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What We Do
The Harris Center at Massachusetts General Hospital is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with eating disorders. The Center maintains an active clinical practice to treat children, adolescents, adults, and families. To facilitate care, we collaborate extensively with primary care physicians, nutritionists and other health professionals. We also provide consultation.
The Harris Center spearheads research into the causes and treatments for eating disorders, as well as their associated medical and psychological conditions.
Through its Matina S. Horner, Ph.D. Summer Research Fellowships, the Harris Center offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to receive mentorship and supervision. Our Matina Horner fellows conduct independent research projects and participate in our current research activities. In addition, we have a Postdoctoral Fellowship program to train young psychologists to be leaders in the field. Our postdoctoral fellows spend a year engaged in both clinical practice and cutting-edge research.
In 2006, the Harris Center and the MGH Neuroendocrine Unit established the New England Eating Disorders Research Collaborative. This twice-yearly forum brings together academics, clinicians, nutritionists, and professionals from research hospitals, treatment facilities, and university health services to discuss advances in eating disorder research and possible applications to treatment.
The Harris Center's Annual Public Forum disseminates information about eating disorders to the community, encourages discussion, and reduces stigma. The Public Forum has hosted impressive speakers such as actress Natalie Portman, Olympic Gold medalist Dara Torres, and Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund.
The Harris Center is a founding member of the Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action. Based in Washington D.C., the Coalition seeks to raise national awareness of eating disorders and to promote federal support for improved access to care, parity and research.
Our annual newsletter updates the community and the public-at-large on our research, education and advocacy programs.
This page was last updated on September 3, 2009.
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