Overview

Dr. Dhariwal is a clinical researcher and practicing psychologist. Her past research focused on the longitudinal development and function of parent, peer, and romantic relationships between adolescence and early adulthood.

Her research efforts have converged with her clinical interests to focus on the tie between such interpersonal relationships and mental health. In collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, her current research is centered on family-based psychotherapies for young people presenting with physical symptoms affected by somatization.

Publications

Pediatric Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder and gastrointestinal-related Somatic Symptom Disorders: Overlap in clinical presentation
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Boerner, K.E. and Coelho, J.S. and Syal, F. and Bajaj, D. and Finner, N. and Dhariwal, A.K.
DOI: 10.1177/13591045211048170
2022

Somatization in Adolescents With Persistent Symptoms After Concussion: A Retrospective Chart Review
The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Green, K.E. and Purtzki, J. and Chapman, A. and Oberlander, T.F. and Silverberg, N.D. and Dhariwal, A.K.
DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.21070169
2022

Somatic symptom disorder, conversion disorder, and chronic pain: Pediatric clinician perspectives.
Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology
Kim R. Edwards and C. Meghan McMurtry and Bruce Dick and Rebecca Lewinson and Amrit Dhariwal and Joel Katz
DOI: 10.1037/cpp0000377
12/2021

The utility of universal screening for somatization in a pediatric emergency department: A prospective evaluation
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Virk, P. and Ellis, J. and Dhariwal, A. and Chapman, A. and Doan, Q.
DOI: 10.1177/13591045211017619
2021

Atypical Somatic Symptoms in Adults With Prolonged Recovery From Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Frontiers in Neurology
Stubbs, J.L. and Green, K.E. and Silverberg, N.D. and Howard, A. and Dhariwal, A.K. and Brubacher, J.R. and Garraway, N. and Heran, M.K.S. and Sekhon, M.S. and Aquino, A. and Purcell, V. and Hutchison, J.S. and Torres, I.J. and Panenka, W.J.
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00043
2020

Making Sense of "somatization": A Systematic Review of its Relationship to Pediatric Pain
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Boerner, K.E. and Green, K. and Chapman, A. and Stanford, E. and Newlove, T. and Edwards, K. and Dhariwal, A.
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsz102
2020

JPP Student Journal Club Commentary: When Adults Evaluate a Child’s Pain: Considering Study Methodology, Gender Bias and Parental Experience
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsz012
05/2019

Atypical somatic symptoms in adults with prolonged recovery from mild traumatic brain injury
medRxiv
Stubbs, J.L. and Green, K.E. and Silverberg, N.D. and Howard, A. and Dhariwal, A. and Brubacher, J.R. and Garraway, N. and Heran, M.K.S. and Sekhon, M.S. and Aquino, A. and Purcell, V. and Hutchison, J.S. and Torres, I.J. and Panenka, W.J.
DOI: 10.1101/19004622
2019

4.31 The Roles of Symptom Class and Stress Regulation in Explaining Somatization and Functioning in Hospital-Referred Youth
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Amrit K. Dhariwal and Katherine E. Green and Andrea J.M. Chapman
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.09.257
10/2018

4.32 Relationship Between Stage of Behavior Change and Functioning in Youth With Somatization
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Katelynn E. Boerner and Amrit K. Dhariwal and Tyler Pirlot and Claire M. De Souza
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.09.258
10/2018

13.1 The Development and Evaluation of a Multifamily Treatment Approach for Adolescents Affected by Somatic Symptoms
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Amrit K. Dhariwal
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.07.083
10/2018

The mind-body connection program for somatization in youth: A novel intervention for engaging families in mental health care
Canadian Journal of Pain
DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2017.1329312
05/2017

Romantic Experiences of Homeland and Diaspora South Asian Youth: Westernizing Processes of Media and Friends
Journal of Research on Adolescence
Amrit Dhariwal and Jennifer Connolly
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00803.x
02/2013

The scope of Canadian research on adolescent romantic relationships
International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development Bulletin
2012

Adolescent Peer Relationships and Emerging Adult Romantic Styles
Journal of Adolescent Research
Amrit Dhariwal and Jennifer Connolly and Marinella Paciello and Gian Vittorio Caprara
DOI: 10.1177/0743558409341080
07/2009

Research
Research Group Members

Dora Chan, Volunteer
Samuel Cheong
Kate Conway, FLEX Student
Mary Crichton, Volunteer
Marin Davidson, Volunteer Research Assistant
Katherina Dickin, Volunteer
Adam Dorner, Volunteer
Matthew Fetterly, Volunteer Research Assistant
Isabel Geiger, Volunteer Research Assistant
Anna Kristen, Volunteer Research Assistant
Allison Lui, Medical Student
Bianca Matthews, Summer Student - Research Assistant
Emma Miller
Miki Miyake
Hannah Mohun, Doctoral Student
Jasmyn Skinner
Octavian Turner, Research Assistant
Lavleen Walia
Valerie Wong, Volunteer Research Assistant