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Elias Aboujaoude, MD, MA
Psychiatrist
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Bio:
Dr. Aboujaoude is a Clinical Professor, researcher and writer at Stanford University's Department of Psychiatry, where he is Chief of the Anxiety Disorders Section and Director of the OCD Clinic and the Impulse Control Disorders Clinic. Besides the compulsivity-impulsivity spectrum, his work has focused on the intersection of technology and psychology, with an emphasis on the problematic use of Internet-related technologies, mental health in a post-privacy world, and the potential for telemedicine interventions such as virtual reality and video-based therapy to increase access to care and advance global health. His books include "Virtually You: The Dangerous Powers of the e-Personality" and "Mental Heath in the Digital Age: Grave Dangers, Great Promise". Dr. Aboujaoude also teaches psychology on the main Stanford campus and at UC Berkeley. Scholarly and media platforms that have featured his work include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Congressional Quarterly, The Harvard Business Review, The Chronicle of Higher Education, BBC, PBS, and CNN.
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Professional Education
- Residency: Stanford University Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2002
- Medical Education: Stanford University School of Medicine Registrar, 1998
- Internship: UCSF Psychiatry Residency, 1999
Publications
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The psychiatric hospital of the cross: A sane asylum in the Middle East
Aboujaoude, E. (2002). The psychiatric hospital of the cross: A sane asylum in the Middle East. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 159(12), 1982–82. -
A 1-year naturalistic follow-up of patients with compulsive shopping disorder
Aboujaoude, E., Gamel, N., & Koran, L. M. (2003). A 1-year naturalistic follow-up of patients with compulsive shopping disorder. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 64(8), 946–50. -
A case of kleptomania correlating with premenstrual dysphoria
Aboujaoude, E., Gamel, N., & Koran, L. M. (2004). A case of kleptomania correlating with premenstrual dysphoria. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 65(5), 725–26. -
Overview of Kleptomania and Phenomenological Description of 40 Patients.
Aboujaoude, E., Gamel, N., & Koran, L. M. (2004). Overview of Kleptomania and Phenomenological Description of 40 Patients. Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 6(6), 244–47.
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Double-blind treatment with oral morphine in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder
Koran, L. M., Aboujaoude, E., Bullock, K. D., Franz, B., Gamel, N., & Elliott, M. (2005). Double-blind treatment with oral morphine in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 66(3), 353–59.
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Mirtazapine for obsessive-compulsive disorder: An open trial followed by double-blind discontinuation
Koran, L. M., Gamel, N. N., Choung, H. W., Smith, E. H., & Aboujaoude, E. N. (2005). Mirtazapine for obsessive-compulsive disorder: An open trial followed by double-blind discontinuation. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 66(4), 515–20.
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Pulse-loaded intravenous clomipramine in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder
Koran, L. M., Aboujaoude, E., Ward, H., Shapira, N. A., Sallee, F. R., Gamel, N., & Elliott, M. (2006). Pulse-loaded intravenous clomipramine in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 26(1), 79–83.
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Potential markers for problematic Internet use: A telephone survey of 2,513 adults
Aboujaoude, E., Koran, L. M., Gamel, N., Large, M. D., & Serpe, R. T. (2006). Potential markers for problematic Internet use: A telephone survey of 2,513 adults. CNS SPECTRUMS, 11(10), 750–55.
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Estimated prevalence of compulsive buying behavior in the United States
Koran, L. M., Faber, R. J., Aboujaoude, E., Large, M. D., & Serpe, R. T. (2006). Estimated prevalence of compulsive buying behavior in the United States. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 163(10), 1806–12.
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Escitalopram treatment of kleptomania: An open-label trial followed by double-blind discontinuation
Koran, L. M., Aboujaoude, E. N., & Gamel, N. N. (2007). Escitalopram treatment of kleptomania: An open-label trial followed by double-blind discontinuation. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 68(3), 422–27.
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Escitalopram for compulsive buying disorder - A double-blind discontinuation study
Koran, L. M., Aboujaoude, E. N., Solvason, B., Gamel, N. N., & Smith, E. H. (2007). Escitalopram for compulsive buying disorder - A double-blind discontinuation study. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 27(2), 225–27.
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Duloxetine treatment of dysthymia and double depression: an open-label trial
Koran, L. M., Aboujaoude, E. N., & Gamel, N. N. (2007). Duloxetine treatment of dysthymia and double depression: an open-label trial. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 68(5), 761–65.
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Memantine Augmentation in Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder An Open-Label Trial
Aboujaoude, E., Barry, J. J., & Gamel, N. (2009). Memantine Augmentation in Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder An Open-Label Trial. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 29(1), 51–55.
