Celeste St John-Larkin, MD

Publications

• St. John-Larkin, C. (2014). Normal Child and Adolescent Development: A Psychodynamic Primer. American Journal of Psychiatry, 171(9), 1003–1004. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14050623
• St. John-Larkin, C., Paul, J. J., Ashby, B., (2015). Perinatal, Infancy and Early Childhood Mental Health, Colorado Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 1(1), 69-83.
• Ashby B, Ranadive N, Alaniz V, St John-Larkin C, Scott S. Implications of Comprehensive Mental Health Services Embedded in an Adolescent Obstetric Medical Home. Matern Child Health J. 2016 Jun;20(6):1258-65. PubMed PMID: 26961142
• Bekman, S., St. John-Larkin, C., Paul, J.J. Millar, A., Frankel, K. (2017). Update on Screening, Referring and Treating the Behavioral, Social, and Mental Health Problems of Very Young Children. Current Treatment Options in Pediatric. 3(1) 15-31. doi:10.1007/s40746-017-0076-x
• Taylor Davis, Celeste St John-Larkin, Shaleah Dardar, and Jennifer Paul. 2020. "20.5 Impact of Mother-Infant Therapy Group Intervention for Postpartum Mood Disorders on Mothers’ Anxiety and Partner Relationships." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 59 (10). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2020.08.206.
• Soniak, M., Davis, T., St. John-Larkin, C., & Paul, J. J. (2020). Perinatal mental health: Impact of anxiety on mother-partner relationships of participants in Mother-Infant Therapy Group. Poster presented at Postpartum Support International 33rd Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. [changed to virtual conference – July 2020]. 
• Paul JJ, Dardar S, River LM, St John-Larkin C. Telehealth adaptation of perinatal mental health mother-infant group programming for the COVID-19 pandemic. Infant Ment Health J. 2021 Dec 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34953077
• Paul JJ, Dardar S, River LM, St John-Larkin C. Telehealth adaptation of perinatal mental health mother-infant group programming for the COVID-19 pandemic. Infant Ment Health J. 2022 Jan;43(1):85-99. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21960. PubMed PMID: 34953077; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9015219.
• Batt MM, Olsavsky AK, Dardar S, St John-Larkin C, Johnson RL, Sammel MD. Course of Illness and Treatment Updates for Bipolar Disorder in the Perinatal Period. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2022 Feb;24(2):111-120. doi: 10.1007/s11920-022-01323-6. Epub 2022 Feb 15. Review. PubMed PMID: 35166993
• 1. Givrad, S., Paul, J. J., Whitmann, C., Nadal-Vincens, M., St. John-Larkin, C. (2022). Parent-infant relationships in the perinatal setting: Basics of assessment and treatment for the perinatal psychiatrist. In L. A. Hutner, L. Catapano, S. Nagle-Yang, K. E. Williams, & L. M. Osborne (Eds). Textbook of Women’s Reproductive Mental Health. United States: American Psychiatric Association. Publishing. IBSN 978-1-61537-306-2.
• Dardar, S., Nsier, H., Frazier, K. A., Paul, J., & St. John-Larkin, C. (2023). 5.48 Black Mamas Circle: Leveraging Community Strength to Promote the Well-Being and Social Connectedness of Black-Identifying Perinatal Women. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 62(10), S274.
• Villarreal, R. I., Nsier, H., Glaze, K., Dardar, S., Paul, J., & St. John-Larkin, C. (2023). 1.50 Socioeconomic Factors and Ethnicity Impact Response to a Mother-Infant Group Intervention for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 62(10), S171.
• Klatzkow H, Gitomer S, St John-Larkin C, Scholes MA, Cooper E. Prevalence of Postpartum Depression in Mothers Presenting to a Pediatric Otolaryngology Clinic. Laryngoscope. 2023 Jul 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37462331

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), Member
• Colorado Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Society, Executive Committee
• American Psychiatric Association , Member
• Colorado Psychiatric Society , Member
• American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), Member
• Marcé Society / Marcé of North America, Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

CU Medicine Psychiatry - Women's Behavioral Health and Wellness
1890 N Revere Ct
Anschutz Health Sciences Bldg, Suite 5003
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-1646

Children's Colorado Health Pavilion
860 N Potomac Cir
Aurora, CO 80111
720-777-1234

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Board Certification (2008, 2022)
• Psychiatry, Board Certification (2008, 2018)

Conditions & Treatments

• Child and Teen Health
• Women's Health
• Mental Health and Behavior - Postpartum Depression
• Mental Health and Behavior
• Child and Teen Health - Parenting