Amrit Dhariwal

Rpsych, PhD

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Staff Psychologist, Psychiatry Teaching and Consultation Clinic, BC Children’s Hospital

Dr. Amrit Dhariwal holds an appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at UBC. She is also Co-Director of the Family Therapy Clinic at BC Children’s Hospital. Her current clinical and research initiatives focus on helping families of children with various physical symptoms affected by stress. In the area of somatization, she has co-developed treatments, published peer-review literature, and created knowledge translation products for public use.

Academic Affiliations

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Brain, Behaviour & Development
  • Research Group(s): Mental Health and Behaviour; Pain and Stress

Contact Information

Location

4500 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6H 3N1

Exploring Family Care Journeys to Inform Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder and Somatic Symptom Disorders

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Megan A. Young and Katelynn E. Boerner and Sheila Marshall and Amrit Dhariwal and Jennifer S. Coelho

DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2024.01.002

08 / 2024

Patient-Oriented Multifamily Group-Based Care for Somatization: Narratives From Treated Adolescents and Parents

Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology

Amrit Kaur Dhariwal and Allison Lui and Shanlea L. Gordon and Anna Kristen and Katelynn E. Boerner and Jessica Opie and Hannah Mohun and Katherine E. Green and Andrea J. M. Chapman and Elizabeth A. Stanford and Marianne M. Vidler and Tim F. Oberlander

DOI: 10.1037/cpp0000500

08 / 2024

Attachment and Clinical Outcomes Among Treatment-Seeking Adults With Persistent Symptoms After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences

Shi, S. and Rioux, M. and Dhariwal, A.K. and Silverberg, N.D.

DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20220073

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

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

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

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

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

JPP Student journal club commentary: When adults evaluate a child's pain: Considering study methodology, gender bias and parental experience

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Boerner, K.E. and Dhariwal, A.K.

DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsz012

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

Dhariwal, A., Chapman, A., Newlove, T. (2017, May). The mind-body connection program for somatization in youth: A novel intervention for engaging families in mental health care [Abstract]. Canadian Journal of Pain, 1, A51. doi: 10.1080/24740527.2017.1329312

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

Dhariwal, A. and Connolly, J.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00803.x

The scope of Canadian research on adolescent romantic relationships

International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development Bulletin

Dhariwal, A., & Connolly, J. (2012). The scope of Canadian research on adolescent romantic relationships. International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development Bulletin, 1, 27-31. (Invited Review).

Adolescent peer relationships and emerging adult romantic styles: A longitudinal study of youth in an italian community

Journal of Adolescent Research

Dhariwal, A. and Connolly, J. and Paciello, M. and Caprara, G.V.

DOI: 10.1177/0743558409341080

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