On Eating Disorders: A Comprehensive Overview

In this episode of On the Mind, host Dr. Daniel Knoepflmacher speaks with Dr. Evelyn Attia, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine and Director of the NewYork-Presbyterian Center for Eating Disorders, and Suzanne Straebler, Clinical Director of the Center for Eating Disorders outpatient programs, about the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders.

Drawing on deep clinical and research expertise, they trace the history of eating disorders from ancient accounts of self-starvation to their recognition as distinct psychiatric diagnoses and contemporary cultural impact. Their discussion covers what is known about the prevalence of these conditions and the genetic, neurobiological and sociocultural factors that shape them.

Listeners will learn the defining features of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other related diagnoses--with a focus on health disparities across underserved communities, the elevated mortality and suicide risk associated with these illnesses, and the multimodal treatment landscape, spanning medical stabilization, psychopharmacology and evidence-based psychotherapies. This episode provides a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to eating disorders from two clinicians at the forefront of the field.

Additional resources for further learning:

https://www.nyp.org/psychiatry/center-for-eating-disorders

https://Prepared.nyspi.org

https://feast-ed.org/ 

https://fedupcollective.org/