Eating Anxiety Treatment (EAT) Laboratory & Clinic
Welcome to the EAT Lab and Clinic located at the University of Louisville
and directed by Dr. Cheri A. Levinson, Ph.D.
and directed by Dr. Cheri A. Levinson, Ph.D.
About the EAT Lab
The EAT Lab & Clinic is dedicated to research on and treatment for eating disorders and anxiety
Our research has several aims:
Novel Treatment Development for the Eating DisordersExposure therapy is the treatment of choice for anxiety disorders. At the EAT Lab we are working on ways to adapt exposure therapy for the treatment of eating disorders. We are also interested in adapting other empirically-based treatments for the anxiety disorders and extending them to the eating disorders.
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Personalizing Eating Disorder TreatmentTreatments for eating disorders only work for about 50% of individuals. Part of the reason that treatments fail is because of the high heterogeneity among eating disorders. Our work, using network analysis, is focused on identifying how symptoms of eating disorders differ within individuals and using this to inform personalized treatment.
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Eating Disorder & Anxiety Disorder ComorbidityMore than 70% of individuals with eating disorders also meet criteria for an anxiety disorder. Our lab studies why these two types of disorders co-occur so frequently. Our ultimate goal is to develop treatments and preventative interventions that address both disorders concurrently.
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Dr. Levinson and the EAT lab has been featured on the front page of the Courier Journal discussing accessibility of eating disorder treatment in KY and what we are doing to change that.
Online article and video here
Online article and video here
Read Louisville Magazine article about what Dr. Levinson and the EAT lab have been doing and how we are making a difference in the Louisville community
Online article here