Erin C. Accurso, PhD

ASSOC PROF OF CLIN PSYCHIATRY
Psychiatry
+1 415 476-5139

Dr. Erin Accurso is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UCSF, where she also serves as Clinical Director of the UCSF Eating Disorders Program. She specializes in the assessment and treatment of youth and young adults with eating disorders. Her current research through an NIMH-funded K23 award focuses on implementation science and health disparities in the treatment of eating disorders, with the goal of improving access to evidence-based care for underserved diverse youth with eating disorders in the public sector. She is also interested in health care delivery and policies influencing the organization and delivery of publicly-funded mental health and medical services.

Dr. Accurso obtained her B.A. from Dartmouth College and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the San Diego State University / University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago through the T32 Midwest Regional Postdoctoral Training Grant in Eating Disorders Research prior to joining UCSF.

Publications: 

Characterizing Medical Complications in Publicly Insured Youth With Eating Disorders.

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

Downey AE, Cordell K, Snowden LR, Accurso EC

Adaptations of an Online Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Binge-Purge Type Eating Disorders in Publicly-Insured and Uninsured Adults: A Pilot Study.

Research square

Vendlinski SS, Laboe AA, Crest P, McGinnis CG, Fennig M, Wilfley DE, Taylor CB, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Accurso EC

Nurturing innovation, catalyzing change: Honoring the legacy of Dr. C. Barr Taylor in the eating disorders field.

The International journal of eating disorders

Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Wilfley DE, Accurso EC, Balantekin KN, Celio Doyle A, Eisenberg D, Firebaugh ML, Flatt RE, Goel NJ, Graham AK, Jacobi C, Jones Bell M, Monterubio GE, Newman MG, Sadeh-Sharvit S, Taylor K, Weissman RS

Short-term outcomes of the study of refeeding to optimize inpatient gains for patients with atypical anorexia nervosa.

The International journal of eating disorders

Garber AK, Cheng J, Accurso EC, Buckelew SM, Downey AE, Le Grange D, Gorrell S, Kapphahn CJ, Kreiter A, Moscicki AB, Golden NH

Exploring Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Youth With Eating Disorders Using California Medicaid Claims Data.

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Accurso EC, Cordell KD, Guydish J, Snowden LR

Adapting family-based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa delivered in the home: A novel approach for improving access to care and generalizability of skill acquisition.

Journal of eating disorders

Goldschmidt AB, Tortolani CC, Accurso EC, Dunbar EP, Egbert AH, Donaldson D, Donaldson AA

Course and outcome in individuals with atypical anorexia nervosa: Findings from the Study of Refeeding to Optimize iNpatient Gains (StRONG).

The International journal of eating disorders

Golden NH, Kapphahn CJ, Cheng J, Kreiter A, Downey AE, Accurso EC, Machen VI, Adams SH, Buckelew SM, Moscicki AB, Le Grange D, Garber AK

An exploration of the association between premorbid weight status on patient and caregiver factors at pre and post-treatment among youth with anorexia nervosa/atypical anorexia nervosa.

Eating behaviors

Kramer R, Radin R, Forsberg S, Garber AK, Reilly EE, Hail L, Huryk KM, Keyser J, Bruett LD, Le Grange D, Gorrell S, Accurso EC

Parental self-efficacy: Longitudinal impact on clinical outcomes across levels of care in adolescent anorexia nervosa.

The International journal of eating disorders

Gorrell S, Downey AE, Saunders E, Accurso EC, Buckelew S, Kreiter A, Le Grange D, Garber AK

Psychometric properties of the Parent Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire.

The International journal of eating disorders

Drury CR, Hail L, Rienecke RD, Accurso EC, Coelho JS, Lock J, Le Grange D, Loeb KL

Hospital-based higher calorie refeeding and mealtime distress in adolescents and young adults with anorexia nervosa or atypical anorexia nervosa.

The International journal of eating disorders

Accurso EC, Cheng J, Machen VI, Buckelew S, Kreiter A, Adams S, Le Grange D, Golden NH, Garber AK

Barriers and Enablers to COVID-19 Vaccination in San Francisco's Spanish-Speaking Population.

Global implementation research and applications

Abascal Miguel L, Christian C, Accurso EC, Najmabadi A, Athavale P, Diala JA, Sachdev D, Philip S, Reid MJ, Handley MA

Gender Differences in National Institutes of Health Grant Submissions Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Journal of women's health (2002)

Roubinov D, Haack LM, Folk JB, Rotenstein L, Accurso EC, Dahiya P, Ponce AN, Nava V, Maldonado Y, Linos E, Mangurian C

Peer Mentorship: An Underrecognized Tool to Faculty Success.

Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry

Roubinov DS, Accurso EC, Folk JB, Haack LM

Development of evidence-informed bridge programming to support an increased need for eating disorder services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal of eating disorders

Bruett LD, Forsberg S, Accurso EC, Gorrell S, Hail L, Keyser J, Le Grange D, Huryk KM

19. Higher Calorie Refeeding in Atypical Anorexia Nervosa: Short-Term Outcomes From the Study of Refeeding to Optimize iNpatient Gains (StRONG).

Journal of Adolescent Health

Andrea K. Garber, Jing Cheng, Erin C. Accurso, Sally H. Adams, Sara M. Buckelew, Cynthia J. Kapphahn, Anna A. Kreiter, Daniel Le Grange, Vanessa I. Machen, Anna-Barbara Moscicki, Leslie Wilson, Neville H. Golden

Family-based treatment for pediatric eating disorders: Evidence and guidance for delivering integrated interdisciplinary care.

Children's health care : journal of the Association for the Care of Children's Health

Forsberg S, Gorrell S, Accurso EC, Trainor C, Garber A, Buckelew S, Le Grange D

Higher-Calorie Refeeding in Anorexia Nervosa: 1-Year Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Pediatrics

Golden NH, Cheng J, Kapphahn CJ, Buckelew SM, Machen VI, Kreiter A, Accurso EC, Adams SH, Le Grange D, Moscicki AB, Sy AF, Wilson L, Garber AK

14. One-Year Outcomes From a Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) of Refeeding in Anorexia Nervosa: The Study of Refeeding to Optimize Inpatient Gains (STRONG).

Journal of Adolescent Health

Neville H. Golden, Jing Cheng, Cynthia Kapphahn, Sara M. Buckelew, Vanessa I. Machen, Anna A. Kreiter, Erin C. Accurso, Sally H. Adams, Daniel Le Grange, Anna-Barbara Moscicki, Allyson Sy, Leslie S. Wilson, Andrea K. Garber

Short-term Outcomes of the Study of Refeeding to Optimize Inpatient Gains for Patients With Anorexia Nervosa: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA pediatrics

Garber AK, Cheng J, Accurso EC, Adams SH, Buckelew SM, Kapphahn CJ, Kreiter A, Le Grange D, Machen VI, Moscicki AB, Sy A, Wilson L, Golden NH

Psychotropic medication use in treatment-seeking youth with eating disorders.

European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association

Gorrell S, Lebow J, Kinasz K, Mitchell JE, Goldschmidt AB, Grange DL, Accurso EC

Is online training in family-based treatment for anorexia nervosa feasible and can it improve fidelity to key components affecting outcome?.

James Lock, Daniel Le Grange, Erin C. Accurso, Hannah Welch, Sangeeta Mondal, W. Stewart Agras

Delivery of Family-Based Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa in a Public Health Care Setting: Research Versus Non-Research Specialty Care.

Frontiers in psychiatry

Le Grange D, Gorrell S, Hughes EK, Accurso EC, Yeo M, Pradel M, Sawyer SM

Parents know best: Caregiver perspectives on eating disorder recovery.

The International journal of eating disorders

Accurso EC, Sim L, Muhlheim L, Lebow J

Weight Loss and Illness Severity in Adolescents With Atypical Anorexia Nervosa.

Pediatrics

Garber AK, Cheng J, Accurso EC, Adams SH, Buckelew SM, Kapphahn CJ, Kreiter A, Le Grange D, Machen VI, Moscicki AB, Saffran K, Sy AF, Wilson L, Golden NH

Predictors of early response in conjoint and separated models of family-based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa.

European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association

Hughes EK, Sawyer SM, Accurso EC, Singh S, Le Grange D

Weight gain trajectories during outpatient family-based treatment for adolescents with anorexia nervosa.

The International journal of eating disorders

Lebow J, Sim L, Crosby RD, Goldschmidt AB, Le Grange D, Accurso EC

An exploratory study of challenges and successes in implementing adapted family-based treatment in a community setting.

Journal of eating disorders

Astrachan-Fletcher E, Accurso EC, Rossman S, McClanahan SF, Dimitropoulos G, Le Grange D

Outcome parameters associated with perceived helpfulness of family-based treatment for adolescent eating disorders.

The International journal of eating disorders

Singh S, Accurso EC, Hail L, Goldschmidt AB, Le Grange D

Paid Family and Childbearing Leave Policies at Top US Medical Schools.

JAMA

Riano NS, Linos E, Accurso EC, Sung D, Linos E, Simard JF, Mangurian C

Network analysis of pediatric eating disorder symptoms in a treatment-seeking, transdiagnostic sample.

Journal of abnormal psychology

Goldschmidt AB, Crosby RD, Cao L, Moessner M, Forbush KT, Accurso EC, Le Grange D

Boys, Biceps, and Bradycardia: The Hidden Dangers of Muscularity-Oriented Disordered Eating.

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

Murray SB, Accurso EC, Griffiths S, Nagata JM

Exploring Types of Family Environments in Youth with Eating Disorders.

European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association

Darrow SM, Accurso EC, Nauman ER, Goldschmidt AB, Le Grange D

Relationship between desired weight and eating disorder pathology in youth.

The International journal of eating disorders

Boyd HK, Kass AE, Accurso EC, Goldschmidt AB, Wildes JE, Le Grange D

The Impact of DSM-5 on Eating Disorder Diagnoses.

Journal of Adolescent Health

Megen Vo, Daniel Le Grange, Erin Accurso, Andrea Goldschmidt

The effects of psychotherapy treatment on outcome in bulimia nervosa: Examining indirect effects through emotion regulation, self-directed behavior, and self-discrepancy within the mediation model.

The International journal of eating disorders

Peterson CB, Berg KC, Crosby RD, Lavender JM, Accurso EC, Ciao AC, Smith TL, Klein M, Mitchell JE, Crow SJ, Wonderlich SA

Key Therapeutic Role of Nutrition Across Therapies and Settings.

Encyclopedia of Feeding and Eating Disorders

Erin C. Accurso, Alexandria M. Goodyear

Residents' and Fellows' Knowledge and Attitudes About Eating Disorders at an Academic Medical Center.

Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry

Anderson K, Accurso EC, Kinasz KR, Le Grange D

The Impact of DSM-5 on Eating Disorder Diagnoses.

The International journal of eating disorders

Vo M, Accurso EC, Goldschmidt AB, Le Grange D

Association between objective and subjective binge eating and psychopathology during a psychological treatment trial for bulimic symptoms.

Appetite

Goldschmidt AB, Accurso EC, Crosby RD, Cao L, Ellison J, Smith TL, Klein MH, Mitchell JE, Crow SJ, Wonderlich SA, Peterson CB

The relation of weight suppression and BMIz to bulimic symptoms in youth with bulimia nervosa.

Journal of eating disorders

Accurso EC, Lebow J, Murray SB, Kass AE, Le Grange D

Pediatric Chronic Abdominal Pain and Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: A Review and Psychosocial Comparison.

Pediatric annals

Mak GZ, Lucchetti AR, Drossos T, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Accurso EC, Stiles-Shields C, Newman EA, Skelly CL

The importance of loss of control while eating in adolescents with purging disorder.

The International journal of eating disorders

Goldschmidt AB, Accurso EC, O'Brien S, Kara Fitzpatrick K, Lock JD, Le Grange D

Does Sex Matter in the Clinical Presentation of Eating Disorders in Youth?

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

Kinasz K, Accurso EC, Kass AE, Le Grange D

Predictors and moderators of treatment outcome in a randomized clinical trial for adults with symptoms of bulimia nervosa.

Journal of consulting and clinical psychology

Accurso EC, Wonderlich SA, Crosby RD, Smith TL, Klein MH, Mitchell JE, Crow SJ, Berg KC, Peterson CB

Overvaluation of shape and weight in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: does shape concern or weight concern matter more for treatment outcome?

Journal of eating disorders

Byrne CE, Kass AE, Accurso EC, Fischer S, O'Brien S, Goodyear A, Lock J, Le Grange D

A naturalistic examination of social comparisons and disordered eating thoughts, urges, and behaviors in college women.

The International journal of eating disorders

Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Ciao AC, Accurso EC

Factors contributing to reduced caregiver strain in a publicly-funded child mental health system.

Journal of emotional and behavioral disorders

Accurso EC, Garland AF, Haine-Schlagel R, Brookman-Frazee L, Baker-Ericzén MJ

Restrictive eating in anorexia nervosa: Examining maintenance and consequences in the natural environment.

The International journal of eating disorders

Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Accurso EC, Ciao AC, Crosby RD, Cao L, Pisetsky EM, Le Grange D, Peterson CB, Crow SJ, Engel SG, Mitchell JE, Wonderlich SA

Picking and nibbling in children and adolescents with eating disorders.

The International journal of eating disorders

Kass AE, Accurso EC, Goldschmidt AB, Anam S, Byrne CE, Kinasz K, Goodyear A, O'Brien S, Le Grange D

Can adaptive treatment improve outcomes in family-based therapy for adolescents with anorexia nervosa? Feasibility and treatment effects of a multi-site treatment study.

