Genes and Environment SIG

About

We are a multidisciplinary network of academic and health care professionals with interest and expertise in the interplay of genetic and environmental factors in the etiology of eating disorders

OUR GOALS:

• Educate clinicians, researchers, & the public about current findings pertaining to genetic and environmental risk factors for eating disorders and related conditions

• Develop greater unity among researchers and clinicians interested in the genetics of eating disorders
• Pave the way for novel collaborations and a transdisciplinary team-based approach to scientific discovery
• Educate the broader AED community regarding the role played by both genes and environment in the etiology, prevention, maintenance and treatment of eating disorders

• Foster research collaboration among members

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Special Interest Groups

Learn more about each available SIG and its activities:

• Assessment & Diagnosis
• Bariatric Surgery
• Body Image & Prevention
• Child & Adolescent Eating Disorders
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Eating Disorders
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Suicide
• Early Career
• Early Intervention
• Epidemiology and Public Health Practice
• Family Based Treatment (FBT)
• Genes and Environment
• Males & Eating Disorders
• Medical Care
• Neuroimaging 
• Neuropsychology 
• Nutrition
• Professionals & Recovery
• Psychodynamic & Integrated Psychotherapies
• Residential & Inpatient Treatment
• Somatic & Somatically Oriented Therapies
• Sport & Exercise
• Substance Abuse
• Technology & Innovations
• Transcultural
• Trauma & Eating Disorders
• Universities
• Weight Stigma & Social Justice

How to Join

• Become an AED member!
• Click on one or more SIGs on the SIG tab of your profile

It's that easy!