Hood, Prof Sean

Prof Sean Hood

Psychiatrist; Head, University of Western Australia, Division of Psychiatry in the Medical School; Associate Dean, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Prof Sean Hood is a psychiatrist in public and private practice. He is Head of the University of Western Australia, Division of Psychiatry in the Medical School, and Associate Dean with the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. Prof Hood’s primary research focus is in clinical psychopharmacology of anxiety disorders.

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