Victor Y Hong

Victor Y. Hong
Clinical Associate Professor
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Victor Y Hong
Victor Y. Hong
Clinical Associate Professor
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  • About

    Victor Hong, M.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor and the Associate Director of Adult Hospital Servies in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. He also is the psychiatric lead for the University of Michigan Athletic Department. His areas of clinical and scholarly interest are emergency psychiatry, suicidology, college mental health, and personality disorders.

    Center Memberships

    • Center Member
      Eisenberg Family Depression Center

    Recent Publications

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    • Presentation
      An Athlete's Journey through Bipolar Disorder
      Hong V. 2026 Jun 26;
    • Journal Article
      Workplace violence prevention training in psychiatric emergency services
      Stanley M, Shobassy A, Tschannen D, Bailey J, Bozada K, Uridge B, Hong V. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 2026 Jun 1; 62: DOI:10.1016/j.apnu.2026.152125
      PMID: 42236027
    • Additional Scholarship
      Quoted in: Partnering for Better Outcomes: Parents, Patients and Providers
      Hong V. 2026 Jun 26;
    • Additional Scholarship
      Quoted in: Partnering for Better Outcomes: Parents, Patients and Providers
      Hong V. 2026 Jun 26;
    • Journal Article
      Patients with Autism Spectrum or Intellectual Disability in the Psychiatric Emergency Department: Findings from a 10-year Retrospective Review.
      Hong V, Miller F, Kentopp S, Reynard H, Biermann B, Beser C, Shamshair S, Fay B, Shobassy A, Stanley M, Weston C, Ghaziuddin M, Ghaziuddin N. J Autism Dev Disord, 2026 May; 56 (5): 1892 - 1901. DOI:10.1007/s10803-024-06658-y
      PMID: 39661252
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      The Youth-Nominated Support Team (YST) Program: A Qualitative Examination of the Acceptability of Launching YST in a Pediatric Emergency Department (ED)
      Reiter A, Arango A, Rogers A, Himle J, Hong V, Ewell Foster C, Krass P, King C. 2026 May 13;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      The Youth-Nominated Support Team (YST) Program: A Qualitative Examination of the Acceptability of Launching YST in a Pediatric Emergency Department (ED)
      Reiter A, Arango A, Rogers A, Himle J, Hong V, Ewell Foster C, Krass P, King C. 2026 May 13;
    • Journal Article
      An Investigation of Family Functioning Among Caregiver-Adolescent Dyads Seeking Emergency Department Care for Adolescent Suicide Risk
      Jiang A, Al-Dajani N, Micol VJ, Arango A, King CA, Foster CE, Hong V, Czyz EK. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 2026 Apr 1; 54 (2): DOI:10.1007/s10802-026-01448-9
      PMID: 41865119

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