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Pediatric Psychologist
Education: BA & BS, University of Buffalo 2011 MA, Penn State Harrisburg 2013 PsyD, University of Hartford, 2018
Predoctoral Internship: Primary Children’s Hospital, 2018
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital, 2019
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Preeti Sandhu, PsyD, is a Pediatric Psychologist, in the Division of Pain and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Sandhu’s areas of expertise include: providing multidisciplinary care to those with chronic pain, gastrointestinal disorders, feeding disorders, and other pediatric health conditions; use of evidenced based treatment interventions, such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy or Acceptance-Commitment Therapy, in the treatment of anxiety, depression, and other factors that may influence chronic pain; and education and consultation of the biopsychosocial and non-dualistic model of pain symptoms to patients, families, and other care providers within the community to best serve the patient’s needs.
Pidano, A. E., Dale, L. P., Morgan, C. D., Wilbur, K. L., Sandhu, P., & Honigfeld, L. (2017). Different mental health-related symptoms, different decisions: A survey of pediatric primary care providers. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1-10, doi: 10.1007/s10826-017-0846-x
Pidano, A. E., Slater, C. M., Dale, L. P., Wilbur, K. L., Sandhu, P., & Honigfeld, L. (2016). Availability of telephone-based child psychiatry consultation: Implications from a survey of pediatric providers in two states. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25(8), 26-7-2615. doi: 10.1007/s10826-016-0423-8
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Posted In: Behavioral Health
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Posted In: Behavioral Health, Media Use/Screen Time
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Posted In: Behavioral Health, Parenting Through Change Kit