Timothy D. Brewerton, MD, DFAPA, FAED
216 Scott St.
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone: 843-509-0694
Fax: 843-886-4480
email: drtimothybrewerton@gmail.com
Books Authored:
Clinical Handbook of Eating Disorders: An Integrated Approach
Titles of presentations:
- Eating Disorders, Victimization and Comorbid Conditions: Principles of Treatment
- The Role of Psychopharmacology in the Treatment of Eating Disorders
- The Role of Trauma in the Pathogenesis of the Eating Disorders
- The Psychobiology of Eating Disorders
- "Purging Disorder"
- Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents
- Sensation Seeking and Impulsivity in the Eating Disorders
- Ethological Aspects of Eating Disorders
- Clinical Case Consultation
Five learning objectives discussed:
- Be familiar with common comorbid psychiatric disorders associated with the eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and eating disorder not otherwise specified
- Understand the role of victimization in the etiology of eating disorders & related comorbidity in light of psychobiological and genetic data
- Understand integrative treatment approaches for eating disorder patients with comorbid conditions based on available practice guidelines
- Understand the basic psychobiological mechanisms underlying the phenomenology of and psychopharmacologic treatment for the eating disorders
- Understand the role and integrative use of psychopharmacologic agents in the treatment of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder.
Audience:
Psychiatrists (including child-adolescent psychiatrists), psychologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, counselors, dietitians, nutritionists, pediatricians, internists, endocrinologists, family physicians, gynecologists, neurologists, behavioral scientists, and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students in these disciplines, as well as laypersons.
Fee range:
Negotiable, plus expenses.
Some previous speaking engagements:
*Disordered Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in Allegedly Maltreated Children. 49th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. San Francisco, CA, October 22-27, 2002.
*Eating Disorders, Victimization and Comorbidity: Principles of Treatment. 2004 International Conference on Eating Disorders. Orlando, FL: Academy of Eating Disorders, April 29, 2004 (workshop).
*Relationship Between "Purging Disorder" and Crime Victimization in the National Women's Study. 2004 International Conference on Eating Disorders. Orlando, FL: Academy of Eating Disorders, April 29, 2004.
*Sensation Seeking, Eating Disorders and Victimization: Results from the National Women's Study. Tenth Annual Meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 7-9, 2004, p. 152.
*Eating Disorders, Victimization and Dissociation. Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation. New Orleans, LA. November 20, 2004 (workshop).
*The Role of Psychopharmacology in the Treatment of Eating Disorders, CME, Inc. Las Vegas, NV. January 23, 2004.
*Eating Disorders, Victimization, and Comorbidity: Principles of Treatment, The Laureate Psychiatric Hospital and Clinic, Eating Disorders Program, Tulsa, OK, September 13, 2004.
*Eating Disorders and Their Comorbid Conditions: Evaluation and Treatment, 2004 Annual Fall Conference of the South Carolina Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, Mt. Pleasant, SC, October 25, 2004.
*Morbid Obesity, Victimization and Psychiatric Disorders," Grand Rounds, MUSC Health Services Research Center, Charleston, SC, February 4, 2000.
*Family Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Interest Group, MUSC Institute of Psychiatry, Charleston, SC, September 19, 2000.
Bio:
Dr. Brewerton is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, where he founded their Eating Disorders Program (1987), served as its Director (1987-2001) and was Medical Consultant at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (1996-2001). Dr. Brewerton is triple board certified in general psychiatry, child/adolescent psychiatry and forensic psychiatry. He is Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and Founding Fellow of the Academy of Eating Disorders (AED). He has served on the Board of Directors of AED and is Past-President of the Eating Disorders Research Society and the South Carolina Council for Child-Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Brewerton has published over 100 articles and book chapters on various aspects of eating disorders, including psychobiology, psychopharmacology, epidemiology, comorbidity, and the role of trauma. He is Editor of the book, Clinical Handbook of Eating Disorders: An Integrated Approach (April 2004). Dr. Brewerton is on the Editorial Boards of the International Journal of Eating Disorders, Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, and Current Nutrition and Food Science. He has received numerous awards, including Best Doctors in America, America's Top Psychiatrists, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, and Outstanding Scientists of the 20th Century.
