Shira Ritholtz, PhD | Source | Assistant Professor - Psychology (Clinical Psychiatry) at Weill Cornell Medicine
Shira Ritholtz, PhD
Dr. Ritholtz is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine. As a licensed clinical psychologist, she specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for children, adolescents, and young adults with anxiety, mood, and traumatic stress disorders. Dr. Ritholtz has expertise in parent interventions for childhood anxiety and in parent interventions for challenging behaviors (PMT). She provides a variety of clinical services in the Weill Cornell outpatient faculty practice and the New York Presbyterian inpatient hospital settings.
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We’ve seen an upward trend in anxiety in U.S. children in the last several years. The COVID-19 pandemic along with the rise of social media and technology usage has likely exacerbated things.
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Screening Children Early May Lower Risk for Future Mental Health Illness
A child psychologist explains why screening children for anxiety, beginning at age 8, may help lower risk of future mental health disorders.
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Weill Cornell Medicine
Assistant Professor - Psychology (Clinical Psychiatry)