Eunice Chen, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Co-Director, Eating Disorders Program

Dr. Eunice Chen is interested in exploring the relationship between suicidal behavior and eating and weight disorders. Dr. Chen is an expert in the treatment of these problems. Her treatment interests include dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive-behavior therapy and Maudsley family therapy.

Dr. Chen's primary research focuses on the development of psychosocial treatments for adults with eating and weight disorders. Her current ongoing studies include comparing dialectical behavior therapy with drug therapy for women with bulimia nervosa and major depression and comparing intensive cognitive-behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy for women with binge-eating disorder.

Practice Locations

University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

2000

Graduate School

University of Sydney, Australia

Fellowships

Yale University, New Haven, CT
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Memberships

American Psychological Association
Association for the Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
North American Association for the Study of Obesity

Language Spoken

English

Email

chen@bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 834-9101

Office Fax

(773) 702-9929

Office Postal Address

Eunice Chen, PhD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 3077
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Adult psychiatry
• Adult weight and eating disorders
• Obesity
• Borderline personality disorders
• Suicidal behavior
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy

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More About Dr. Chen

Dr. Chen oversees the management and research component of psychological services for the University of Chicago Center for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity.

View a video interview of Dr. Chen talking about the Center for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity.

Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Chen's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.