CURRICULUM VITAE
DAVID E. ARREDONDO, M.D.
Offices: Office of Child Development and Mental Health
An affiliate of the National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges
Email: abqgrk@r.postjobfree.com
www.childrensprogram.org
Children s Program
325 Sharon Park Dr. Suite 210
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tel: 650-***-****
Fax: 650-***-****
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Applied Child Neuroscience (ACN)
www.davidarredondo.com
Tel: 650-***-****
Fax: 650-***-****
Email: abqgrk@r.postjobfree.com
Education:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1975-1980
Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973-1975
Rice University, Houston, Texas, 1972-1973
Pan-American University, Edinburg, Texas, 1971-1972
Degrees: M.D., Harvard Medical School, May 1980
A.B. cum laude, Harvard College, June 1975
Post Doctoral Training:
1983-1984 Fellow in Child Psychiatry
Massachusetts Mental Health Center
Department of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
1981-1983 Resident in Psychiatry
Massachusetts Mental Health Center
Department of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
1980-1981 Intern in Neurology
Family Practice and Psychiatry
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
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Areas of Expertise:
In addition to extensive professional experience, Dr. Arredondo has published papers or book chapters,
designed programs, supervised postdoctoral trainees or delivered major lectures to licensed professionals
for Continuing Education Credits on the following topics:
1. Normal and Abnormal Emotional Development in Children, Adolescents and Adults
2. Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry
3. Domestic Violence
4. The Effects of Witnessing Violence on Child Development and Adult Behaviors
5. The Effects of Emotional and Physical Abuse on Child Development
6. Juvenile Sex Offenders
7. Adult and Child Victims of Sexual Abuse
8. Post Traumatic Stress Disorders / PTSD
9. Brain Based Behavioral Disorders in Children and Young adults
10. Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology (medication)
11. The Uses and Limitations of Psychotherapy
12. Behavioral Disorders in Children and Adolescents
13. The Effects of Sexual Abuse on Children
14. Autism Spectrum Disorders and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
15. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/ADHD
16. Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia in Children and Young Adults
17. Marital and Family Interventions
18. Substance Abuse/ Addiction
19. Domestic Cruelty and Violence
20. Cross Cultural Issues
21. Crafting Solution-Based and Individualized Visitation Plans
22. Child Custody Determinations
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Direct and extensive personal and supervisory experience with:
Judicial education
Uses and limitations of psychological testing
Malingering
Educational disabilities
Direct Clinical Supervision of:
Medical Students
Law Students
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residents (Licensed physicians-MDs)
Licensed Clinical Psychologists (PhDs)
Psychology Post doctoral Fellows
Listened and unlicensed Marriage and Family Therapists (MFCCs)
Licensed and unlicensed Clinical Social workers (CSWs and LICSWs)
Clinical Research Interns
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Certificate #37620, June 1993
Licensure: California License # CO43199
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Current Professional Activities:
2003-present Medical Director
Office of Child Development, Neuropsychiatry & Mental Health
An affiliate department of the
National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges
www.childrensprogram.org
Pro Bono Consultant
Department of Social Services Juvenile Probation & Family Court
(various counties and states); www.childrensprogram.org
2004-present Founder and Medical Director
Applied Child Neuroscience (ACN)
325 Sharon Park Dr. Suite 210
Menlo Park, CA 94025
1997-2004 Corporate Medical Director, Director of Clinical Training
EMQ Children and Family Services
251 Llewellyn Drive,
Campbell, CA 95008
www.emq.org
1994-1997 Principal Psychiatrist, Director of Training
Marin County Juvenile Hall
1450 Lucas Valley Road
San Rafael, CA 94903
Medical Director
Full Circle Programs
70 Skyview Terrace
San Rafael, CA 94903
1993-1994 Medical Director, Outpatient Services
Northeast Psychiatric Associates
29 Northwest Boulevard
Nashua, New Hampshire 08063
Director, Family Stabilization Team
Brookside Hospital
29 Northwest Boulevard
Nashua, New Hampshire 08063
1990-1993 Chief Psychiatrist,
Adolescent Affective Disorders Clinic
Northeast Psychiatric Associates
29 Northwest Boulevard
Nashua, New Hampshire 08063
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1991-1993 Medical Director
Mental Health Services
Nashua Memorial Hospital
8 Prospect Street
Nashua, New Hampshire 08063
1990-1993 Primary Psychiatric Consultant
Chemical Dependency Services
Brookside Hospital
Nashua, New Hampshire 08063
1990-1992 Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Child and Adolescent Services
Center for Life Management
Salem, New Hampshire 03079
1990-1991 Adolescent Psychiatrist
Child and Adolescent Inpatient Services
Nashua Brookside Hospital
29 Northwest Boulevard
Nashua, New Hampshire 08063
1984-1990 Adolescent and Adult Staff Psychiatrist
Hampstead Hospital
East Road
Hampstead, New Hampshire 03841
Professional Organizational Memberships:
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP)
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
California Psychiatric Society
Harvard Medical School Alumni Association
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
New York Academy of Sciences
Santa Clara Bar Association
Selected Presentations, References and Media Appearances:
2007 Visitation, Custody, and Healthy Child Development: Implications of Modern Cognitive
and Developmental Neuroscience A Two Part Workshop delivered with Judge Leonard
Edwards at the Family Dispute Resolution Conference under the auspices of the Center for
Children Families and The Court, Administrative Offices of the Court, Burlingame,
California.
