental Health Clinic - Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Investigator, Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center - Department of Veterans Affairs
Department: Psychiatry
Education:
BA (English)
University of California, Berkeley, 2013.
MD
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2020.
Permanent linkBA (English)
University of California, Berkeley, 2013.
MD
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2020.
Selected Publications
Kennedy KP, Heldt JP, Oslin DW.: What if STAR*D Had Been Placebo-Controlled? A Critical Reexamination of a Foundational Study in Depression Treatment. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology Jun 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000002025.Kennedy KP: Evidence-Based Prescribing of Prazosin in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry 12(13), Apr 2025 Notes: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40501-025-00353-0.
Kennedy KP, Zito MF, Marder SR.: Does relapse cause illness progression in first-episode psychosis? A review. Schizophrenia Research 271: 161-168, Sep 2024.
Kennedy KP, Alexander JL, Garakani A, Gross LS, Mintz DL, Parikh T, Pine JH, Sumner CR, Baron DA.: Vitamin B(12) Supplementation in Psychiatric Practice. Current Psychiatry Reports 26(6): 265-272, Jun 2024.
Kennedy KP.: Inappropriate study inclusion in meta-analysis of sham-controlled rTMS for treatment-resistant depression. BMC Psychiatry 24(1): 247, Apr 2024.
Kennedy KP, Stern S, Cifu AS: Diagnostic Reasoning and the Accuracy of Findings in the History and Physical Examination. Sensible Medicine Nov 2022 Notes: https://sensiblemed.substack.com/p/diagnostic-reasoning-and-the-accuracy
Kennedy KP.: Meta-analysis overstates benefit of antidepressant combination therapy with α2-antagonists and reuptake inhibitors in major depression. Frontiers in Psychiatry 13: 1053530, Oct 2022.
Kennedy KP, Cifu AS: Clinical trials fall short in determining drug safety. The Baltimore Sun Jun 2019 Notes: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-adverse-reactions20170101-story.html.
Klimes-Dougan B, Jeong J, Kennedy KP, Allen TA.: Intellectual Functioning in Offspring of Parents with Bipolar Disorder: A Review of the Literature. Brain Sciences 7(11): 143, Oct 2017.
Klimes-Dougan B, Kennedy KP, Cullen KR: 20 Bipolar Disorder from a Developmental Psychopathology Perspective: Focusing on Phenomenology, Etiology, and Neurobiology. D. Cicchetti (Ed.) Developmental Psychopathology, Volume Three. Maladaptation and Psychopathology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 3, Feb 2016 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119125556.devpsy320.