A 3rd generation Long Beach native, Dr. Mee was born and raised in Southern California and received his medical degree from the University of CA Irvine. He completed specialty training and served as Chief Resident in the Department of Psychiatry at UC Irvine. Focusing on further research training following residency, he was selected Della Martin Postgraduate Fellow in psychiatric genetics in 2003. Dr. Mee completed additional research training at the VA Long Beach in depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide.
Dr. Mee believes that achieving a balance of efforts in research and clinical practice is critical for physicians in the 21st century and during his 13 years of private practice he has received 4 government and private foundation research grants totaling nearly 1 million dollars. Dr. Mee%u2019s research and clinical areas of focus are psychological pain and its role in depression, substance abuse, trauma-related disorders, self-harm and suicide risk assessment/prevention as well as psychiatric genetics.
Dr. Mee currently runs Applied Innovative Psychiatry, is Chief of Psychiatry at The Gary Center in La Habra and Medical Director of Substance Abuse Counseling Services in Santa Ana. He is also Principal Investigator on a study investigating the role of psychological pain in substance abuse and relapse.
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Education Background
RESIDENCY
University Of California Irvine
MEDICAL SCHOOL
University Of California Irvine College Of Medicine - 1999
Languages Spoken
English
Location & Hours
Applied Innovative Psychiatry
3662 Katella Ave Ste 113, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Mon:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tue:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Wed:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Thu:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Fri:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Sat:Closed Sun:Closed