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Double-Blind Study of Dextroamphetamine Versus Caffeine Augmentation for Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Koran, L. M., Aboujaoude, E., & Gamel, N. N. (2009). Double-Blind Study of Dextroamphetamine Versus Caffeine Augmentation for Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 70(11), 1530–35.
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Problematic Internet use: an overview
Aboujaoude, E. (2010). Problematic Internet use: an overview. WORLD PSYCHIATRY, 9(2), 85–90.
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ASSAYS OF OXIDATIVE DNA-DAMAGE BIOMARKERS 8-OXO-2'-DEOXYGUANOSINE AND 8-OXOGUANINE IN NUCLEAR-DNA AND BIOLOGICAL-FLUIDS BY HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION
Shigenaga, M. K., Aboujaoude, E. N., Chen, Q., & Ames, B. N. (1994). ASSAYS OF OXIDATIVE DNA-DAMAGE BIOMARKERS 8-OXO-2'-DEOXYGUANOSINE AND 8-OXOGUANINE IN NUCLEAR-DNA AND BIOLOGICAL-FLUIDS BY HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION. OXYGEN RADICALS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, PT D, 234, 16–33.
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The prevalence of pathologic skin picking in US adults
Keuthen, N. J., Koran, L. M., Aboujaoude, E., Large, M. D., & Serpe, R. T. (2010). The prevalence of pathologic skin picking in US adults. COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, 51(2), 183–86.
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Compulsive Buying Disorder: A Review and Update
Aboujaoude, E. (2014). Compulsive Buying Disorder: A Review and Update. CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN, 20(25), 4021–25.
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Compulsive buying disorder: a review and update.
Aboujaoude, E. (2014). Compulsive buying disorder: a review and update. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 20(25), 4021–25.
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Cyberbullying: Review of an Old Problem Gone Viral
Aboujaoude, E., Savage, M. W., Starcevic, V., & Salame, W. O. (2015). Cyberbullying: Review of an Old Problem Gone Viral. JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH, 57(1), 10–18.
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Telemental health: A status update
Aboujaoude, E., Salame, W., & Naim, L. (2015). Telemental health: A status update. WORLD PSYCHIATRY, 14(2), 223–30.
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Working towards an international consensus on criteria for assessing internet gaming disorder: a critical commentary on Petry et al. (2014)
Griffiths, M. D., van Rooij, A. J., Kardefelt-Winther, D., Starcevic, V., Kiraly, O., Pallesen, S., … Demetrovics, Z. (2016). Working towards an international consensus on criteria for assessing internet gaming disorder: a critical commentary on Petry et al. (2014). ADDICTION, 111(1), 167–75.
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The Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale: reliability and validity of a brief screening test
Andreassen, C. S., Griffiths, M. D., Pallesen, S., Bilder, R. M., Torsheim, T., & Aboujaoude, E. (2015). The Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale: reliability and validity of a brief screening test. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 6.
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Technology at the Service of Pediatric Mental Health: Review and Assessment.
Aboujaoude, E., & Salame, W. (2016). Technology at the Service of Pediatric Mental Health: Review and Assessment. Journal of Pediatrics, 171, 20–24.
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Naltrexone: A Pan-Addiction Treatment?
Aboujaoude, E., & Salame, W. O. (2016). Naltrexone: A Pan-Addiction Treatment? CNS Drugs, 30(8), 719–33.
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The rise of online impulsivity: a public health issue.
Aboujaoude, E., & Starcevic, V. (2016). The rise of online impulsivity: a public health issue. The Lancet. Psychiatry, 3(11), 1014–15.
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Theory-Based Formative Research on an Anti-Cyberbullying Victimization Intervention Message.
Savage, M. W., Deiss, D. M., Roberto, A. J., & Aboujaoude, E. (2017). Theory-Based Formative Research on an Anti-Cyberbullying Victimization Intervention Message. Journal of Health Communication, 22(2), 124–34.
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Internet addiction: reappraisal of an increasingly inadequate concept.
Starcevic, V., & Aboujaoude, E. (2017). Internet addiction: reappraisal of an increasingly inadequate concept. CNS Spectrums, 22(1), 7–13.
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Promising Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Call for Additional Research.
Koran, L. M., & Aboujaoude, E. (2017). Promising Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Call for Additional Research. Current Medicinal Chemistry.
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Suicidality, psychopathology, and the internet: Online time vs. online behaviors
Harris, K. M., Starcevic, V., Ma, J., Zhang, W., & Aboujaoude, E. (2017). Suicidality, psychopathology, and the internet: Online time vs. online behaviors. PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, 255, 341–46.
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Three decades of telemedicine in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A review across platforms
Aboujaoude, E. (2017). Three decades of telemedicine in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A review across platforms. JOURNAL OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS, 14, 65–70.
