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Howard Steiger

Academic title(s): 

Professor

Howard Steiger
Contact Information
Email address: 
howard.steiger [at] douglas.mcgill.ca
Phone: 
514 761 6131 ext. 2895
Fax number: 
514 888 4085
Address: 

Douglas University Institute
6875 LaSalle Blvd
Montreal, Quebec
H4H 1R3

Degree(s): 

PhD

Areas of expertise: 

Genetics and epigenetics of eating disorders; Motivational factors in specialized eating-disorder treatments; Outcome of specialized eating disorder treatments.

Biography: 

Howard Steiger directs Quebec鈥檚 only large-scale, specialized eating-disorders program鈥攖he Douglas Institute Eating Disorders Continuum (EDC). The EDC offers a full range of Inpatient, Day Treatment and Outpatient services for adolescents and adults touched by EDs and their families. Steiger is Professor in Psychiatry and Associate Member in Psychology at 91社区. An active clinician, researcher, and teacher, Steiger has published numerous articles and chapters on the eating disorders. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of EDs, Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders. Through the research arm of the Douglas EDC, Steiger and his colleagues study: a) Genetic and epigenetic processes acting in ED development and maintenance. b) Factors that influence response to specialized treatments. c) Effects of system-wide knowledge transfer and prevention efforts, and d) Other processes relevant to the causes and treatment of EDs.

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