Alexandra Allam

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Alexandra Allam, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist and a T32 postdoctoral research fellow in Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Eating Disorders at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Her research focuses on the biobehavioral basis of and psychotherapeutic interventions for restrictive eating disorders. In clinical practice, she provides individualized, evidence-based interventions to adolescents and adults with a range of psychological problems.

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Anorexia in transition: from CAMHS to adult mental health services

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A small Danish qualitative study explores how young people with anorexia experience the shift from family-based treatment in CAMHS to adult mental health services.

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Body dissatisfaction in adolescence: does it cause eating disorders and depression later?

Within-twin analyses supported the causal effects of body dissatisfaction during adolescence on eating disorder and depressive symptoms in young adulthood.

This twin study of nearly 14,000 UK adolescents found that body dissatisfaction at age 16 was linked to eating disorder symptoms at 21 and depression at 26. Comparing twins helped researchers show these were likely causal relationships, not just correlations, though genetics also played a substantial role.

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