Didie, Elizabeth

Elizabeth R Didie

Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Overview

Elizabeth R. Didie, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist who completed a clinical research fellowship at Butler Hospital and Brown University. She is currently a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Drexel University in Philadelphia in 2003, and completed her internship and clinical fellowship at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago.

Dr. Didie's clinical and research background is in disorders of body imagespecifically body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), bulimia, binge eating disorder and bulimia. Her current clinical and research focus includes developing psychosocial treatments for BDD, interpersonal and cognitive-behavioral therapies for BDD, and understanding the interface between eating disorders and BDD. Her private practice specializes in the use of empirically focused treatments for eating disoders, BDD, OCD and anxiety disorders.

Brown Affiliations

Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Research Areas

Research

Funded Research

Didie, E.R. (PI) (1/2007 12/2011) Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder. National Institutes of Mental Health (K23 MH076934); $829,467.

Scholarly Work

Wilhelm, S., Phillips, K.A., Didie, E.R., Buhlmann, U., Greenberg, J.L., Fama. J.M., Keshaviah, A., & Steketee, G. (2014). Modular cognitive behavioral therapy for body dysmorphic disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Behavior Therapy, 45(3), 314-27.

Kelly, M., Didie, E.R., & Phillips, K.A. (2014). Personal and appearance –based rejection sensitivity in body dysmorphic disorder. Body Image, 11, 260-65.

Phillips, K.A., Menard, W., Quinn, E., Didie, E.R., & Stout, R.L. (2013). A four-year prospective longitudinal study of the course of body dysmorphic disorder. Psychological Medicine, 43(5),1109-17.

McLaughlin, N.C.R., Didie, E.R., Machado, A.G., Haber, S.N., Eskandar, E.N., & Greenberg, B.D. (2013). Improvements in anorexia symptoms after deep brain stimulation for intractable obsessive-compulsive disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 73(9),e29-31.

Bjornsson, A.S., Didie, E.R., Grant, J.E., Menard, W., Stalker, E., & Phillips, K.A. (2013). Age of onset and clinical correlates in two samples of individuals with body dysmorphic disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 54(7), 893-903.

Didie, E.R., Loerke, E., Howes, S.E., & Phillips, K.A. (2012). Severity of interpersonal problems in individuals with body dysmorphic disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders, 26(3), 345-356.

Witte, T., Didie, E.R., Menard, W., & Phillips, K.A. (2012). Suicidal desire and capability for suicide in body dysmorphic disorder. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 42(3), 318-331.

Didie, E.R., Kuniega-Pietrzak, T., & Phillips, K.A. (2010). Body image in patients with body dysmorphic disorder: Evaluations of and investment in appearance, health/illness, and fitness. Body Image: An International Journal of Research, 7(1), 66-69.

Didie, E.R., Kelly, M.M., & Phillips, K.A. (2010). Clinical features of body dysmorphic disorder. Psychiatric Annals, 40, 310-316.

Phillips, K.A., Wilhelm, S., Koran, L.M., Didie, E.R., Fallon, B., Feusner, J., & Stein, D. (2010). Body dysmorphic disorder: Some key issues for DSM-V. Depression and Anxiety, 27, 573-591.

Bjornsson A.S., Didie, E.R., & Phillips, K.A. (2010). Body dysmorphic disorder. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, 12, 221-232.

Didie, E.R., Reinecke, M.A., & Phillips, K.A. (2010). Case conceptualization and treatment of comorbid body dysmorphic disorder and bulimia nervosa. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 17, 259-269.

Lowe, M.R., Butryn, M.L., Didie, E.R., Annunziato, R.A., Thomas, J.G., Crerand, C.E., Ochner, C.N., Coletta, M.C., Bellace, D., Wallaert, M., Halford, J. (2009). The power of food scale: A new measure of the psychological influence of the food environment. Appetite, 53(1), 114-118.

Annunziato, R.A., Timko, C.A., Crerand, C.E., Didie, E.R., Bellace, D.L., Phelan, S., Kerzhnerman, I., Lowe, M.R. (2009). An examination of differential meal replacement adherence in a weight loss maintenance program. Eating Behaviors, 10(3), 176-183.

Phillips, K.A., Didie, E.R., Feusner J., & Wilhelm S. (2008). Body dysmorphic disorder: Treating an underrecognized disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 165, 1111-1118.

Didie, E.R., Menard, W., Stern, A., Phillips, K.A. (2008). Occupational functioning and impairment in adults with body dysmorphic disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 49, 561-569.

Lowe, M.R., Tappe K., Annunziato, R., Riddell L., Coletta M., Crerand, C., Didie, E.R., Ochner C., McKinney, S. (2008). The effect of training in reduced energy density eating and food self-monitoring accuracy on weight loss maintenance: A randomized controlled trial. Obesity, 17(4), 622-624.

Didie, E.R., Walters, M.M., Pinto, A., Menard, W., Eisen, J.L., Mancebo, M., Rasmussen, S.A., Phillips, K.A. (2007). A comparison of quality of life and psychosocial functioning in obsessive-compulsive disorder versus body dysmorphic disorder. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry,19(3), 181-186.

