Big Ideas In Eating Disorders

In this episode, we delve into the insights of Trinity University Psychology Professor Carolyn Becker, whose insatiable curiosity and openness to explore diverse fields have been the driving forces behind her innovative and fruitful career. Recognized for her excellence in teaching and research, Professor Becker's expertise lies in implementing scientifically backed interventions in both clinical and real-world contexts. She has le...

Today’s episode takes us on a global journey with Dr. Anne Becker, Maude and Lillian Presley Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Although Anne never became the meteorologist she imagined in her youth, as a psychiatrist and anthropologist, she traveled far from home to launch pioneering work in Fiji focused on how culture contributes to shaping the meaning of body image and...

We are thrilled to be joined today by Dr. Paul Appelbaum for the last of episode in our special series focused on the proposed diagnosis of “terminal anorexia nervosa.” Dr. Appelbaum is the Elizabeth K Dollard Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Law at Columbia University and Past President of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, and the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society. A member...

I am delighted to be joined today by Rachel Rattenni as part of our special series focused on the proposed diagnosis “terminal anorexia nervosa.” Rachel has a graduate degree in bioethics from Columbia University and is currently pursuing a master’s in public health at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.  She also serves as Rachel serves as the Program Assistant for Big Ideas In Eating Disorders. Her formal ...

Today's episode of Big Ideas in Eating Disorders is part of a special series delving into the proposed diagnosis of "Terminal Anorexia Nervosa." I am honored to have Dr. Eric van Furth, a clinical psychologist and Professor of Eating Disorders in the Department of Psychiatry at Leiden University Medical Center, as our guest. With decades of experience in the eating disorder field, Dr. van Furth has received numerous awards and acco...

The current episode is the third of our six-part series focused on the proposed diagnosis of “terminal anorexia nervosa.” My guest is Rosiel Elwyn (they/them/she), a PhD candidate at the Thompson Institute, Australia, who is studying the neurobiology of anorexia nervosa with a focus on the role of trauma and its effects on the glutamatergic system, the gut microbiome, and interoceptive function. Rosiel has lived with anorexia nervo...

Joining the podcast is Dr. Angela Guarda, the Stephen and Jean Robinson Professor of Eating Disorders in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Director of their Eating Disorders Program since 1997. This is the second episode in a six-part series that revolves around Guadiani, Bogetz, and Yager's suggested diagnosis of "Terminal Anorexia Nervosa." In our conversation, Dr. Gu...

This marks the beginning of a six-part series centered around the proposed diagnosis of "Terminal Anorexia Nervosa." In this inaugural episode, I talk with Dr. Joel Yager, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Yager, alongside co-authors Dr. Jennifer Guadiani and Alyssa Bogetz, an individual with Anorexia Nervosa who passed away before the article's publication, proposed the criteria...

Join us for an episode with consummate eating disorders clinician, Judith Banker. As founder and Executive Director of the Center for Eating Disorders in Ann Arbor since 1983, Judy has a breadth of experience and a depth of wisdom that few therapists achieve in a lifetime. In this episode, she observes the rising rate of eating disorders across the age spectrum - with many younger and older individuals presenting for treatment comp...

In this episode we hear from Dr. Bryn Austin, award-winning researcher, teacher, and mentor and Founding Director of the Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders: A Public Health Incubator (STRIPED). Dr. Austin is Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In this episode, she urges all of us in the f...

Professor Kyle DeYoung started his university education with a focus on engineering and shifted pursuits when he decided to take a psychology elective and discovered his passion for the field. He reflects on the profound impact mentors can have in shaping our academic and professional careers and shares some really interesting ideas about the relationship of sleep and circadian rhythms to eating behaviors. Join us for this episode ...

In this episode, Dr. Pike is joined by Dr. Allan Kaplan who is University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry Professor and past Vice Dean for  Graduate and Academic Affairs in the Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Kaplan has served as President of both the Academy for Eating Disorders and the Eating Disorders Research Society. Reflecting decades of experience as a researcher, educator, and clinician, in this episode, Dr. Kaplan describes t...

Dr. Pamela Keel is Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology at Florida State University. Dr. Keel has served as president of the Academy of Eating Disorders and the Eating Disorder Research Society and has contributed widely to the field of eating disorders. Here we discuss how Dr. Keel’s work on purging disorder stemmed from her earlier clinical work on bulimia nervosa and how our existing diagnostic system fails to describe...

Professor Yael Latzer is former Dean of the School of Social Work at the Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences at Haifa University in Israel. She is also the founder and former director of the Eating Disorders Institution in the Psychiatric Division in Rambam, Health Care Campus. Dr. Latzer is also one of the founders of the Israeli Association for Eating Disorders and served for several years as its president. In this epis...

In this episode of Big Ideas In Eating Disorders, Dr. Jenny Thomas shares with us how her personal history as an aspiring ballerina put her at risk for developing an eating disorder, her good fortune in getting evidence-based therapy, and how this propelled her into becoming a pioneer in the study and treatment of ARFID.

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Dr. Michael J. Devlin is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and where he is also a member of the Eating Disorders Research Unit at New York State Psychiatric Institute. He has served as President of the Academy for Eating Disorders and was a pioneer in the development of behavioral treatments for individuals with Binge Eating Disorder. In this episode, Dr. Devlin urges us to f...

Dr. Glenn Waller is a clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Sheffield, UK. He is a past-president of the Academy for Eating Disorders, and is currently president of the Eating Disorders Research Society. Dr. Waller has decades of experience as a clinical researcher evaluating and evolving cognitive behavioral treatments for individuals with eating disorders. In this episode, he challenges therapists to refrain fr...

Dr. Hans Hoek is clinical psychiatrist at the Eating Disorders Program in the Hague and Professor of Psychiatry at University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He also holds a faculty appointment at Columbia University in New York City. For many years, Dr. Hoek served as director of the psychiatric residency program and dean of Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, The Hague, a large mental health institute with branches across the Nethe...

Dr. Marsha Marcus, Professor Emerita at The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, has devoted a significant part of her career to the study of binge eating and the development of treatments for people with binge eating disorder. She started out with a focus on obesity treatment. During the course of her work, she noticed that a significant percentage of people seeking weight-loss treatment also described patterns of binge ea...