Is Anorexia Nervosa an Anxiety Disorder?

Full presentation title:
Is Anorexia Nervosa an Anxiety Disorder? Leveraging Multimodal Exploration of Eating Pathology to Delineate Potential Mechanistic Intervention Targets
Speaker:
Sasha Gorrell, PhD
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences
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Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
• Identify signs and symptoms of eating disorders in youth
• Synthesize ideas relating to the overlap of eating disorders and anxiety disorders
• Gain a basic understanding of the neurobiological bases of eating disorder symptoms
• Delineate specific anxiety-related mechanisms that may inform future eating disorder research and treatment efforts
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers.