UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders
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Blog of the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders.Blog seek to provide outstanding education and training in eating disorders detection and care to medical students and other health profession trainees at UNC.
UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders
3w ago
by Cynthia Bulik, PhD (en español haga clic aquí)
Mariana, could you start by telling us a little bit about you. Where were you born and where were you living before you came to UNC?
I was born on January 13, 1991 in Mexico City and both of my parents are doctors. They met during their specialization training—my father is a cardiologist and my mother is a psychiatrist—they met while they were working in Emergency Psychiatry. I lived in Mexico City for my first 5 years and afterwards we moved to Pachuca, a small city near the capitol where my father was from, when they offered him a job in the ..read more
UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders
3w ago
by Cynthia Bulik, PhD (English version click here)
Mariana, ¿podrías empezar contándonos un poco sobre ti? ¿Dónde naciste y dónde vivías antes de venir a UNC?
Yo nací un 13 de enero de 1991 en Ciudad de México, soy hija de padres médicos, mis padres se conocieron durante la especialidad de medicina, mi papá es cardiólogo y mi mamá es psiquiatra, se conocieron mientras los dos cursaban Urgencias Psiquiátricas. Viví mis primeros cinco años de vida en Ciudad de México y después nos mudamos a Pachuca, una ciudad pequeña cerca de la capital de donde es originario mi papá, ya que le ofrecieron un tr ..read more
UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders
4M ago
by Cynthia Bulik, PhD, FAED, Founding Director of CEED
Back in August 2023, I was invited to write this editorial on Ozempic for Science, which I co-wrote with former UNC CEED neuroscience post-doc Andrew Hardaway. It was challenging…very challenging. I drafted a companion blog that elaborated on many of the topics that we were only able to touch upon in the editorial, but every time I was about to post it, some new information about about semaglutide and its cousins hit the medical literature and lay press. For those of you who have not been bombarded by information about these drugs, the GLP ..read more
UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders
7M ago
by Cynthia Bulik, PhD, Founding Director of CEED
It’s hard to believe that 20 years ago we cut the ribbon to launch what was then called the UNC Eating Disorders Program. When I look back on what is now the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders, I see a series of “firsts” that have truly allowed us to make a difference in our State, in our country, and around the world.
CEED members and friends reunion at the first in person conference since COVID-19
Let’s review just a few of those firsts.
Ms. Rita Robbins, a dedicated mother who tried desperately to find treatment for her daughter’s ..read more
UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders
8M ago
by Wesley R. Barnhart, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical Psychology, Bowling Green State University, and CEED Summer Research Fellow 2023
In a previous blog, we discussed how minority stress– or verbal and physical harassment based on sexual orientation, hiding or withholding one’s sexual orientation from others, and negative thoughts and feelings about oneself based on being a sexual minority (e.g., gay, lesbian, and bisexual people)– is related to disordered eating and body dissatisfaction in sexual minorities. These stressors are typically thought to be caused by people who are not sexual m ..read more
UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders
8M ago
by Liv Hog
Graduate Student in Psychology, specializing in Cognitive Neuroscience, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany and CEED Summer Fellow 2023
The cosmetic procedure industry has experienced an expansion with procedures becoming increasingly popular and accessible. According to the International Survey on Aesthetic/Cosmetic Procedures (ISAPS), the total number of procedures increased by 19.3% in 2021 compared with 2020. Interest in cosmetic procedures is not limited by geography but has become a worldwide phenomenon. Women comprise the majority of clients in cosmetic procedure settings, accou ..read more
UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders
9M ago
By Kayla Costello and Ava Silverman (CEED Summer Research Fellows)
Selectivity around food is typical among young children and is often short-term, but what happens if your child never “grows out of it?” What happens if an individual suddenly “grows into it” following a traumatic event or the development of a new health condition?1
If you’ve watched Abbott Elementary on ABC, you may have noticed that Gregory unwillingly admits to his co-workers that he only likes four foods! If you haven’t caught the scene, take a look here. Though we don’t know what’s going on for Gregory, for other people th ..read more
UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders
10M ago
by Ava Silverman
Ava Silverman is a 2023 CEED Summer Fellow and rising senior at Smith College, majoring in neuroscience.
Lived experience co-design of research refers to collaboration between researchers-by-training and people who are directly affected by the topic being studied. These individuals are sometimes referred to as peer researchers or experts-by-experience to acknowledge, value, and give credibility to the knowledge they can contribute to a research process. Co-design occurs at every stage of the research process, from study design to dissemination of results, and provides the give ..read more
UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders
10M ago
by Wesley R. Barnhart, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical Psychology, Bowling Green State University, and CEED Summer Research Fellow 2023
Sexual minorities, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, and Queer people (a reclaimed term used by members of the community to represent people of non-heterosexual lived experiences),1 often report higher rates of disordered eating (e.g., excessive restriction of calories) and dissatisfaction with their body shape and weight than straight people.2-4 Why might sexual minorities experience higher rates of disordered eating and body dissatisfaction?
Looking at the ..read more
UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders
10M ago
by Kayla Costello
UNC CEED Summer Research Fellow and Clinical Psychology PhD student University at Albany, State University of New York
Mental health disorders are categorized by different symptoms often with the guidance of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM),1 which is a guide to help clinicians diagnose mental disorders. For the last 10 years, researchers and clinicians are beginning to focus on what mechanisms, or internal processes that drive behaviors, are common across several disorders. The “transdiagnostic” approach to psychiatric disorders acknowledges th ..read more