Jerald Block, MD

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Psychiatrist

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Professional Consultation, Psychiatrist, Psychotherapy, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

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Meet Jerald Block, MD

Dr. Jerald Block, MD is a Psychiatrist in Vancouver, WA and has over 20 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Block has extensive experience in Mood, Anxiety, Psychotic, Personality Disorders. He graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1994. His office accepts telehealth appointments.

Education

Psychoanalyst Training
Oregon Psychoanalytic Center
2000 - 2009
Residency
New York State Psychiatric Institute
1995 - 1998
Internship
Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital
1994 - 1995
Medical School
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine
1990 - 1994
B.S. Industrial Engineering
Columbia University
1982 - 1986

Military Service

US Army

2008-2021

Board Certifications

Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

2015	Post Deployment Lecture Series: Computer Use and School Shootings/Bombings (Oct 6)
2015	Maxwell, Nicole M., Remington L. Nevin, Stephen Stahl, Jerald Block, Sarah Shugarts, Alan HB Wu, Stephen Dominy et al. "Prolonged neuropsychiatric effects following management of chloroquine intoxication with psychotropic polypharmacy." Clinical Case Reports.
2014	Chair, APA workshop PTSD Tx
2013	Ritchie, Elspeth Cameron, Jerald Block, and Remington Lee Nevin. "Psychiatric side effects of mefloquine: applications to forensic psychiatry." Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online 41.2 (2013): 224-235.
2013	Chair, APA lectures: Military trauma, dissociation and epilepsy
2013	Chair, APA lectures: Military Psychiatry I & II
2013	Chair, APA lectures: The Internet and Electronic Communication
2013	APA lecture: Personal Experiences in the Combat Zone
2012	APA lecture: Combat Psychiatry in Afghanistan
2012	Oregon FBI Lecture Series: Mental Health Care in Afghanistan
2009	CME 8-hr Course Coordinator/Speaker. “Pathological Computer Use and Internet Addiction.” NWBHIPA. Bellingham, WA, Oct. 16, 2009.
2009	Course Instructor: “How to Blog, Friend, and Fly: 21^st Century Internet Technologies for Beginners.” American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco. May 16, 2009.
2009	Heuston G., Block J. The Computer as a Significant Other. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Apr. 2009, Vol. 78, No. 4:8-15.
2009	Speaker. "Computer Gaming and the Columbine Shootings." DigiPen College. Redmond, WA, Mar. 20, 2009.
2009	Speaker. “Normal and Abnormal Computer Use in Children and Adolescents.” Catlin Gabel. Portland, OR, Feb 26, 2009.
2008	Speaker. "Online Sexual Activities and Professional Athletes." Major League Baseball Association. Las Vegas, NV, Dec. 7, 2008.
2008	CME 6-hr Course Coordinator/Speaker. "Pathological Computer Use." Portland State University Graduate Studies. Portland, OR, Dec. 5, 2008.
2008	Block, J. Book Review – Grand Theft Childhood. Psychiatry Times. Nov 1, 2008, 25:13.
2008	Block, J. Letter to the Editor. Psychiatry News. Nov 2008; 43: 23.
2008	Speaker, American Coordinator, Expert Consultant. Conference on "Internet Addiction in Chinese Adolescents - The Tau Testing Instrument." Nov. 4-9, 2008. Beijing, China.
2008	Expert Witness. US v. Eggleston. Online Sexual Activity. Sept, 2008
2008	Expert Witness. State v. Saepharn. Rage Resulting From Computer Restrictions. Sept, 2008.
2008	Vance E, Block J, Heuston G. “Effective Truancy Intervention.” FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Sept. 2008, Vol. 77, No. 9:28-32.
2008	Speaker. “Virtual or Otherwise: Understanding our patient’s use of technology.” Controversies in Psychiatry -- Oregon Psychiatric Association Fall Conference. Ashland, OR, Sept. 21, 2008.
2008	Block,J. “The Virtual World of Internet Addiction.” StandPoint Magazine, August 2008, Vol.1, No. 3:36-39.
2008	Speaker: “School Shootings and Computer Use.” Annual meeting, Crime Victims Assistance Network. Newport, Oregon, May 22, 2008.
2008	Speaker: “Life: Virtual or Otherwise.” Annual meeting, American Psychiatry Association. Washington D.C., May 6, 2008.
2008	Speaker: “Computer Use and School Shootings: Reassessing Columbine, Virginia Tech, and Red Lake.” Annual meeting, American Psychiatry Association. Washington D.C., May 6, 2008.
2008	Chair, Clinical Workshop: “School Shootings: Threat Assessment and Intervention.” Annual meeting, American Psychiatry Association. Washington D.C., May 6, 2008.
2008	Speaker: “Technology and Aggression: Cause vs. Catharsis.” Annual meeting, American Association for Technology in Psychiatry. Washington D.C., May 3, 2008.
2008	Block, J. “Pathological Computer Use: A New Psychiatric Disorder?” Paradigm, Spring 2008.
2008	Block, J. “Issues for DSM-V: Internet Addiction.” The American Journal of Psychiatry, March 2008, Vol. 165, No. 3:306-307.
2007	Speaker: “School Shootings: Threat Assessments, Case Studies, and Related Discussions.” Meeting on Computer-Related Investigations, Management, and Education (C.R.I.M.E.). Hillsboro, Oregon, November 7, 2007.
2007	Course Director: “School Shootings and The Computer: Real and Virtual Rage.” Continuing Education Program, Oregon Psychoanalytic Center, Portland, Oregon, November 1, 2007.
2007	Panelist: “Sex On-line.” Center for Gender Equality Town Hall. Presented by the Pacific University Institute for Ethics and Social Policy and the Berglund Center for Internet Studies. Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, October 25, 2007.
