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James Lock

Psychiatrist, MD, PhD

CREDENTIALS/DISCIPLINE: MD, PhD, child and adolescent psychiatrist.

BOARD CERTIFIED: Yes

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Number of years treating patients with eating disorders: 10+ years

Number of patients with eating disorders we treat annually: 15+

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERTISE: Board certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, specialized in eating disorders for over 15 years. Special focus on child and adolescent disorders using family treatment. Conducting NIH funded research.

TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY: Family therapy and CBT are my main approaches. Yes, I feel you can recover from an eating disorder and I define recovery as: Normal weight return, healthy physiology, no unhealthy weight related behaviors or thoughts.

FEES: Cash, Credit Cards, Payment Plans, Personal Checks, Sliding Scale, Medi-Cal. Insurance: Medi-Cal for research treatments. “Provider out of the network” in a PPO: Will bill on behalf of patient.

  • PHONE : (650) 723-5511
    FAX : (650) 723-5531
  • LOCATION : Stanford University, 775 Santa Ynez St., Stanford, CA 94305
  • Contact by phone 
  • Wheelchair accessible

LANGUAGES:

  • English

TREATMENT SETTINGS:

  • Outpatient
  • Inpatient
  • College/University Counseling Program

CONDITIONS TREATED:

  • Affective Disorders
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Binge Eating
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Co-Morbidity
  • Compulsive Exercise
  • NOS (Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified)
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Overweight

TREATMENT APPROACHES:

  • Cognitive Behavioral
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • Family Therapy
  • Individual Therapy
  • Medical Evaluations
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Willing and experienced in working as part of a team

POPULATION SERVED:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Athletes
  • Children
  • Couples
  • Ethnic Minorities
  • Families
  • Females
  • GLBT
  • Males
  • Seniors