(Image from: UCSF Study Turns Anorexia Treatment on its Head, SF Gate, Sep. 2013)
2025
How Your Social Media Consumption Can Influence Your Eating Habits, According to Experts, CNN, Jan. 2025
2023
How Insurance Denials Can Delay Lifesaving Eating Disorder Treatment, Seattle Times, Sept. 2023
A Surge in Eating Disorders in Medi-Cal Patients Shows Stark Gaps in Care, LA Times, Aug. 2023
Could Mushrooms Be the Drug to Finally Cure Eating Disorders?, The Cut, Jan. 2023
AI is Acting 'Pro-Anorexia,' and Tech Companies Aren't Stopping It, Washington Post, Aug. 2023
Barriers to Care For Eating Disorders, Eating Disorders Review, 2023
Eating Disorders in Young Men Are Being Masked by Muscle Bulking and Over-exercising, NPR All Things Considered, Jul. 2023
Body Dysmorphia in Boys and Men Can Fuel Muscle Obsession, Doctors Say, Washington Post, Apr. 2023
The Hidden World of Boys with Eating Disorders, NBC News, Mar. 2023
What is Disordered Eating? And Why Do 20% of the World’s Kids Show Signs of It? Experts Explain, CNN, Feb. 2023
"The Release of My 2nd Book, 'Mother, Men, and Me': A Memoir of Anxiety, Anorexia, and Affairs", Tutu Thin Podcast, 2023
Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Young Dancers: Next Steps in Research and Practice, Australian Society for Performing Arts, Aug. 2023
Dr Rachel Kramer on the Treatment of Atypical Anorexia Nervosa, The Clinical Consult Podcast, 2023
2022
"All About Anxiety (& Eating Disorders) - Erin Reilly, PhD", Picture Blurrfect Podcast, Jan. 2022
Is Anorexia Nervosa an Anxiety Disorder with Dr Sasha Gorrell, Seven Health, Apr. 2022
Eating Disorders Have Risen in Recent Years. A New Finding May Help Catch Them Earlier, CNN, Nov. 2022
Hospitalizations for Eating Disorders Grew in the Pandemic. The Problem isn’t Over, Experts Say, CNN, Nov. 2022
What Is ‘Bigorexia’?, New York Times, Mar. 2022
2021
Eating Disorders in Teens Have 'Exploded' in the Pandemic, New York Times, Apr. 2021
Eating Disorders Have 'Exploded' Among Young People During the Pandemic. What One Expert Says People Should be Doing., Chicago Tribune, Apr. 2021
Eating Disorders in Men Are Not Talked About Enough — and They’re on the Rise, Healthline, Nov. 2021
Boys Have Eating Disorders, Too. Doctors Think Social Media Is Making It Worse, Wall Street Journal, Nov. 2021
Another Pandemic-Induced Crisis: Eating Disorders Rise Sharply Among Teens, KQED/NPR, Aug. 2021
Eating Disorders Surged Among Adolescents in Pandemic, Wall Street Journal, Jun. 2021
Worried Your Child Has an Eating Disorder? This Pediatrician Has Advice, Washington Post, Apr. 2021
This Is What It’s Like For Men With Eating Disorders, BuzzFeed News, Feb. 2021
Pandemic Fueling a Sharp Rise in Eating Disorders, Bay Area Experts Say, SF Chronicle, Jan. 2021
A Disease of Privilege or Poverty? The Research on Socioeconomic Status and Eating Disorders, Equip Blog, Oct. 2021
2020
When Picky Eating Becomes a Dangerous Disorder, KQED, Jun. 2020
Newsom Proposal Could End School Fitness Exams, KQED, Feb. 2020
Plan to Cut PE Test — and its Body-fat Measurement — in California Sparks Debate, EdSource, Mar. 2020
Bisexual Men More Prone to Eating Disorders than Gay or Straight Men, Study Finds, NBC News, Dec. 2020
With Eating Disorders, Looks Can Be Deceiving, New York Times, Jul. 2020
When Teen Boys Use Supplements, New York Times, May 2020
A Patient's Guide to Eating Disorders, US News, Feb. 2020
2019
Yes, Boys Can Get Eating Disorders Too, Parents, Aug. 2019
Teen Boys' Eating Disorders May Focus on Muscles, not Weight Loss, Reuters, Jun. 2019
2018
Binging, purging and fasting more common in overweight, obese young adults, UCSF News Center, Jun. 2018
Drs. Le Grange and Lock debunking Maudsley Myths, NEW PLATES Podcast
2016
The hidden risk of eating disorders in guys, US News and World Report, Nov. 2016
2015
Teens with bulimia recover faster when parents are included in treatment, UCSF News Center, Sep. 2015
2014
'Successful diet' may mask eating disorders, SF Gate, Dec. 2014
Anorexia Study: Get focus off weight, Chicago Tribune
The treatment of adolescent eating disorders, Psychiatric Times, Feb. 2014
2013
UCSF study turns anorexia treatment on its head, SF Gate, Sep. 2013
2012
Internet-based support groups that connect parents of adolescents with eating disorders with each other, Science Life, Oct. 2012
Male anorexia a seldom-recognized threat, Chicago Tribune, July 2012
What the U.S. Can and Can't Learn From Israel's Ban on Ultra-Thin Models, The Atlantic, May 2012
Testing Treatments in the Anorexic Mouse, Science Life, Apr. 2012
NIH Spotlight on Eating Disorders, NIMH Director's Blog, Feb. 2012
Experts urge BMI method for calculating weight in kids with eating disorders, The University of Chicago Medicine, Jan. 2012
Anorexic Patients Can Be Fed More Aggressively Study Says, The New York Times, Jan. 2012
2011
UCSF Research Article Summary on Shortening Hospitalization Time, SF Gate, Dec. 2011
The State of Male Eating Disorders, Huffington Post, Aug. 2011
An Eating Disorder Iceberg, Revealed, Science Life, Mar. 2011
Breakthroughs in Women's Health, Chicago Magazine, Jan. 2011
2010
Treating Eating Disorders and Paying for It, By Lesley Alderman, New York Times, Dec. 2010
Bringing in Family to Combat Anorexia, The New York Times, Oct. 2010
Parental Role Aids Anorexia Recovery, The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 2010
Parents Can Make A Difference With Anorexic Teens, NPR, Oct. 2010
Family Based Treatment Found Most Effective for Anorexia Nervosa Patients, The University of Chicago Medicine, Oct. 2010
Eating-Disorder Treatment: A Family Affair, U.S. News & World Report, Oct. 2010
5 Eating-Disorder Signs in Your Child, U.S. News & World Report, Sep. 2010
Eating with an anorexic child, Chicago Tribune, Jun. 2010
2009
The Maudsley Approach, The Washington Post, Feb. 2009
2007
Therapies: family sessions found to help treat bulimia, The New York Times, Sep. 2007
Family Therapy most helpful for teens with bulimia, Yahoo! News, Sep. 2007
When girls won't eat, Chicago Magazine, Mar. 2007
2006
One Spoonful at a Time, By Harriet Brown, New York Times, Nov. 2006
2005
Qualities of Life Health: Parents are part of the solution, eating-disorder program embraces their help, Chicago Tribune, Apr. 2005