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2006 Diverting Mentally Ill Offenders from the Juvenile Justice System
Delivered to California Proposition 63: Prevention and Early Intervention Subcommittee
Delivered in concert with a presentation on The Court for the Individualized treatment of
adolescents with Judge Richard Loftus. San Francisco California
The Effects on Children of Domestic and Family Violence, Abuse and Maltreatment Texas
Center for the Judiciary, Galveston Texas
2005 The Effects of Trauma and Neglect on Developing Children, Texas center for the Judiciary,
Dallas Texas
2004 California State Beyond the Bench Conference- programmatic and funding strategies to
avoid detention in the California Youth Authority, December 2004
2004 Interviewed for MSNBC s investigative documentary, "Troubled Girls", the story of four
girls making their way through the juvenile justice system in Santa Clara County, CA.
While the youth crime rate in the United States has declined in the past decade, the
number of girls in the juvenile justice system has more than doubled -- and yet they only
receive 2 percent of delinquency services. Aired nationally December 19-20, 2004
2003 American Psychiatric Association The Juvenile Justice Clinic: Administrative Issues
and Treatment Options; May 20, 2003, San Francisco, California
2002 National Juvenile Justice Conference Juvenile Mental Health Court Rationale and
Protocols, July 14 -17, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts
2001 National District Attorneys Association Mental Health Issues in child Offenders, December
12-14, 2002, San Diego, California
24th National Children s Law Conference The Effects of Violence on
2001
American Children, September 30, 2001, San Diego, California
2000 Beyond the Bench, The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children s Mental Health,
December 8, 2000, Los Angeles, California
1999 Judicial College of the Supreme Court of Ohio- Attachment, Bonding and Connectedness:
Practical Implications for the Family Court, June 10,
1999 Oberlin, Ohio
1999 National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Attachment Bonding and
Connectedness- Implications for the Social Service Practice and the Juvenile Court, March
23- 24, 1999 Minneapolis, Minnesota
1998 PBS WETA (Public Broadcasting System) STRAIGHTTALK with Dereck McKinty:
KIDS IN TROUBLE October 13, 1998 (Syndicated Nationally)
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1998 US News and World Report Vol. 124 Number 21 Early Warning Signs in Children at High
Risk for Violence
1998 University of California at Berkeley, Department of Social Welfare,
The Neurobiological and Psychological Basis of Human Connectedness Implications
for Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice, (Live Interactive Telecast to 19 Universities)
1997 Judicial Council of California, Statewide of Family Court Services, Administrative Office
of the Courts: "Attention to the Child: The Psychology and Neurobiology of Human
Relatedness,"
1996 Beyond the Bench VIII, December 12, 1996, Essential Information on the Developmental
Neurobiology of Children: "Ramifications for Placement Decisions in Child Welfare and
Juvenile Court,"
1995 Langley Porter Department of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry, The University of
California at San Francisco, The Treatment of Juvenile Delinquents," Clinical Case
Conference
1993 American Association of Private Psychiatric Hospitals, "Bupropion Treatment of
Adolescent Depression," David E. Arredondo, MD, John Docherty, MD, Melissa Streeter,
B.A.
1993 American Psychiatric Association - Chairperson of Symposium "Pharmacotherapy of
Adolescent Major Depression." Presenters Barbara Geller, MD, Paul Ambrosini, MD,
Linda Zamvil, MD, Martin Teicher, MD, David E. Arredondo, MD
1993 American Psychiatric Association. "Safety and Efficacy of Bupropion in the Treatment of
Adolescent Depression." David E. Arredondo, MD, John Docherty, MD
1993 American Psychiatric Association. "Overview of Adolescent Pharmacologic Treatment
Studies - A Review of the World Literature." David E. Arredondo, MD
1992 American Psychiatric Association, "Conduct Disorders, Oppositional Disorder, and
Affective Subtypes in Adolescent Inpatients," David E. Arredondo, MD, Stephen Butler,
Ph.D.
1992 American Psychiatric Association, "The Association of ADHD with Affective Illness in
Adolescent Inpatients," David E. Arredondo, MD, Stephen Butler, Ph.D.
1984 American Psychiatric Association, "The Question of Medical Psychotherapy," Annual
Meeting, Los Angeles, California
1982 Neurophysiology Laboratory, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, "Real Time Video
Recording of Eye Movements in the Awake-Sleep Transition of the Suckling Human
Neonate - A Pilot Study"
1980 Clinical Research Conference, North-Eastern Chapter, "The Effect of Prazosin on
Vulnerability to Ventricular Arrhythmias"
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1979 Lown Cardiovascular Laboratory, Harvard School of Public Health, "The Role of Salt in
the Genesis of Hypertension"
1974 Neurobiology 25, Harvard College, "Prostaglandin Modulation of Synaptic
Neurotransmission
Abstracts:
"Bupropion Treatment of Adolescent Depression: David E. Arredondo, MD, John Docherty, MD, Melissa
Streeter, B.A. Journal of the National Association of Private Psychiatric Hospitals, Winter/Spring 1993.
"Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and affective Subtypes in 233 Consecutively Admitted
Adolescent Inpatients." Proceedings of the American Psychiatric Association. David E. Arredondo, MD,
Stephen F. Butler, Ph.D.
"The Association Between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity (ADHD) Disorder and Affective Illness in 276
Consecutively Admitted Adolescent and Children Inpatients." Proceedings of the American Psychiatric
Association. David E. Arredondo, MD.
Publications:
Academic Journals
Child development and Juvenile Justice, Journal of the Center for Families, Children & the Courts 2005,
in press
Child Development, Children s Mental Health and the Juvenile Justice System: Principles for Effective
Decision Making, Stanford Law and Policy Review; Vol. 14.1 2003 pgs 13-28: David E. Arredondo, MD
Juvenile Mental Health Court: Rationale and Protocols, Juvenile and Family Court Journal; Fall 2001:
David E. Arredondo, MD, Kurt Kumli, JD, Larry Soto, LCSW, Enrique Colin, JD, Jill Ornellas, BA, Judge
Raymond J. Davilla, Judge Leonard P. Edwards, Judge Eugene M. Hyman
Attachment, Bonding, and Reciprocal Connectedness: Limitations of Attachment Theory in the Juvenile
and Family Court, Journal of the Center for Families, Children & the Courts, Vol. 2, 2000, pgs. 109-127:
David E. Arredondo, MD, Honorable Leonard P. Edwards
Affective Comorbidity in Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents with Conduct Disorder or Oppositional
Defiant Disorder: Should Conduct Disorder be Treated with Mood Stabilizers? Journal of Child and
Adolescent Psychopharmacology, Vol 4, No. 3, pgs 151-158, 1994. David E. Arredondo, MD, Stephen
Butler, Ph.D.
Affective Comorbidity in Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit, Hyper Activity Disorder,
Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, Vol 7, No 2, pgs 51-55, 1995: Stephen Butler, Ph.D., David E. Arredondo,
MD
The Clinical and Laboratory Significance of Intracranial Pressure Reserve Testing, Archives of
Neurology, Vol 35, 1978: Harold Wilkenson, MD, Ph.D., David E. Arredondo, MD, A.B., Debra Kramer,
Samuel Weems..
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The Effect of Prazosin on Vulnerability to Ventricular Arrhythmias, Clinical Research Vol. 27, No 3,
1979: David E. Arredondo, MD, R. Verier, B. Lown.
Book Chapters:
Reciprocal Connectedness and the Limitations of Attachment Theory in the Family and Juvenile
Delinquency Courts Neil G. Ribner ed. Handbook of Juvenile Forensic Psychology pg.473 (2002) Jossey-
Bass.
Attachment, Bonding and Reciprocal Connectedness: Limitations of Attachment Theory in the Juvenile and
Family Court Laoise King, JD ed. Advocacy for Children and Families. Moving from Sympathy to
Empathy pg. 1-25 (2001).
Other Publications
EMQ Matrix Handbook: Philosophy and Practice Principles, 2001,2003: David E. Arredondo, Darrell F.
Evora, Gina L. Sessions, Craig E. Wolfe.
CITA: A Court for the Individualized Treatment of Juvenile Offenders With Mental Illness, Community
Mental Health Report, Vol.2, No.5 2002: Stefany Chong, David E. Arredondo, MD.
Juvenile Mental Health Court, Journal for Juvenile Justice and Detention Services, Vol.16, No.1, pgs. 53-
73; Spring 2001: David E. Arredondo, MD, Kurt Kumli, JD, Larry Soto, LCSW, Enrique Colin, JD, Jill
Ornellas, BA Hon. Ray Davilla, Hon. Leonard P. Edwards, Hon. Eugene M. Hyman.
The Art of Strength-Based DSM-IV Diagnosis in Child and Family Centered Practice; EMQ Children &
Family Services Technical Report, Outcomes and Diagnostic Training Curriculum; 2001.
Sex and Attractiveness of Experimenter as a Psychophysiological Variable: The Zajonic Hypotheses Re-
examined: David E. Arredondo, MD, Mark Sedler, Rudy V. Nydegger, Ph.D., Rice University Technical
Research Report No. 73-10, 1973.
Field Tested and Currently Deployed Assessment Instruments
2000 Non-Acute Risk Assessment Tool: Danger to Others
2000 Non-Acute Risk Assessment Tool: Suicidal Behavior
2000 Non-Acute Risk Assessment Tool: Juvenile Sexual Offender - Recidivism
1997 Juvenile Probation Assessment of Recidivism Risk (J-ARR)
1996 Juvenile Probation Mental Health Screen (MHP Screen-English and Spanish
Versions)
1996 Adolescent Aggressivity Index
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