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Carla Bernstein

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Pediatric Psychologist, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry

Contact information
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
HUB for Clinical Collaboration
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education
BA (Psychology)
Oswego State University of New York, 2008.
MA (Psychology)
Antioch University Santa Barbara, 2010.
MS (Psychology)
Carlos Albizu University - Miami Campus, 2012.
PhD (Child Psychology Concentration)
Carlos Albizu University - Miami Campus, 2015.
Post-Graduate Training
Child Psychology Intern, Mount Sinai St Luke’s/Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, 2014-2015.
Child Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow, Mount Sinai St Luke’s/Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, 2015-2016.
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Selected Publications

Valicenti-McDermott, M., Schussel, D., Hurley, C., Rivelis, R., Bernstein, C.L., Cardin, M.J.: Comorbidities in School-Age Children and Adolescents with Autism in an Ethnically Diverse Population: Brief Report. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology 33(5): 190-194, June 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1089/cap.2023.0006. Epub 2023 May 17.

Valicenti-McDermott, M., Rivelis, R., Bernstein, C.L., Cardin, M.J.: Letter to the Editor: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of youth with developmental disabilities. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology 31(10), December 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1089/cap.2021.0003. Epub 2021 Jun 15.

Valicenti-McDermott, M., Rivelis, R., Bernstein, C.L., Cardin, M.J., Seijo, R.: Screening for Depression in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities: Brief Report. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology 31(8): 572-576, October 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1089/cap.2021.0062. Epub 2021 Sep 28.

Rivelis, R., Cardin, M.J., Bernstein, C.L., Valicenti-McDermott, M., Counts, P., Fried, T.: Preparing for Back-to-School. Webinar in English August 2021.

Bernstein, C.L., Valicenti-McDermott, M.: Preparándonos para Volver a la Escuela. Video Webinar August 2021.

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