Dr. Kim Bullock is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also Director of the Neurobehavioral &Virtual Reality Clinics. Last February Dr. Bullock presented to a standing- room-only audience at the NAMI SCC office and she has graciously agreed to present again at a general meeting. Her area of expertise is Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT); however, she will answer questions pertaining to psychiatric illnesses in general.
Join us in the auditorium of Good Samaritan Hospital (basement of main building) at 7:30 P.M. for an informational meeting followed by the presentation and Q&A from 8-9 P.M. NOTE: Good Samaritan Hospital is located at 2425 Samaritan Drive, San Jose. You can find directions by looking online.
(April 2017 Newsletter Write-Up) Dr. Kim Bullock is the director of the Neurobehavioral Clinic and Visual Reality Lab at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her area of expertise is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Dr. Bullock is a neuropsychiatrist by training and deals with the interface between psychiatry and neurology.
When a patient has a psychiatric disorder, the conventional route of therapy has been psycho-therapy; it is an interpersonal treatment based on psychological principles. The choice of the most appropriate type of psychotherapy is based on each patient’s specific problems.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is an evidence-based treatment for psychiatric problems such as anxiety, panic disorder, eating disorders and schizophrenia. In CBT the therapist often helps the patient identify and correct maladaptive behaviors, judgmental and overly negative inaccurate thinking. CBT often includes education, relaxation exercises, coping skills training and stress management. Empathy is very important.
In the acute phase of a patient’s disorder, com-bined medication and psychotherapy have been shown to be superior to each one alone. However CBT has been shown to have more enduring effects compared with medication when both are discontinued. Dr. Bullock suggested the book Feeling Good as well as the Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns, M.D. For info, visit www.feelinggoodinstitute.com
Another type of therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, has been shown to be effective in treating patients who have varied symptoms and behaviors associated with mood disorders, eating disorders, self-injury, sexual abuse survivors, childhood trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and chemical dependence. The support is highly specialized. DBT combines standard cognitive behavioral techniques with enhanced emotion regulation and teaches distress tolerance with concepts such as acceptance and mindfulness of the present moment (from Buddhist tradition). It helps reduce life-interfering behavior and vulnerability.
DBT is very effective in the mental health environment, residential and hospital. For more information about Stanford University’s DBT program, contact adult intake (650-498-9111) or adolescent intake (650-723-5511).
Dr. Kim Bullock is the director of the Neurobehavioral Clinic and Visual Reality Lab at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her area of expertise is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Dr. Bullock is a neuropsychiatrist by training and deals with the interface between psychiatry and neurology.
When a patient has a psychiatric disorder, the conventional route of therapy has been psycho-therapy; it is an interpersonal treatment based on psychological principles. The choice of the most appropriate type of psychotherapy is based on each patient’s specific problems.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is an evidence-based treatment for psychiatric problems such as anxiety, panic disorder, eating disorders and schizophrenia. In CBT the therapist often helps the patient identify and correct maladaptive behaviors, judgmental and overly negative inaccurate thinking. CBT often includes education, relaxation exercises, coping skills training and stress management. Empathy is very important.
In the acute phase of a patient’s disorder, com-bined medication and psychotherapy have been shown to be superior to each one alone. However CBT has been shown to have more enduring effects compared with medication when both are discontinued. Dr. Bullock suggested the book Feeling Good as well as the Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns, M.D. For info, visit www.feelinggoodinstitute.com
Another type of therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, has been shown to be effective in treating patients who have varied symptoms and behaviors associated with mood disorders, eating disorders, self-injury, sexual abuse survivors, childhood trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and chemical dependence. The support is highly specialized. DBT combines standard cognitive behavioral techniques with enhanced emotion regulation and teaches distress tolerance with concepts such as acceptance and mindfulness of the present moment (from Buddhist tradition). It helps reduce life-interfering behavior and vulnerability.
DBT is very effective in the mental health environment, residential and hospital. For more information about Stanford University’s DBT program, contact adult intake (650-498-9111) or adolescent intake (650-723-5511).
