Kavita Tahilani, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Psychologist, Anxiety Behaviors Clinic in the Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Outpatient Department, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Clinical Director, Mood Disorder Partial Hospitalization Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
4601 Market Street, 3rd Floor
Philadelpiha, PA 19139
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
4601 Market Street, 3rd Floor
Philadelpiha, PA 19139
Education:
BS (Psychology)
University of Connecticut, 2005.
PhD (Clinical Psychology, Child Track)
St. John’s University, 2014.
Permanent linkBS (Psychology)
University of Connecticut, 2005.
PhD (Clinical Psychology, Child Track)
St. John’s University, 2014.
Selected Publications
R. Eric Lewandowski, Jessica Jenness, Carolyn Spiro, Kathryn Delonga, Katherine Crowe, Kavita Tahilani, Paul Sullivan, Jiyon Kim, Karen Fleiss, Katie Happer, Kathleen Camacho, Bethany Watson, Mark Knepley, Alan Schlechter, Christopher, Martell, Kimberly Hoagwood, Sarah M. Horwitz, Elizabeth McCauley.: Implementation of Behavioral Activation within a care pathway for adolescent depression at an academic medical center. Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health. March 2022.Sharma-Patel, K., Filton, B., Tebbett, A., Tahilani, K., Brown, E., & Campbell, C.: Patterns in blame attribution in maltreated youth: Association with psychopathology and interpersonal functioning. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma 23(6): 567-588, 2014.
Eddy KT, Dorer DJ, Franko DL, Tahilani K, Thompson-Brenner H, Herzog DB. : Diagnostic crossover in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa: Implications for DSM-V. American Journal of Psychiatry 165(2): 245-250, 2008.
Eddy KT, Dorer DJ, Franko DL, Tahilani K, Thompson-Brenner H, Herzog DB. : Should bulimia nervosa be subtyped by history of anorexia nervosa? A longitudinal validation. International Journal of Eating Disorders 40: S67-S71, November 2007.