We will be making other videos from the 2019 ANZAED Conference available shortly. Watch this space! Keynote Abstract: Novel brain directed treatments in anorexia nervosa Anorexia nervosa is a disabling and deadly disorder. Talking therapies are somewhat effective, but treatment innovations are urgently needed, especially for adults with severe and enduring illness. Given improved understanding of the brain circuitry involved in anorexia nervosa, a diverse range of novel brain directed treatments are emerging as potential adjuncts to treatment of this disorder, which have different degrees of invasiveness/reversibility. These include cognitive trainings (e.g. cognitive remediation therapy), novel medications (e.g. oxytocin, ketamine), non-invasive brain stimulation [e.g. repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)], neurofeedback, and neurosurgical methods  (e.g. deep brain stimulation, stereotactic ablation). I will review what is known about the efficacy, mechanisms of action, treatment targets/protocols, safety profiles, scalability and ethical considerations relevant to these different approaches. I will present examples from our own work, such as our recent sham-controlled trial of rTMS in severe enduring anorexia nervosa.  Professor Ulrike Schmidt (MD PhD FRCPsych) is Professor of Eating Disorders and Head of the Department of Psychological Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London (KCL) as … Continue reading ANZAED 2019 Conference – Keynote Speaker: Professor Ulrike Schmidt