Dr. Rachel Kramer—clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco—discusses considerations for evaluating patients for a potential eating disorder and emphasizes the importance of provider awareness on how to evaluate and treat patients for atypical anorexia nervosa in particular.
Rachel Kramer, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. She has specialized training in evidence-based eating disorders treatment, specifically Family Based Treatment (FBT). In addition to providing outpatient FBT and FBT-informed care to youth admitted for medical complications related to their eating disorder, Dr. Kramer’s research focuses on evaluating eating disorder symptoms and treatment outcomes inclusive of all weight statuses. She also authored an article in the Journal of Health Service Psychology and presented a webinar here at the National Register.
You can learn more about Dr. Kramer and her work on UCSF’s website and on ResearchGate.