
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
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3440 Market Street, Room 224
Philadelpiha, PA 19104
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3440 Market Street, Room 224
Philadelpiha, PA 19104
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
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.