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What are some of the body image and eating disorders that young males are prone to? What is the difference between a body image and an eating disorder? How many young men are affected by these disorders? What are some of the other disorders that are present at the same time? What are some of the risk factors? Is there a genetic component? What role does the media play? What are some of the treatments for these disorders? Our guests will discuss these and other issues.
Speakers for this session include:
Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Associate at McLean Hospital and Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Lexington, Massachusetts, where he specializes in the treatment of eating disorders and body image issues in boys and men. His research and clinical focus spans over 30 years. He co-authored The Adonis Complex, the first book of its kind detailing various manifestations of body image problems in males. He also published the first studies on "muscle dysmorphia", a diagnosis he and his colleagues coined in the late 1990's. He also specializes in the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). He has appeared in TIME, GQ, and Good Morning America. He sits on the Professional Advisory Boards for Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) and the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA). He presents at many conferences, podcasts and webinars around the country.
Jason Nagata, M.D., M.Sc. is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at the University of California San Francisco and affiliated faculty with the Institute for Global Health Sciences and the Center for Sexual and Gender Minority Health. He is Co-Founder of the International Association for Adolescent Health Young Professionals Network. He is an expert in eating disorders, particularly in boys and men. His other research interests include adolescent and young adult physical activity, eating behaviors, food security, nutrition, obesity, cardiovascular disease, screen time, HIV, and LGBTQ+ health. His global health work is focused in Kenya and Guatemala and he led an adolescent health research priorities exercise for the World Health Organization. He has published over 200 articles in academic journals including The Lancet, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and Pediatrics. He serves as Senior Editor for the Journal of Eating Disorders, on the International Advisory Board of The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Dr. Tiffany Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Auburn University, licensed clinical psychologist, and the Co-Director of the Auburn Eating Disorders Clinic (AEDC). She directs the AppearanCe Concerns, Eating, Prevention, and Treatment (ACCEPT) Lab, where her research focuses on interventions to promote body acceptance and decrease eating disorder risk in understudied populations, including young men and LGBTQ+ individuals.
Dr. Emilio J. Compte is a Researcher at the Eating Behavior Research Center and director of the master's program in Eating Disorders, at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (Chile). His research interests are related to eating disorders among men and sexual and gender minorities, and to the implementation of psychological evidence-based treatments in Latin America. He has both a clinical and a research background, he received training in cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy for Eating Disorders in addition to a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, and he holds a master’s degree in biostatistics and another master’s degree in research method in psychology.
Jason Lavender, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Deputy Research Director for the Military Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (MiCOR) program with the Metis Foundation. He is an expert in eating disorder symptoms and body image concerns in boys and men, and his research has a particular focus on non-traditional symptoms (e.g., muscularity-oriented attitudes/behaviors) and assessment-related considerations. He is a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, Co-Chaired the 2021 International Conference on Eating Disorders, and serves on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Eating Disorders, Eating Behaviors, and the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science.
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Speakers for this session include:
Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Associate at McLean Hospital and Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Lexington, Massachusetts, where he specializes in the treatment of eating disorders and body image issues in boys and men. His research and clinical focus spans over 30 years. He co-authored The Adonis Complex, the first book of its kind detailing various manifestations of body image problems in males. He also published the first studies on "muscle dysmorphia", a diagnosis he and his colleagues coined in the late 1990's. He also specializes in the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). He has appeared in TIME, GQ, and Good Morning America. He sits on the Professional Advisory Boards for Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) and the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA). He presents at many conferences, podcasts and webinars around the country.
Jason Nagata, M.D., M.Sc. is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at the University of California San Francisco and affiliated faculty with the Institute for Global Health Sciences and the Center for Sexual and Gender Minority Health. He is Co-Founder of the International Association for Adolescent Health Young Professionals Network. He is an expert in eating disorders, particularly in boys and men. His other research interests include adolescent and young adult physical activity, eating behaviors, food security, nutrition, obesity, cardiovascular disease, screen time, HIV, and LGBTQ+ health. His global health work is focused in Kenya and Guatemala and he led an adolescent health research priorities exercise for the World Health Organization. He has published over 200 articles in academic journals including The Lancet, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and Pediatrics. He serves as Senior Editor for the Journal of Eating Disorders, on the International Advisory Board of The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Dr. Tiffany Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Auburn University, licensed clinical psychologist, and the Co-Director of the Auburn Eating Disorders Clinic (AEDC). She directs the AppearanCe Concerns, Eating, Prevention, and Treatment (ACCEPT) Lab, where her research focuses on interventions to promote body acceptance and decrease eating disorder risk in understudied populations, including young men and LGBTQ+ individuals.
Dr. Emilio J. Compte is a Researcher at the Eating Behavior Research Center and director of the master's program in Eating Disorders, at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (Chile). His research interests are related to eating disorders among men and sexual and gender minorities, and to the implementation of psychological evidence-based treatments in Latin America. He has both a clinical and a research background, he received training in cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy for Eating Disorders in addition to a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, and he holds a master’s degree in biostatistics and another master’s degree in research method in psychology.
Jason Lavender, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Deputy Research Director for the Military Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (MiCOR) program with the Metis Foundation. He is an expert in eating disorder symptoms and body image concerns in boys and men, and his research has a particular focus on non-traditional symptoms (e.g., muscularity-oriented attitudes/behaviors) and assessment-related considerations. He is a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, Co-Chaired the 2021 International Conference on Eating Disorders, and serves on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Eating Disorders, Eating Behaviors, and the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science.
For a full listing of other symposia go here