Eating Disorders Program

    

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Science in the Service of Improving the Treatments for Eating Disorders:
There is a growing understanding of how powerful brain processes contribute to behaviors that create and sustain anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Such knowledge has resulted in court rulings, such as a recent New Jersey case, that have classified eating disorders as a biologically based brain disorder. Our Mission Statement...

 

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Research Corner

Eating Disorders: Hope Despite Mortal Risk

Editorial written by Dr. Kaye in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

Eating disorders are still not considered a serious form of mental illness in some states and countries, resulting in a health care crisis for those currently suffering from these disorders, as well as their families. This is puzzling, since there is considerable evidence that eating disorders are highly heritable, biologically based, severe mental disorders. As a prime example of the severity of these disorders, anorexia nervosa has consistently been shown to be associated with high morbidity and mortality. One review
estimated the aggregate mortality rate at 0.56% per year, or approximately 5.6% per decade.  Read more...

 

 

News

1st Annual San Diego NEDA Walk

This year our program is hosting the 1st Annual San Diego NEDA walk, to be held on February 21, 2009. To register for this event or to donate, please click here.

 

Maudsley Parents Newsletter November 2009

This is the latest newsletter with conference follow-up, new “Ask an Expert” questions, a terrific article on recovery, two more videos, and news from the Academy for Eating Disorders and NEDA. Click here to read more.

Congratulations to our Medical Director, Dr. Terry Schwartz!

The UCSD Eating Disorder Treatment and Research Program Team congratulate our Medical Director, Dr. Terry Schwartz, who again was honored as one of the best psychiatrists in San Diego by San Diego Magazine. 

 

 

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