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Susan McElroy

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Prof
Susan L. McElroy
Scientific career
InstitutionsLindner Center of HOPE

Susan Lynn McElroy is Chief Research Officer at Lindner Center of HOPE.[1]

Education and early career

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McElroy did her B.A. at Colgate University, Hamilton, and her M.D. at Cornell University Medical College, both in New York. This was followed by an internship in Internal Medicine at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, and a residency in psychiatry at McLean Hospital, Massachusetts. She has also had fellowships at Cornell University Medical College, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital.[1]

Research

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McElroy's research interests include pharmacology, bipolar disorder, obesity, eating disorders, and impulse control disorders.[2][3]

Other positions

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Awards and honours

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Selected publications

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Journal articles

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  • Hirschfeld, R., Williams, J., Spitzer, R., Calabrese, J., Flynn, L., Keck, P., Lewis, L., McElroy, S., Post, R., Rapport, D., Russell, J., Sachs, G., & Zajecka, J. (2000). Development and validation of a screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorder: the Mood Disorder Questionnaire. The American journal of psychiatry, 157 11, 1873–5
  • McElroy, S., Keck, P., Pope, H., Smith, J., & Strakowski, S. (1994). Compulsive buying: a report of 20 cases. The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 55 6, 242–8
  • McElroy, S., Altshuler, L., Suppes, T., Keck, P., Frye, M., Denicoff, K., Nolen, W., Kupka, R., Leverich, G., Rochussen, J., Rush, A., & Post, R. (2001). Axis I psychiatric comorbidity and its relationship to historical illness variables in 288 patients with bipolar disorder. The American journal of psychiatry, 158 3, 420–6
  • McElroy, S., Arnold, L., Shapira, N., Keck, P., Rosenthal, N., Karim, M., Kamin, M., & Hudson, J. (2003). Topiramate in the treatment of binge eating disorder associated with obesity: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. The American journal of psychiatry, 160 2, 255–61

Books

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Authored or edited:

  • Obesity and mental disorders. New York: Taylor & Francis. 2006. ISBN 9780824729448.
  • Antiepileptic drugs to treat psychiatric disorders (Medical Psychiatry Series Book 39). New York: Informa Healthcare. 2008. ISBN 9780849382598.
  • Psychopharmacology across the life span. Washington, DC [u.a.]: American Psychiatric Pr. 1997. ISBN 9780880484480.
  • Use of anticonvulsants in psychiatry : Recent advances. Clifton, N.J.: Oxford Health Care. 1988. ISBN 9780945986003.
  • Managing metabolic abnormalities in the psychiatrically ill : A clinical guide for psychiatrists. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Pub. 2007. ISBN 9781585622412.

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