Dr. Elizabeth Lawson, MD

• Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

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• Harvard University / School Of Psychology

  Medical School, 2002

• Oxytocin reduces caloric intake in men, 2015-04-10

• Leptin secretory dynamics and associated disordered eating psychopathology across the weight spectrum, 2016-01-28

• Elevated fasting satiety-promoting cholecystokinin (CCK) in avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder compared to healthy controls, 2022-07-11

• Changes in Appetite-Regulating Hormones Following Food Intake are Associated with Changes in Reported Appetite and a Measure of Hedonic Eating in Girls and Young Women with Anorexia Nervosa, 2019-12-23

• The Effects of Oxytocin on Appetite Regulation, Food Intake and Metabolism in Humans, 2021-07-20

• Irisin Levels Are Lower in Young Amenorrheic Athletes Compared with Eumenorrheic Athletes and Non-Athletes and Are Associated with Bone Density and Strength Estimates, 2014-06-13

• Differential alterations of amygdala nuclei volumes in acutely ill patients with anorexia nervosa and their associations with leptin levels, 2022-12-05

• Oxytocin levels in response to pituitary provocation tests in healthy volunteers, 2021-08-03

• Treatment with a Ghrelin Agonist in Outpatient Women with Anorexia Nervosa: A Randomized Clinical Trial, 2019-11-17

• Toward valid and reliable brain imaging results in eating disorders, 2018-02-05

• The Neuropeptide Hormone Oxytocin in Eating Disorders, 2018-09-04

• Neural activation of regions involved in food reward and cognitive control in young females with anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa versus healthy controls, 2023-06-23

• Radcliffe ARFID Workgroup: Toward operationalization of research diagnostic criteria and directions for the field, 2019-02-13

• A Diet High in Processed Foods, Total Carbohydrates and Added Sugars, and Low in Vegetables and Protein Is Characteristic of Youth with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, 2019-08-27

• Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adults with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, 2021-03-03

• Neurobiology of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Youth with Overweight/Obesity Versus Healthy Weight, 2021-03-26

• Oxytocin Reduces the Functional Connectivity Between Brain Regions Involved in Eating Behavior in Men with Overweight and Obesity., 2019-11-18

• Eighteen-month course and outcome of adolescent restrictive eating disorders: Persistence, diagnostic crossover, and recovery, 2022-04-27

• Low Fasting Oxytocin Levels Are Associated with Psychopathology in Anorexia Nervosa in Partial Recovery, 2018-08-03

• The role of oxytocin in regulation of appetitive behavior, body weight and glucose homeostasis, 2019-11-28

• Association Between Ghrelin and Body Weight Trajectory in Individuals With Anorexia Nervosa Association Between Ghrelin and Body Weight Trajectory in Anorexia Nervosa, 2023-03-24

• Co-occurrence of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder and traditional eating psychopathology, 2019-11-26

• Robust Reductions of Body Weight and Food Intake by an Oxytocin Analog in Rats, 2021-09-27

• Differential comorbidity profiles in avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder and anorexia nervosa: Does age play a role?, 2022-07-18

• Ghrelin and PYY in low-weight females with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder compared to anorexia nervosa and healthy controls, 2021-04-28

• Implicit attitudes toward dieting and thinness distinguish fat-phobic and non-fat-phobic anorexia nervosa from avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder in adolescents, 2018-12-31

• Leptin Levels Are Associated With Decreased Depressive Symptoms in Women Across the Weight Spectrum, Independent of Body Fat, 2011-10-19

• Medical comorbidities and endocrine dysfunction in low-weight females with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder compared to anorexia nervosa and healthy controls, 2020-03-21

• The effects of oxytocin on eating behaviour and metabolism in humans, 2017-09-29

• A Moving Target: How We Define Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Can Double Its Prevalence, 2021-09-07

• Lower oxytocin levels are associated with lower bone mineral density and less favorable hip geometry in hypopituitary men, 2020-02-20

• Novel Long-Acting Oxytocin Analog with Increased Efficacy in Reducing Food Intake and Body Weight, 2022-09-24

