Episode 183: Amanda M Raines, PhD - Food Hoarding and Eating Pathology

Dr. Raines is a distinguished clinical investigator at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the LSU School of Medicine. With a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Florida State University, she has over 13 years of clinical experience, specializing in treating patients with anxiety and related conditions, including those which intersect with hoarding behaviors. She has published an number of peer reviewed articles focusing on hoarding disorder and its associated psychological aspects. 

Dr. Raines is the Chair of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Research and Professional Development Committee and a member of the Association of VA Psychologist Leaders (AVAPL), and Division 12 of the American Psychological Association (APA). Further, she serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. .

We at Food Junkies Podcast are interested in her article "Hoarding and Eating Pathology: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation” which explores the relationship between hoarding behaviors and eating disorders and obesity. Today we explore the co-occurance of hoarding and eating pathologies, and if this dynamic may help us understand food addiction as well. 

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Website: https://riseocdandanxiety.com

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