NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division To Present Discussion on Food and Body Image

Nov. 11, 2010 - PRLog -- Evelyn Attia, M.D,  Director of the Center for Eating Disorders at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital will join Harriet Brown, New York Times contributing writer and author of “Brave Girl Eating: A Family’s Struggle with Anorexia” for a discussion on teens, food and body image from 6:30-8:00 PM, Tuesday, December 7. Entitled “It’s All in the Relationship: Teens, Food and Where Things Can Go Wrong,” the event will be held in the auditorium of the Hospital’s main building with the clock tower at 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains. It is free of charge and open to the public. No advance registration is required.

One of the nation’s leading authorities on eating disorders, Dr. Attia was appointed last year as Director of The Outlook at NYP Hospital/Westchester Division, the only specialized inpatient eating disorders program in New York state, that provides treatment for adolescents and adults with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, as well as binge eating and other eating-related disorders. Dr. Attia is also Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at both Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medical College. She has played a key role in improving care for patients with these challenging conditions and has been instrumental in understanding the biological basis of anorexia nervosa and in developing effective new treatments.
   
“Brave Girl Eating”, published by HarperCollins, chronicles the author’s daughter Kitty’s struggle with anorexia nervosa and her journey back to renewed health.  Ms. Brown describes how her family, with the support of an open-minded pediatrician and skilled therapist, helped her daughter recover from a crippling eating disorder and regain her sense of self.  

Free parking is available and refreshments will be served.  For further information, please call (914) 682-6991.

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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division, opened in 1894, is one of the world’s most advanced centers for psychiatric care. The Westchester Division serves children, adolescents, adults and the elderly with comprehensive outpatient, day treatment, partial hospitalization and inpatient services. In addition to clinical treatment, the Westchester Division is also a center for interdisciplinary medical research and education through its academic affiliate, Weill Cornell Medical College. NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the nation’s top hospitals for psychiatry, as rated by U.S.News & World Report. For more information, visit http://www.nyp.org.