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Sumati Gupta, PhD

Dr. Gupta is a licensed psychologist and professor at Barnard College, Columbia University. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety and eating/weight issues at Tribeca Psychology in NYC

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Entries from September 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012

Thursday
Sep202012

Men with eating disorders are misunderstood

Despite years of scientific research showing that eating disorders affect men and not just women, many people still associate eating disorders with women. The problem isn’t just in popular media; even academics continue to publish research studies in which they include only women in their analysis. A new academic paper released online this week describes how eating disorders in men are misunderstood by both the public and treatment providers.

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Thursday
Sep062012

How anxiety and perfectionism influence binge eating and dieting

Everyone experiences anxiety and some degree of perfectionism from time to time. To what extent might those qualities influence binge eating and dieting?  A new research study examined that question by following a group of college students weekly for about 3 months.

 

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