Christopher G. Fairburn, MD
Writer, WebMD, Inc.
Christopher G. Fairburn, MD, is one of the world's foremost authorities on problem eating. His book, Overcoming Binge Eating, presents the facts about binge eating and includes a detailed self-help program for overcoming binge eating in bulimia nervosa and obesity. Fairburn is Wellcome Trust Senior Lecturer and Honorary Clinical Reader in Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. His publications for professionals include Eating Disorders and Obesity and Binge Eating. His co-authored study on the effectiveness of Overcoming Binge Eating was published in the American Psychological Association's Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.