Bruce Arnow, Ph.D.
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Behavioral Medicine
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Psychiatry Department 401 Quarry Rd MC 5722 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 498-9111
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-5868Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Psychology
- Depression
- Psychotherapy
Administrative Appointments
- Associate Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (2010 - present)
- Director, Behavioral Medicine Clinic, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (1985 - present)
- Chief, Adult Outpatient Clinics, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2000 - 2006)
- Chief, Psychology Service, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (1992 - present)
- Director of Psychology Training, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (1992 - present)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Psychology, (1986) |
| Fellowship: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1985) |
| PhD Training: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1984) |
| Ph.D: | Stanford University, Counseling Psychology (1984) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
Sarah Adler, Jason Angel, Eric Clausell, Jamie Scaletta, Norah Simpson, Dana Steidtmann
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Current research interests include treatment outcome for major depression, particularly treatment refractory and chronic forms of major depression, as well as mediators and moderators of outcome; the epidemiology of chronic pain and depression; relationships between child maltreatment and adult sequelae, including psychiatric, medical and health care utilization.
Clinical Trials
- A safety and efficacy trial of flibanserin in premenopausal women with HSDD No longer recruiting
Publications
- Catastrophizing, depression and pain-related disability. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2011 Mar-Apr; (2): 150-6
- Does gender moderate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and adult depression? Child Maltreat. 2011; (3): 175-83
- Social problem solving and depressive symptoms over time: a randomized clinical trial of cognitive-behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy, brief supportive psychotherapy, and pharmacotherapy. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2011; (3): 342-52
- The case formulation approach to cognitive-behavior therapy. Psychother Res. 2011
- Dyadic discord at baseline is associated with lack of remission in the acute treatment of chronic depression. Psychol Med. 2010; (3): 415-24

