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Syed Arshad Husain

Arshad Husain, M.D., is currently a professor of Child Psychiatry and Child Health, as well as Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at University of Missouri Health Care in Columbia, Missouri.  Born in India, Husain received his medical education at Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. He continued his specialty training in psychiatry in England at Maudsley Institute and in Canada at McGill University.   Husain completed training in child psychiatry at University of Missouri-Columbia.

Husain is a fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists of England, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and of the American Psychiatric Association.  The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, both in general and child psychiatry, certify him.  He joined the Department of Psychiatry at the MU School of Medicine in 1970.

In addition to his teaching responsibilities as the Director of Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at MU’s School of Medicine, Husain has published over 65 papers in noted medical journals (including the American Journal of Psychiatry and the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry), scientific proceedings and book reviews on adolescent psychiatry and on psychiatric education and teaching. He is the author of five professional books on various aspects of child psychopathology, and is a member of twelve professional international societies, where he has been elected to key administrative positions.

Husain is known for his research on sexually and physically abused children, as well as his work with war traumatized children in Bosnia and Herzegovina.  Since 1994, Husain and his trauma teams have made more than 20 trips to war torn Bosnia and has trained more than 2000 teachers and over 200 mental health professionals to help children deal with the trauma and tragedy associated with war.  For a decade, Husain has also led the World Federation of Mental Health Committee in its efforts to prevent child pornography and the commercial sexual exploitation of children throughout the world.  The Committee, in collaboration with other international human rights organizations, has lobbied successfully in several countries for legislative changes regarding child prostitution, child pornography, and human trafficking. 

For his work, Husain has been awarded the Bruno Lima Award by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for outstanding contributions to disaster psychiatry.  He has also been awarded the most coveted Irving Philips Memorial Award by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for a lifetime of contributions to the prevention of mental illness in children and adolescents.  In 1997, Husain received the APA's George Tarjan Award, given to an international medical graduate for his/her outstanding contributions to American psychiatry. That same year, the APA awarded Husain the “Profile of Courage” award for his work in Bosnia.  In August 1999, the University of Tuzla awarded an honorary doctorate to Husain for his efforts in the education of young staff in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the war.  In 2001, the American Medical Association (AMA) honored Husain with “The Pride in the Profession Award.”  Also in 2001, Dr. Husain was honored with a proclamation from the Governor of Missouri for his outstanding humanitarian work throughout his career.

Although officially “retired,” Husain continues his tireless efforts of providing psychiatric services to mid-Missouri, as well as the international community.