Douglas Rait
Academic Appointments
- Clinical Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Behavioral Medicine
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Psychiatry Clinic 401 Quarry Rd MC 5722 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 323-3219 Fax (650) 723-2269
- Academic Offices
Personal Information EmailAlternate Contact Tel Work (650) 723-5868Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Couples and family therapy, marital relationships, influence of technology on family functioning, child and adolescent mental health, coping with stress
- Psychiatry
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Stanford Advanced Psychotherapy Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2012 - present)
- Chief, Couples and Family Therapy Clinic, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (1993 - present)
- Director, Family Therapy Program, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (1992 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium (2013)
- Most Inspiring Mentor Award, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (2012)
- Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium (2012)
- Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium (2011)
- Academic Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (2010)
- Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium (2009)
Professional Education
| Fellowship: | Cornell University Medical College NY (1986) |
| Fellowship: | Harvard Medical School - Children's Hospital MA (1985) |
| Professional Education: | University of Colorado at Boulder CO (1/1/85) |
| A.B., magna cum laude w/Honors: | Brown University, Religious Studies (1979) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Therapeutic alliance in couples and family therapy, family-systems training in medical education, work/family balance, influence of technology on family relationships, and family adaptation to acute and chronic stress. Currently studying the relationship between therapeutic alliance, treatment process, and treatment outcomes in couples therapy in the VA health care system..
Publications
- Family therapy training in child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship programs. Academic Psychiatry. 2012: 448-451
- Primary treatment approaches in child and adolescent psychiatry training. Academic Psychiatry. 2012: 487-489
- Opening steps: A structural approach to working with couples. In A. Gurman (Ed.), Clinical casebook of couple therapy. New York: Guilford.. 2010: 232-254
- Schizophrenia: A family psychoeducational approach. In C. Taylor (Ed.), How to practice evidence-based psychiatry: Basic principles and case studies. Washington: American Psychiatric Press.. 2010: 225-233
- A model for reintegrating family therapy training in psychiatric residency programs. Academic Psychiatry. 2008: 81-86
- Reintegrating family therapy training in psychiatric residency programs: Making the case. Academic Psychiatry. 2008: 76-80
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