Elias Aboujaoude, MD, MA

Psychiatrist

Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Director, OCD Clinic; author (Virtually You, Compulsive Acts, Mental Health in the Digital Age, Impulse Control Disorders); co-founder, eTherapi (telepsychiatry portal)

Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

  • 401 Quarry Road
  • Stanford, CA 94304
  • Phone: 650-498-9111
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Professional Education

Residency: Stanford University School of Medicine (2002) CA

Board Certification: Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2004)

Internship: UCSF Medical Center (1999) CA

Medical Education: Stanford University School of Medicine (1998) CA

Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.

Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.

Closed Trials

Compulsive Buying Disorder: A Review and Update
Aboujaoude, E. (2014). Compulsive Buying Disorder: A Review and Update. CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN, 20(25), 4021-4025.

Compulsive buying disorder: a review and update.
Aboujaoude, E. (2014). Compulsive buying disorder: a review and update. Current pharmaceutical design, 20(25), 4021-4025.

Problematic Internet use: an overview
Aboujaoude, E. (2010). Problematic Internet use: an overview. WORLD PSYCHIATRY, 9(2), 85-90.

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), 183-186.

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), 1530-1535.

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.

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), 761-765.

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), 422-427.

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), 750-755.

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), 1806-1812.

Pulse-loaded intravenous clomipramine in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder
Koran, L. M., Aboujaoude, E., Ward, H., Shapira, N. A., Sallee, F. R., & Elliott, M. (2006). Pulse-loaded intravenous clomipramine in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 26(1), 79-83.

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), 515-520.

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), 353-359.

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), 725-726.

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), 244-247.

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), 946-950.

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), 1982-1982.

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.