• Low bone mineral density is found in low weight female youth with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder and associated with higher PYY levels, 2023-07-01

• Plasma sodium level is associated with bone loss severity in women with anorexia nervosa, 2013-07-10

• Serum Oxytocin Levels Are Elevated in Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Related to Severity of Psychopathology, 2019-12-06

• Meta-analysis of structural MRI studies in anorexia nervosa and the role of recovery: a systematic review protocol, 2021-09-13

• Preliminary validation of the pica, ARFID and rumination disorder interview ARFID questionnaire (PARDI-AR-Q), 2022-11-22

• Development of the Pica, ARFID, and Rumination Disorder Interview, a multi-informant, semi-structured interview of feeding disorders across the lifespan: A pilot study for ages 10 to 22, 2018-10-12

• Brief Report: Bone Fractures in Children and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2015-09-15

• Nocturnal oxytocin secretion is lower in amenorrheic athletes than nonathletes and associated with bone microarchitecture and finite element analysis parameters, 2013-02-20

• The factor structure and validity of a diagnostic interview for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder in a sample of children, adolescents, and young adults, 2022-08-18

• Intranasal oxytocin modulates higher order social cognition in body dysmorphic disorder, 2019-01-07

• Low oxytocin levels are broadly associated with more pronounced psychopathology in anorexia nervosa with primarily restricting but not binge/purge eating behavior, 2023-01-31

• Restrictive eating, but not binge eating or purging, predicts suicidal ideation in adolescents and young adults with low-weight eating disorders, 2019-12-30

• Serum Oxytocin Levels Decrease 12 Months Following Sleeve Gastrectomy and Are Associated with Decreases in Lean Mass, 2023-06-14

• Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Three-Dimensional Model of Neurobiology with Implications for Etiology and Treatment, 2018-11-09

• Increased hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal drive is associated with decreased appetite and hypoactivation of food motivation neurocircuitry in anorexia nervosa, 2013-10-01

• Abnormal relationships between the neural response to high- and low-calorie foods and endogenous acylated ghrelin in women with active and weight-recovered anorexia nervosa, 2014-05-06

• Estrogen replacement improves verbal memory and executive control in oligo-amenorrheic athletes in a randomized controlled trial, 2019-03-07

• Cognitive-behavioral therapy for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (CBT-AR): Feasibility, acceptability, and proof-of-concept for children and adolescents, 2020-08-09

• Psychotropic Medication Use in Anorexia Nervosa between 1997 and 2009, 2012-06-26

• Postprandial oxytocin secretion is associated with severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms in anorexia nervosa, 2013-07-12

• Prevalence and Correlates of Psychiatric Comorbidities in Children and Adolescents with Full and Subthreshold Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, 2019-11-08

• Vertebral Strength and Estimated Fracture Risk Across the BMI Spectrum in Women, 2015-09-17

• Oxytocin Secretion is Pulsatile in Men and is Related to Social-Emotional Functioning, 2017-07-24

• Modulation of neural fMRI responses to visual food cues by overeating and fasting interventions: A preliminary study, 2020-12-24

• Association Between Oxytocin Receptor Genotype, Maternal Care, and Eating Disorder Behaviours in a Community Sample of Women N. Micaliet al., 2016-11-14

• Hormone Predictors of Abnormal Bone Microarchitecture In Women with Anorexia Nervosa, 2009-09-09

• Decreased Nocturnal Oxytocin Levels in Anorexia Nervosa Are Associated with Low Bone Mineral Density and Fat Mass, 2011-08-09

• Differential alterations of amygdala nuclei volumes in acutely ill patients with anorexia nervosa and their associations with leptin levels, 2023-10-01

• Bone density, body composition, and psychopathology of anorexia nervosa spectrum disorders inDSM-IVvsDSM-5, 2016-08-16

• Developmental stage-dependent relationships between ghrelin levels and hippocampal white matter connections in low-weight anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa, 2020-05-23

• Low Oxytocin Levels Are Related to Alexithymia in Anorexia Nervosa, 2017-10-16