Didie, E.R., Phillips, K.A. (2007). "RE: Mortality Among Canadian Women with Cosmetic Breast Implants" (letter) American Journal of Epidemiology,165 (7), 846.

Phillips, K.A., Didie, E.R., Menard, W. (2007). Clinical features and correlates of major depressive disorder in individuals with body dysmorphic disorder Journal of Affective Disorders, 97,129-135.

Didie, E.R., Tortolani, C.C., Pope, C., Menard, W., Fay, C. & Phillips, K.A. (2006). Childhood abuse and neglect in body dysmorphic disorder. Child Abuse and Neglect, 30 (10), 1105-1115.

Didie ER, Tortolani C, Walters M, Menard W, Fay C, Phillips KA. (2006). Social functioning in body dysmorphic disorder: assessment considerations. Psychiatric Quarterly, 77 (3), 223-229.

Lowe, M.R., Annunziato R.A., Markowitz, J.T., Didie E.R., Bellace, D.L., Riddell, L., Maille, C., McKinney, S., Stice, E. (2006). Multiple types of dieting prospectively predict weight gain during the freshman year of college. Appetite, 47(1), 83-90.

Phillips, K.A., Conroy, M., Dufresne, R.G., Menard, W., Didie, E.R., Hunter, J., Fay, C., Pagano, M. (2006). Tanning in body dysmorphic disorder. Psychiatric Quarterly, 77(2), 129-138.

Phillips, K.A., Didie, E.R., Pagano, M., Fay, C., & Menard, W. (2006). A comparison of body dysmorphic disorder in adults versus adolescents. Psychiatry Research, 141(3), 305-314.

Background

Education and Training

Year	Degree	Institution
2003	PhD	Drexel University
1998	MA	American University
1995	BS	Fordham University

Honors and Awards

Chief Fellow, Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Northwestern University Medical School, 2003

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Awardee, 2005-2007; 2008-2011

American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) Travel Fellowship, 2006

NIMH New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit (NCDEU) New Investigator Award, 2006

Distinguished Fellow, NIH OBSSR 8^th Annual Summer Institute on Clinical Trials, 2008

Brown University CFAC Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award, 2016

Teaching

Teaching Overview

UNIVERSITY TEACHING ROLES

1. Guest Lecturer, Body Image: Etiology, Psychopathology, and Treatment. Sociocultural Influences on

Body Image, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, October 2000.

2. Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Psychology. Eating Disorders – Development and Maintenance,

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, November 2000.

3. Guest Lecturer, Body Image: Etiology, Psychopathology & Treatment. Sociocultural Influence on

Body Image, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, June 2001.

4. Instructor, Advanced Social Psychology. Northwestern Medical School, Chicago, IL, Fall 2003.

5. Guest Lecturer, Abnormal Psychology. Mirror, mirror on the wall: Clinical features of body dysmorphic disorder, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, February 2012.

6. Instructor, Introduction to Sport Psychology. Brown University School of Continuing Education, Providence, RI, Summer 2012-present.

7. Instructor, Social Psychology. Brown University School of Continuing Education, Providence, RI,

Summer 2012-present.

8. Guest Lecturer, Advanced Abnormal Psychology. Interpersonal aspects of body dysmorphic disorder. Connecticut College, New London, CT, October 2012.

9. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Social Psychology. Connecticut College, New London, CT, Spring 2012.

10. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Advanced Psychopathology. Connecticut College, New London, CT, Spring 2013.

11. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Sport & Exercise Psychology. Connecticut College, New London, CT, Fall 2014.

HOSPITAL TEACHING ROLES

1. Guest Lecturer, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity and Bulimia,

Brown Medical School Providence, RI, May 2005.

2. Guest Lecturer, Behavioral Therapy for Obesity,

Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, May 2006.

3. Guest Lecturer, Body Dysmorphic Disorder,

Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, September 2006.

4. Guest Lecturer, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, December 2006.

5. Research Supervisor of undergraduate, graduate psychology & social work students, research

assistants, psychology residents and post-doctoral fellows, Brown Medical School, Butler Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital, 2006-present.

6. Guest Lecturer, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, September 2007.

7. Guest Lecturer, Integrated Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy,

Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, February 2008.

8. Guest Lecturer, Body Dysmorphic Disorder: An Underrecognized Disorder, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, September 2008.

9. Guest Lecturer, Body Dysmorphic Disorder: An Underrecognized Disorder, Brown

Medical School, Providence, RI, September 2009.

10. Clinical Supervisor of psychology residents and postdoctoral fellows, Brown Medical

School, Butler Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital, 2009 – present.

11. Facilitator, Ethical and Responsible Conduct of Research workshop, Authorship and Peer Review,

Brown University, Providence, RI, June 2010.

12. Guest Lecturer, Body Dysmorphic Disorder: An Underrecognized Disorder, Brown

Medical School, Providence, RI, October 2010.

13. IPT Certified Clinical Supervisor (Level D), University of Iowa Medical School, Iowa

City, IA, April 2010 – present.

14. Facilitator, Peer Supervision Seminar Series, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, November 2016 - present

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