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The Internet's effect on personality traits: An important casualty of the "Internet addiction" paradigm
Aboujaoude, E. (2017). The Internet's effect on personality traits: An important casualty of the "Internet addiction" paradigm. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS, 6(1), 1–4.
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When Is a New Scale not a New Scale? The Case of the Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale and the Compulsive Online Shopping Scale
Griffiths, M. D., Andreassen, C. S., Pallesen, S., Bilder, R. M., Torsheim, T., & Aboujaoude, E. (2016). When Is a New Scale not a New Scale? The Case of the Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale and the Compulsive Online Shopping Scale. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION, 14(6), 1107–10.
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Rising suicide rates: an under-recognized role for the Internet?
Aboujaoude, E. (2016). Rising suicide rates: an under-recognized role for the Internet? WORLD PSYCHIATRY, 15(3), 225–27.
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Online disinhibition and its resulting addictions
Aboujaoude, E., & Starcevic, V. (2015). Online disinhibition and its resulting addictions. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS, 4, 6.
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Cyberchondria, cyberbullying, cybersuicide, cybersex: "new" psychopathologies for the 21st century?
Starcevic, V., & Aboujaoude, E. (2015). Cyberchondria, cyberbullying, cybersuicide, cybersex: "new" psychopathologies for the 21st century? WORLD PSYCHIATRY, 14(1), 97–100.
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Fluvoxamine
Aboujaoude, E., & Koran, L. M. (2009). Fluvoxamine. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING TEXTBOOK OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 4TH EDITION, 353–61.
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Telemental health: why the revolution has not arrived.
Aboujaoude, E. (2018). Telemental health: why the revolution has not arrived. World Psychiatry : Official Journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 17(3), 277–78.
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Problematic Internet use two decades later: apps to wean us off apps.
Aboujaoude, E. (2018). Problematic Internet use two decades later: apps to wean us off apps. CNS Spectrums, 1–3.
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Protecting privacy to protect mental health: the new ethical imperative.
Aboujaoude, E. (2019). Protecting privacy to protect mental health: the new ethical imperative. Journal of Medical Ethics.
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Technology-Enabled Personality Traits and Post-Privacy Psychology
Aboujaoude, E., Khazzal, Y., Starcevic, V., & Tam, P. (2019). Technology-Enabled Personality Traits and Post-Privacy Psychology. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS, 8, 7–8.
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Problematic Internet use two decades later: apps to wean us off apps
Aboujaoude, E. (2019). Problematic Internet use two decades later: apps to wean us off apps. CNS SPECTRUMS, 24(4), 371–73.
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Telemental health: why the revolution has not arrived
Aboujaoude, E. (2018). Telemental health: why the revolution has not arrived. WORLD PSYCHIATRY, 17(3), 277–78.
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Promising Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Call for Additional Research
Koran, L. M., & Aboujaoude, E. (2018). Promising Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Call for Additional Research. CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, 25(41), 5690–97.
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The psychology of "swiping": A cluster analysis of the mobile dating app Tinder.
Rochat, L., Bianchi-Demicheli, F., Aboujaoude, E., & Khazaal, Y. (2019). The psychology of "swiping": A cluster analysis of the mobile dating app Tinder. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 1–10.
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From Digital Mental Health Interventions to Digital "Addiction": Where the Two Fields Converge.
Aboujaoude, E., & Gega, L. (2019). From Digital Mental Health Interventions to Digital "Addiction": Where the Two Fields Converge. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 1017.
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Editorial: Digital Interventions in Mental Health: Current Status and Future Directions.
Aboujaoude, E., Gega, L., Parish, M. B., & Hilty, D. M. (2020). Editorial: Digital Interventions in Mental Health: Current Status and Future Directions. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 111.
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Where Life Coaching Ends and Therapy Begins: Toward a Less Confusing Treatment Landscape.
Aboujaoude, E. (2020). Where Life Coaching Ends and Therapy Begins: Toward a Less Confusing Treatment Landscape. Perspectives on Psychological Science : a Journal of the Association for Psychological Science, 1745691620904962.
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Automated syndrome diagnosis by three-dimensional facial imaging.
Hallgrímsson, B., Aponte, J. D., Katz, D. C., Bannister, J. J., Riccardi, S. L., Mahasuwan, N., … Klein, O. D. (2020). Automated syndrome diagnosis by three-dimensional facial imaging. Genetics in Medicine : Official Journal of the American College of Medical Genetics.
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Fluvoxamine
Aboujaoude, E., & Koran, L. M. (2017). Fluvoxamine. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION PUBLISHING TEXTBOOK OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 5TH EDITION, 419–29.
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The retention challenge in remote therapy and learning seen through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aboujaoude, E., Gega, L., & Saltarelli, A. J. (2021). The retention challenge in remote therapy and learning seen through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic. World Psychiatry : Official Journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 20(1), 138–39.
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