Gary
Bruss
Gary Bruss
- Campus: Anaheim, CA
- Department: Clinical Psychology
- Institution: The Chicago School
- Address: 2400 East Katella Avenue Anaheim, CA 92806
- Office Phone: 714-922-9620
Biography
Dr. Bruss completed an APA accredited pre-doctoral internship and a post-doctoral fellowship at The Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. He spent an additional nine years as a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Pennsylvania hospital where he functioned as a teacher, clinician, and researcher, as well as a faculty member in the APA accredited pre-doctoral internship program. He also held the position of Associate Director of the Acute Inpatient Psychiatry Unit for several years. His clinical research background includes working as an Associate in the Dave Garroway Laboratory for the Study of Depression. He has published and presented his findings at several national scientific conferences. He also held an appointment as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. His professional experience also includes his work as a psychotherapist, psychodiagnostician, and consultant. His interests include psychopathology, psychodynamic psychotherapy, psychological testing, and infertility medicine. Dr. Bruss has served the program in an administrative and teaching capacity since its inception in 2001 at both the American School of Professional Psychology, and now at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Education History
Degree Institution Year B.A. Ohio State University , Columbus, OH 1983 M.A., Clinical Psychology Illinois State University , Normal, IL 1986 Ph.D., Clinical Psychology Ohio University , Athens, OH 1990 Professional Memberships
Role Organization Member American Psychological Association Member Orange County Psychological Association Presentations
Title Location Date 4th Annual Orange County Psychological Association Convention. Orange, CA 2017 Complex Differential Diagnosis. Argosy University, Orange County Life-long Learning Initiative Symposium Series Orange, CA 2016 An Examination of Medical Students’ Response to Patient Ethnicity. Poster presented at the annual winter meeting of the National Schools of Professional Psychology New Orleans, LA 2014 Assessing the Relational Capacities of Applicants to Doctoral Study in Clinical Psychology: A Group Interview Format and Observational Coding Scheme. Poster presented at the annual winter meeting of the National Schools of Professional Psychology Bahamas 2013 A Systematized and Psychometrically Sound Method for the Psychological Evaluation of Gestational Surrogates: Guidelines for Making Inclusion/Exclusion Decisions. Argosy University, Orange County Master Lecture Series (CE event co-sponsored by the Orange County Psychological Association and Argosy University, Orange County) Orange, CA 2013 Symposium on Health Psychology: Brain Issues in Psychological Diagnosis and Treatment. Argosy University, Orange County Master Lecture Series (CE event co-sponsored by the Orange County Psychological Association and Argosy University, Orange County) Orange, CA 2012 Examining the Effectiveness of Intensive Internship Preparation. Poster presented at the annual winter meeting of the National Schools of Professional Psychology New Orleans, LA 2012 ). The Implications of Introducing Dimensional Models in the DSM. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association Los Angeles, CA 2011 Socializing Clinical Psychology Students to Life-Long Learning at the Predoctoral Level: A Pilot Program. Poster presented at the annual winter meeting of the National Schools of Professional Psychology San Juan, Puerto Rico 2011 Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise Clinical Psychology / Mental Health DSM/Diagnosis Licenses
Licensed Psychologist , California Publications
Journal Bruss, G.S. & Nunno, K.M. (2002). Axis I and Personality Profiles of Gestational Surrogates.. Fertility and Sterility, 77 , 1003.
Goldstein, R.D., Gruenberg, A.M., Bruss, G.S. (1996). Co-occurrence of major depressive disorder and personality disorder: treatment implications.. Directions in Psychiatry, 16 (18), 1-8.
Bruss, G.S., Gruenberg, A. M., Goldstein, R.D., & Barber, J.P. (1994). The Hamilton anxiety rating scale interview guide: joint interview and test-retest methods for inter-rater reliability.. Psychiatry Research, 53 , 191-202.
Professional Skills
Psychological Aspects of Infertility Medicine