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Sandy Capaldi

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Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
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Director of Implementation, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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PE Initiative Director, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Associate Director , Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Clinical Director, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Department: Psychiatry
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Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety
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13 Education:
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2a Temple University, 2000.
21 9 M.A. 20 (Clinical Psychology) c
31 MCP Hahnemann University, 2002.
21 9 M.S. 20 (Clinical Psychology) c
45 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2006.
21 b Psy.D. 17 (Psychology) c
45 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2010.
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24 c7 Post-Doctoral Trainee, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2010-2011.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

30 Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)
30 Exposure and Response Prevention (EX/RP)
24 Cognitive-behavioral therapy
c PTSD
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18 Trichotillomania
1c Excoriation disorder
1f Social anxiety disorder
16 Panic disorder
18 Specific phobias
23 Generalized anxiety disorder
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Selected Publications

131 Brown, L.A., Belli, G., Suzuki, N., Capaldi, S., & Foa, E.B.: Reduction in Suicidal Ideation from Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 49(5): 651-59, September-October 2020.

14c Zandberg, L.J., Capaldi, S., & Foa, E.B.: Evidence-Based Interventions for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents. Handbook of Evidence-Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents. Theodore, L.A. (eds.). New York, NY: Springer. 2017.

19b Capaldi, S., Zandberg, L.J., & Foa, E.B.: Prolonged exposure therapy for adolescents with PTSD: Emotional processing of traumatic experiences. Evidence-based treatments for trauma related disorders in children and adolescents. Landolt, M.A., Cloitre, M., & Schnyder, U. (eds.). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. 2017.

14e Capaldi, S., Asnaani, A., Zandberg, L. J., Carpenter, J. K. & Foa, E.B.: Therapeutic Alliance during Prolonged Exposure Versus Client-Centered Therapy for Adolescent Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 72(10): 1026-1036, October 2016.

ce Amin, S. (Producer): America Tonight: Reliving rape to cure PTSD. [Television broadcast]. New York, NY: Al Jazeera America. May 2016.

14c Foa, E.B., McLean, C.P., Capaldi, S., & Rosenfield, D.: Prolonged Exposure vs Supportive Counseling for Sexual Abuse-Related PTSD in Adolescent Girls: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of the American Medical Association. 310(24): 2650-2657, December 2013.

ff McLean, C.P., Rosenbach, S.B., Capaldi, S., & Foa, E.B.: Social and Academic Functioning in Adolescent Victims of Sexual Abuse. Child Abuse and Neglect. 37(9): 675-678, October 2013.

12c Gillihan, S. J., Aderka, I. M., Conklin, P. H., Capaldi, S., & Foa, E. B.: The Child PTSD Symptom Scale: Psychometric Properties in Female Adolescent Sexual Assault Survivors. Psychological Assessment. 25(1): 23-31, March 2013.

11e Gazit, C. (Director).: Facing Our Fears. [Television series episode] This Emotional Life: In Search of Ourselves…and Happiness. Benjamin-Phariss, B. (Producer). NOVA / Public Broadcasting Service. January 2010.

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