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Carla Bernstein

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
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Pediatric Psychologist, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Department: Psychiatry
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13 Education:
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3c Oswego State University of New York, 2008.
21 7 MA 17 (Psychology) c
39 Antioch University Santa Barbara, 2010.
21 7 MS 17 (Psychology) c
40 Carlos Albizu University - Miami Campus, 2012.
21 8 PhD 2b (Child Psychology Concentration) c
40 Carlos Albizu University - Miami Campus, 2015.
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24 82 Child Psychology Intern, Mount Sinai St Luke’s/Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, 2014-2015.
24 8f 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

19d 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.

184 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.

174 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.

e2 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.

b6 Bernstein, C.L., Valicenti-McDermott, M.: Preparándonos para Volver a la Escuela. Video Webinar August 2021.

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