Research

Overview

Dr. Cain is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Kansas Medical Center and Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Her research interests have focused on telepsychiatry for children and adolescents. Her publications have included the original practice parameter on Telepsychiatry for youth and a book chapter on Telehealth in a major textbook on child and adolescent psychiatry.
Another area of research interest is participating in clinical psychopharmacology studies in youth, to better understand the safety and efficacy of medications.

  • Cain, Sharon, Myers, Kathleen, Nelson, Eve-lynn. 2016. Telemental Health
  • Cain, Sharon, Sharp, Susan. 2016. Telepharmacotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Patients. JOURNAL OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 26 (3), 221-228
  • Kaftarian, E., L, Caudill, R., L, Kim, T, Lingham, H, Antoniotti, M, Rabinowitz, T, Myers, K, Yellowlees, P., M, Nelson, Eve-Lynn, Cain, Sharon., E, Wright, S, Hilty, Don., M. 2019. Kaftarian EL, Caudill RL, Kim T, Lingam H, Antoniotti M, Rabinowitz T, Myers K, Yellowlees PM, Nelson EL, Cain SE, Wright S, Hilty DM. Online Prescribing of Controlled Substances for Mental Health Issues: A View of the Current Landscape . Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, 4 (3), 285-296