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Ketogenic Nutrition as a Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa

A Part of SunCloud's Continuing Education Series of Events
The Role of Safety Behaviors in Maintaining Mental Health Conditions Presented by: Patrick McGrath, PhD | NOCD May 24th, 2024 Child and Adolescent Professional Development Series

Topics Covered: 

  • Identifying the role that safety behaviors play in the maintenance of Mental Health Conditions.  
  • Challenging the use of safety behaviors in patients and their families.  
  • Utilizing Exposure and Response Prevention techniques that challenge safety-seeking behaviors in order to move patients forward. 
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About the Speaker

[one_third][/one_third] [two_third_last] Presented by: Patrick McGrath, PhD | NOCD
Dr. Patrick B. McGrath serves as the Chief Clinical Officer for NOCD, where he oversees the company’s clinical protocols and team of OCD specialists. As the world’s leading provider of virtual therapy for OCD, NOCD offers evidenced-based treatment for adults and children around the world struggling with OCD and related conditions, with a network of licensed therapists who are trained, led, and supervised by Dr. McGrath. He is also a Lead Psychologist at Ascension Illinois Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, where he opened Intensive Outpatient, Partial Hospital, and Residential Treatment Programs for Anxiety Disorders, School Refusal, and OCD.
Dr. McGrath is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of OCD treatment experience. He is a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Boards of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), a Fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and the Past President of OCD Midwest, an affiliate of the IOCDF. He authored the books “Don’t Try Harder, Try Different,” and “The OCD Answer Book” and was featured on the Discovery Health Channel’s documentary “Panic” and on three episodes of “Hoarding; Buried Alive” on TLC.
[/two_third_last] [/colorsection]   Joint Accreditation Statement

Joint Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Galen Mental Health.  Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.

 

Ketogenic Nutrition as a Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa

Guido Frank, MD
Presented By:
Guido Frank, MD
October 17, 2025

Topics Covered

  • Anorexia nervosa, brain metabolism, mood, anxiety
  • Integrate a novel framework of the neurobiology of anorexia nervosa in treatment and research
  • Understand how metabolism could lead to illness behaviors

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About the Speaker

Presented by:Guido Frank, MD

Dr. Guido Frank is a board-certified psychiatrist and internationally recognized researcher specializing in child, adolescent, and adult eating disorders. Currently a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, and affiliated with Rady Children’s Hospital, Dr. Frank’s work explores the neurobiology of eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. His research integrates advanced neuroimaging, computational modeling, and clinical studies to better understand how brain circuits influence appetite, reward, and behavior. A graduate of Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany, Dr. Frank completed his psychiatry residency at the University of Pittsburgh and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at UC San Diego. His recent studies also examine metabolic and nutritional interventions, including ketogenic nutrition, as potential treatments for anorexia nervosa.

Guido Frank, MD

Joint Accreditation Statement:

Joint Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Galen Mental Health.  Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.