Associate Professor
Director, Eating Disorders Program
Main Office Address
Meyer 101
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287-5371
Phone: 410-955-3863
Fax: 410-955-6155
E-mail: AGuarda@jhmi.edu
Administrative Assistant
Linda Ryan
Phone: 410-955-3863
E-mail: lryan@jhmi.edu
Education
1985 | B.A. | The Johns Hopkins University |
1991 | M.D. | University of Maryland |
1991-1992 | Psychiatry | Francis Scott Key Medical Center |
1992-1995 | Psychiatry Residency | The Johns Hopkins University |
Professional Interests
- Eating Disorders (anorexia nervosa and bulimia)
- Predictors of outcome in the treatment of eating disorders
- PET neuroimaging of mu-opioid receptors in bulimia
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Selected Publications
Guarda, A.S., Coughlin, J.W., Cummings, M., Marinilli, A.S., Haug, N.A., Boucher, M., & Heinberg, L.F. Chewing and spitting in eating disorders and its relationship to binge eating. Eating Behaviors: An International Journal, 2004, 5, 231-239.
Guarda, A.S. & Redgrave, G.W. Eating Disorders: Detection, Assessment, and Treatment in Primary Care. Advanced Studies in Medicine, 2004, 4(9), 468-475.
Bencherif , B., Guarda, A.S., Colantuoni, C., Ravert , H.T., Dannals, R.F., & Frost, J.J. Regional Mu Opioid Receptor Binding in Insular Cortex is Decreased in Bulimia Nervosa and is Inversely Correlated with Fasting Behavior. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2005, 46(8),1349-51.
Marinilli, A., Guarda, A.S., Heinberg, L.J., & DiClemente, C.C. Development of the Eating Disorder Recovery Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. International Journal of Eating Disorders 2006 Jul;39(5):376-84.
Redgrave, G.W., Coughlin J.W., Heinberg, L. J. & Guarda, A.S. First-degree relative history of alcoholism in eating disorder inpatients: relationship to eating and substance use psychopathology. Eating Behaviors 2007 Jan;8(1):15-22.
Guarda, A.S., Marinilli Pinto A., Couglin J., Hussain S., Haug N.A., & Heinberg L.J. Perceived Coercion and Change in Perceived Need for Admission in Hospitalized Eating Disorder Patients. Am J Psychiatry 2007; Jan;164:108–114.
