Kavita Tahilani
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.
BS (Psychology)
University of Connecticut, 2005.
PhD (Clinical Psychology, Child Track)
St. John’s University, 2014.
Post-Graduate Training
Psychology Intern, Child and Adolescent Track, Child and Family Institute and Comprehensive Adolescent Rehabilitation and Education Services (CARES), St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center , 2013-2014.
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Psychology , Child and Family Institute and Comprehensive Adolescent Rehabilitation and Education Services (CARES), Mt. Sinai-St. Luke’s Hospital Center , 2014-2015.
Permanent linkPsychology Intern, Child and Adolescent Track, Child and Family Institute and Comprehensive Adolescent Rehabilitation and Education Services (CARES), St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center , 2013-2014.
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Psychology , Child and Family Institute and Comprehensive Adolescent Rehabilitation and Education Services (CARES), Mt. Sinai-St. Luke’s Hospital Center , 2014-2015.
Selected Publications
Lewandowski, R.E., Jenness, J., Spiro, C., Delonga, K., Crowe, K., Tahilani, K., Sullivan, P., Kim, J., Fleiss, K., Happer, K., Camacho, K., Watson, B., Knepley, M., Schlechter, A., Martell, C., Hoagwood, K., Sarah M. Horwitz, S.M, McCauley, E.: Implementation of Behavioral Activation within a care pathway for adolescent depression at an academic medical center. Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health. 8(1): 73-87, March 2022 Notes: doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2022.2042870.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, May 2014 Notes: doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2014.920456.
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, February 2008 Notes: doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07060951. Epub 2008 Jan 15.
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 Notes: doi: 10.1002/eat.20422.