Ask The Expert With Dr. Kim

Dr. Kim interviews experts in the field of addiction, eating disorders, and behavioral health

How does the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model of addiction provide a more holistic perspective compared to traditional approaches?

An Interview with Dr. Raju Hajela

What are the specific challenges psychiatrists face when determining a patient's competence to make end-of-life decisions, particularly in the context of psychiatric disorders?

An Interview with Joel Yager, MD

  • Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry

  • University of Colorado School of Medicine

Joel Yager
Barbara Coffey, MD, MS

What are the current guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of pediatric onset psychiatric disorders, and how have they evolved over the past decade?

An Interview with Barbara Coffey, MD, MS

  • Professor & Chairman
  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Bridging Treatment Gaps:The Imperative of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Eating and Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment

An Interview with Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, MPH, CEDS

  • Physician, International Speaker, & Consultant

Why Don’t You Just Eat?Understanding the Role of Brain Reward Circuits in Eating Disorders

An Interview with Guido Frank, MD

  • Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
  • Board-Certified Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
  • Expert Consultant to Local & National Law Firms
  • Clinician-Researcher in Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders

Obesity Is Not the Problem: De-Stigmatizing Higher Weights in the Care of Children and Adolescents

An Interview with Rebekah Fenton MD, MPH, FAAP

  • Pediatrician & Adolescent Medicine Specialist, Alivio Medical Center
  • Fellowship & Master of Public Health, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago & Northwestern University
  • BA in Human Biology, Stanford University
  • MD, University of Pennsylvania; Residency in Pediatrics, Seattle Children’s Hospital
  • Featured Author, The Washington Post, Forbes, Newsweek, & More

Can Food Be Addictive?Relevance and Risks in Eating Disorder Treatment

An Interview with Ashley Gearhardt, PhD

  • Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan
  • PhD in Clinical Psychology at Yale University
  • Investigator of Reward Dysfunction to Eating-Related Problems
  • Creator of Yale Food Addiction Scale (Cited 1,000+ Times & Translated in 10+ Languages)
  • Author of More Than 150 Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Featured Expert in the New York Times, ABC News, the Today Show, & Time Magazine

Food Addiction:Is It a Thing? Implications for Treating Eating Disorders

An interview with Nicole Avena, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • Visiting Professor of Health Psychology at Princeton University
  • Research neuroscientist and expert in nutrition, diet, and addiction
  • Research achievements have been honored by awards from groups including New York Academy of Sciences, the American Psychological Association, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse
  • Her TED-Ed talk has been viewed almost 17 million times

The Facts About 2023’s Deadly Speedball:Fentanyl plus Methamphetamine

An interview with Jean Lud Cadet, MD

  • Chief, Molecular Neuropsychiatry Research Branch, NIH, NIDA
  • Research Fellow and Assistant Professor of Neurology & Psychiatry Research Fellow and Assistant Professor of Neurology & Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center
  • Has co-authored more than 500 papers, reviews, and book chapters
  • His work is very highly cited, with 29,691 citations and an H-index of 92

From Complexity to Clarity:Expert Perspective and Integrated Treatment of PTSD, Eating Disorders and Comorbidity

An interview with Timothy Brewerton, MD, DLFAPA, FAED, DFAACAP, CEDS-S

  • Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
  • Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Academy of Eating Disorders
  • Founding member and former president of the Eating Disorders Research Society
  • Authored >185 articles/book chapters, edited two books, and presented over 250 scientific presentations at national and international conferences

Psychedelics:Hope or Hype?

An interview with Joshua Siegel, MD, PhD

  • Psychiatrist at Washington University School of Medicine
  • Neuroscientist and Neuropsychopharmacologist
  • More than 13 years experience in neuroscience and published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles
  • Was selected to be among 12 US recipients of the NIMH Outstanding Resident Award in 2020

Empowering Parents and Providers:Tackling the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis Amid Cannabis Use

An interview with Kevin A. Sabet, PhD

  • Fellow, ISPS, Yale University
  • President and CEO, Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM)
  • President and CEO, Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions (FDPS)
  • Author, Smokescreen: What the Marijuana Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know

Acute, Chronic and IntergenerationalHistorical Trauma and the Development of Eating Disorders and Substance Use Disorders

An interview with Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, MPH, CEDS

  • Intergenerational Trauma Expert
  • Eating Disorder Treatment Specialist
  • CEO of The Anchor Program
  • Internationally know speaker and author of three books, the most recent of which is The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook