B. Timothy Walsh | |
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Born | Bernard Timothy Walsh 1946
Washington, D.C., US |
Alma mater |
Princeton University Harvard Medical School |
Known for | Research regarding obesity and eating disorders |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychology, Psychiatry Epidemiology, Public Health, Medicine |
Institutions |
Columbia University New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons |
Bernard Timothy Walsh (born 1946) is an American psychiatrist, academic, author, and editor who specializes in eating disorders. [1] He is the William and Joy Ruane Professor of Pediatric Psychopharmacology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University. [2]
Walsh was born in 1946 in Washington, D.C He attended Princeton University and Harvard Medical School. [2] He completed his residency in psychiatry at the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center in The Bronx, New York. [1]
In 1979, Walsh started the Eating Disorders Research Unit at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Irving Medical Center. [2] [3] He was also the director of the Division of Clinical Therapeutics at New York State Psychiatric Institute. [3]
He is the William and Joy Ruane Professor of Pediatric Psychopharmacology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University. [2] His research covers the psychological and biological causes of abnormal eating behaviors. [3] He has looked for pharmacological and psychological treatments for anorexia nevosa, binge eating disorder, and bulimia nervosa. [3]
He is the author, editor, or co-editor of five books on adolescent health and eating disorders. He was the president of both the Academy for Eating Disorders and the Eating Disorders Research Society. [2] [4] He also chaired the Eating Disorders Work Group for both DSM-IV and DSM-5. [2]
He has received awards from the Academy for Eating Disorders, American Psychiatric Association, the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, and the National Eating Disorders Association. [2]