CV Lattes
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Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus São Paulo. Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Bachelor's in Medicine at Universidade Federal de São Paulo (1986), Master's in Psychiatry (1996) and Doctorate in Science (2006) at Universidade Federal de São Paulo (1996). Post-doctorate training at the Eating Disorders Section, Institute of Psychiatry, King´s College London, UK , in 2008. Founder of the Eating Disorders Program in 1994. Clinical researcher of the Post-graduation Program of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo. Has experience in psychiatry and eating disorders, with main topics of research on the subjects: diagnosis, etiology and treatment of eating disorders. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The presence of binge eating (BE) is a core feature of bulimic syndromes. Binge eating disorder (BED) is a new category in DSM-5 highly associated with higher body mass index (BMI). The neural mechanisms that underlie BE are of great interest in order to improve treatment interventions. Brain mechanisms underlying drug and food craving are suggested to be similar. These mechanisms demonst…
Obesity and eating disorders are considered public health problems that have financial and personal lifelong costs. Individual, environmental and behavioral factors are common to both frames and can be worked in an integrated approach. Objectives: To adapt and evaluate the effects of an integrated program "New Moves" on variables related to obesity and eating disorders. Methods: Participa…
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