David Bennett

David Bennett, PhD

Professor


Department: Psychiatry

Practices: The Caring Together Program

Education

  • PhD in Clinical Psychology - Indiana University, Bloomington
  • BA in Psychology - University at Albany

David Bennett, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Drexel University College of Medicine. He is the psychologist for the Grow Clinic at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, where he also directs the Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) program.

Research

Dr. Bennett does research in the field of child/adolescent psychology and in the adjustment to chronic health conditions among both children and adults. After his PhD, he completed a pediatric and clinical child psychology fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Children's Seashore House.

In the Media

“Autism and ADHD disorders directly linked amount of time kids spend on screens”
Earth.com (October 25, 2024)

“Parents’ screen time impacts child’s mental health, shock new study finds”
New York Post (September 17, 2024)

“Children Under Age 2 Should Not Be Allowed Any Screen Time To Avoid Mental Health Issues”
Parent Herald (September 5, 2024)

“Children under two should not be exposed to TV or screen time”
Earth.com (September 3, 2024)

“Children under age 2 should be forbidden screen time and TV, according to this country”
New York Post (September 2, 2024)

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Publications

"The development of an adherence measure for pediatric failure to thrive/faltering growth"
David, J.G., Kiely, J.R., Kersten, H.B., & Bennett, D.S.
Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 10, 362–371. DOI: 10.1037/cpp0000466 (2022)

"Screen time reduction and focus on social engagement in ASD: A Pilot Study"
Heffler, K.F., Frome, L.R., Garvin, B., Bungert, L., & Bennett, D.S.
Pediatrics International, 64, e15343. DOI: 10.1111/ped.15343 (2022)

"Stigma and Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) among women"
Chou, J.L., Patton, R., Cooper-Sadlo, S., Swan, C., Bennett, D. S., McDowell, D., Zaarur, A., & Schindler, B.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 20, 3262–3273. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-022-00768-3 (2022)

"Family support and medication for opioid use treatment among women: A mixed methods study"
Chou, J.L., Herbert, D., Bennett, D.S., Patton, R., Dilks-Webb, K., Zaarur, A., & Schindler, B.
Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 1-15. DOI: 10.1080/1533256X. 2022.2109271 (2022)

"Supporting people receiving substance use treatment during COVID-19 through a professional-moderated online peer support group"
Liang, O.S., Yang, C., Glenney, A., Pointer, R.E., Irving, S., Schindler, B., & Bennett, D.
In Companion Proceedings of the Web Conference 2022 (WWW ’22 Companion). DOI: 10.1145/3487553.3524698 (2022)

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* This physician's clinical practice is independent of Drexel University.