Overview of Eating Disorders

Speakers

Evelyn Attia, MD, Director of the Center for Eating Disorders at the New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center/NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital, Professor of Psychiatry

Allegra Broft, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia Center for Eating Disorders, New York State Psychiatric Institute

Description

What are the eating disorders and how worrisome are they? Drs. Attia and Broft will provide an overview of eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. They will discuss symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and medical complications of eating disorders.

Contact Information

For more information on treatment and research opportunities for those with eating disorders, please visit our clinic website at www.columbiaeatingdisorders.org,  like us on facebook, or call us at 646-774-8066.

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