2007	Chairman and Presenter: “Pathologic Computer Use: Patients Who Immerse Into Virtual Reality or Games.” 59th Institute on Psychiatric Services. New Orleans, Louisiana, October 14, 2007.
2007	Speaker: “The Games Shooters Play: Columbine and its Relationship to Computer Games.” The Berglund Center for Internet Studies, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, September 18, 2007.
2007	Speaker: “Lessons from Columbine: Virtual and Real Rage.” International Symposium on the Counseling and Treatment of Youth Internet Addiction. Seoul, Korea, September 14, 2007.
2007	Speaker: “Pathological Computer Use in the USA.” International Symposium on the Counseling and Treatment of Youth Internet Addiction. Seoul, Korea, September 14, 2007.
2007	G. Heuston, J. Block: “The Computer as a ‘Significant Other’.” FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. 2008 (In Press).
2007	E. Vance, J. Block, G. Heuston: “Hillsboro Police Department: Truancy Intervention.” FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. 2008 (In Press).
2007	Speaker: "The Games Shooters Play --Columbine and its Relationship to Video Gaming.” Meeting on Computer-Related Investigations, Management, and Education (C.R.I.M.E.). Hillsboro, Oregon, June 20, 2007.
2007	Block, J. “A Solution to Medicare: Doctor-Patient Price Negotiations”. The Hill, May 23, 2007.
2007	Speaker: “Computer Gaming and Columbine: Virtual and Real Rage.” The Maimonides Society of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. Portland, Oregon, May 9, 2007.
2007	Block, J. “Lessons from Columbine: Virtual and Real Rage.” The American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry. Vol. 28, No. 2.
2007	Block, J. “Omissions and Errors in ‘Media Violence and the American Public’.” American Psychologist, April 2007. Vol. 62, No. 3: 252-253.
2007	Block, J. “Un-documenting Columbine.” Rocky Mountain News. April 8, 2007.
2007	Block, J. “Behavior and Substance Addiction: Is the World Ready for a New Category in the DSM-V?” CNS Spectrums, March 2007. Vol. 12: 258-259.
2007	Block, J. “Pathological Computer Game Use.” Psychiatric Times, March, 2007. Vol. 24, No. 3.
2007	Block, J. “Lack of Association Between Video Game Exposure and School Performance.” Pediatrics. February 2007, Volume 119, Issue 2.
2007	Speaker: “Borderline Personality Disorder: Current Treatment and Theory.” Personality Disorder Family Focus. Portland, Oregon, January 24, 2007.
2007	Grand Rounds, Oregon Health and Science University: “Revisiting Columbine: Virtual Reality and Mass Murder.” January 2, 2007.
2007	Block, J. “Prevalence Underestimated in Problematic Internet Use Study.” CNS Spectrums. January 2007. V. 12: 14.
2007-2012	Editorial Board. Interface: The Journal of Education, Community, and Values. Berglund Center at Pacific University.
2006	Block, J. “Preventive Psychopharmacology?” Diverse Commentary on Issues in Bioethics, The Hastings Center. October 19, 2006.
2006	Block, J. “There’s a third party in the exam room.” Portland Tribune. Tuesday, July 25, 2006.
2006	Block, J. “Use of TENS Unit to Treat Self-cutting in a Patient with Borderline Personality Disorder.” The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. June 2006, Volume 67, No. 6.
2006	Block, J. “Are we ready to give jail time for selling ‘Pac Man’ to a 17 year old?” Shreveport Times. July 7, 2006 http://www.shereporttimes.com.
2006	Block, J. “Serious Adverse Events in Modafinil Augmentation Study.” CNS Spectrums. Volume 11, No. 5, June, 2006.
2006	Block, J. “Ethical Concerns Regarding Olanzapine Versus Placebo in Patients Prodromally Symptomatic for Psychosis.” American Journal of Psychiatry. Volume 163, No. 10, October, 2006.
2006	Speaker: “Meth and Other Addictions – Addictive Behaviors and Computers.” Winter meeting, Oregon Psychiatric Association. Portland, Oregon, March 4, 2006.
2006	State Senate Testimony: “Are Your Children Safe in Your Home?” California State Capitol. Sacramento, California, March 27, 2006.
2006	Speaker: “Sex Online.” Pacific University. Forest Grove, Oregon, February 14, 2006.
2006	Speaker: “Compulsive Computer Use – Overview and Multiple Proposed Studies.” Portland VA Medical Center Research Conference, Portland, Oregon.
2005	Block, J. “What in the (Virtual) World? Computer Gaming and Your Patients.” September, 2005 http://www.mdnetguide.com.
2005	Speaker: “How Much is Too Much – The Growing Impact of Media on Our Children.” Portland Children’s Museum. Portland, Oregon.
2004	Testimony: Federal Trade Commission - P2P File Sharing Workshop. Washington, D.C. December 16, 2004.
2004	Block, J. “Anonymous and Encrypted P2P Networks.” Federal Trade Commission. December 2004.
2004	Board member, Oregon Psychoanalytic Center, Portland, Oregon.
2003	Instructor: “Computer Use – Passion or Perversion.” Oregon Psychoanalytic Center.
2003	President, Candidate’s Organization. Oregon Psychoanalytic Center.
2001	Forensic Testimony: W. Hewitt vs. Good Samaritan Hospital.
2000	Board Member, National Association of the Mentally Ill of Multnomah County, Oregon.
2000	Circuit Court Mental Health Examiner, Multnomah County, Oregon.
2000	Co-chair: Multnomah County Crisis System Task Force: Developed regional guidelines and best practices for Multnomah County Mental Health Services. Portland, Oregon.
2000	Speaker: N.A.M.I Mental Health and the Law Conference – “Emergency Room Psychiatric Evaluations.” Portland, Oregon.

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