Dr. Paul Garfinkel

Paul E. Garfinkel, Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto is a major contributor to the world literature in the field of eating disorders. His primary interest has been in anorexia nervosa and bulimia. His work led to the identification of bulimia nervosa as a separate and very prevalent mental disorder. He has contributed greatly to our understanding of factors which
determine outcome in eating disorders, including body image disturbance, mood and anxiety, personality and cultural factors. He has written extensively about multidimensional approaches to treatment and, most recently, has begun to identify new forms of bulimia nervosa. He also has contributed important knowledge in several other areas of psychosomatic medicine.