Behaviour research and therapy

Lock J, Le Grange D, Agras WS, Fitzpatrick KK, Jo B, Accurso E, Forsberg S, Anderson K, Arnow K, Stainer M

Expressed Emotion, Family Functioning, and Treatment Outcome for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa.

European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association

Rienecke RD, Accurso EC, Lock J, Le Grange D

Therapeutic alliance in a randomized clinical trial for bulimia nervosa.

Journal of consulting and clinical psychology

Accurso EC, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Ciao A, Cao L, Crosby RD, Smith TL, Klein MH, Mitchell JE, Crow SJ, Wonderlich SA, Peterson CB

Predictors and moderators of psychological changes during the treatment of adolescent bulimia nervosa.

Behaviour research and therapy

Ciao AC, Accurso EC, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Le Grange D

An exploratory examination of patient and parental self-efficacy as predictors of weight gain in adolescents with anorexia nervosa.

The International journal of eating disorders

Byrne CE, Accurso EC, Arnow KD, Lock J, Le Grange D

Behavioral, emotional, and situational context of purging episodes in anorexia nervosa.

The International journal of eating disorders

Goldschmidt AB, Accurso EC, Schreiber-Gregory DN, Crosby RD, Cao L, Engel SG, Mitchell JE, Crow SJ, Peterson CB, Le Grange D, Wonderlich SA

Key Therapeutic Role of Nutrition Across Therapies and Settings.

Encyclopedia of Feeding and Eating Disorders

Erin C. Accurso, Alexandria M. Goodyear

The role of motivation in family-based guided self-help treatment for pediatric obesity.

Childhood obesity (Print)

Accurso EC, Norman GJ, Crow SJ, Rock CL, Boutelle KN

Relapse from remission at two- to four-year follow-up in two treatments for adolescent anorexia nervosa.

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Le Grange D, Lock J, Accurso EC, Agras WS, Darcy A, Forsberg S, Bryson SW

Development and evaluation of a treatment fidelity instrument for family-based treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa.

The International journal of eating disorders

Forsberg S, Fitzpatrick KK, Darcy A, Aspen V, Accurso EC, Bryson SW, Agras S, Arnow KD, Le Grange D, Lock J

Family functioning in two treatments for adolescent anorexia nervosa.

The International journal of eating disorders

Ciao AC, Accurso EC, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Lock J, Le Grange D

Subjective and objective binge eating in relation to eating disorder symptomatology, depressive symptoms, and self-esteem among treatment-seeking adolescents with bulimia nervosa.

European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association

Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Ciao AC, Accurso EC, Pisetsky EM, Peterson CB, Byrne CE, Le Grange D

Eating patterns in youth with restricting and binge eating/purging type anorexia nervosa.

The International journal of eating disorders

Elran-Barak R, Accurso EC, Goldschmidt AB, Sztainer M, Byrne C, Le Grange D

Factors associated with substance use in adolescents with eating disorders.

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

Mann AP, Accurso EC, Stiles-Shields C, Capra L, Labuschagne Z, Karnik NS, Le Grange D

Searching for elements of evidence-based practices in children's usual care and examining their impact.

Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53

Garland AF, Accurso EC, Haine-Schlagel R, Brookman-Frazee L, Roesch S, Zhang JJ

Early weight gain predicts outcome in two treatments for adolescent anorexia nervosa.

The International journal of eating disorders

Le Grange D, Accurso EC, Lock J, Agras S, Bryson SW

Psychometric properties of the Therapeutic Alliance Scale for Caregivers and Parents.

Psychological assessment

Accurso EC, Hawley KM, Garland AF

Exploring the effect of therapists' treatment practices on client attendance in community-based care for children.

Psychological services

Garland AF, Haine-Schlagel R, Accurso EC, Baker-Ericzén MJ, Brookman-Frazee L

Evidence-based Practices Addressed in Community-based Children's Mental Health Clinical Supervision.

Training and education in professional psychology

Accurso EC, Taylor RM, Garland AF

Mental health care for children with disruptive behavior problems: a view inside therapists' offices.

Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)

Garland AF, Brookman-Frazee L, Hurlburt MS, Accurso EC, Zoffness RJ, Haine-Schlagel R, Ganger W

Suicidal Behaviour Among Youth in Five Public Sectors of Care.

Child and adolescent mental health

Chavira DA, Accurso EC, Garland AF, Hough R

Methodological challenges of characterizing usual care psychotherapeutic practice.

Administration and policy in mental health

Garland AF, Hurlburt MS, Brookman-Frazee L, Taylor RM, Accurso EC