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. More on the Eating Disorders Program

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Research Corner

Review Provides New Insights into the Causes of Anorexia

New imaging technology provides insight into abnormalities in the brain circuitry of patients with anorexia nervosa (commonly known as anorexia) that may contribute to the puzzling symptoms found in people with the eating disorder. In a review paper published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience, Walter Kaye, MD, professor of psychiatry and director of the Eating Disorders Program at the University of California, San Diego, and colleagues describe dysfunction in certain neural circuits of the brain which may help explain why people develop anorexia in the first place, and behaviors such as the relentless pursuit of dieting and weight loss. More...

News

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. 

2009 NEDA Walk in San Francisco

Dr. Kathryn Langham participated in the 1st Annual NEDA Walk in San Francisco on behalf of our team! Up next, we will be hosting a walk of our own on February 21st! For more information on how to volunteer or how to set up a team, please contact Aleksandra Marinovic at (858) 534-8026.

Congratulations to Dr. Elise Curry!

We would like to congratulate Dr. Elise Curry on her recent promotion to Urgent Care Coordinator at UCSD Counseling and Psychological Services. We will miss her very much and wish her all the best.

 

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New article in TIME: A Genetic Link Between Anorexia and Autism?

Article by Maia Szalavitz

June 19, 2009

UCSD Medical Center Voted Among Nation's Best

UCSD Medical Center is the only San Diego hospital ranked among the nation’s best in eight specialties in U.S. News & World Report’s new 2008 “America’s Best Hospitals” issue. Department of Psychiatry was ranked 21st in the Nation.