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Carrie McAdams, MD, Psychiatry, Dallas, TX, Children's Medical Center Dallas

CarrieJ.McAdamsMDPhD

Psychiatry • Dallas, TX

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Overview of Dr. McAdams

Dr. Carrie McAdams is a psychiatrist in Dallas, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Children's Medical Center Dallas, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Health, and Dallas Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and has been in practice 17 years. She is one of 39 doctors at Children's Medical Center Dallas and one of 319 doctors at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center who specialize in Psychiatry. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolNo degree, Physician Scientist Training Program, 2010 - 2012
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2006 - 2010
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2000
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicinePh.D., Neuroscience, 1993 - 1998
  • Rice University
    Rice UniversityB.A., Major in Biochemistry and Behavioral Sciences, Magna cum Laude, 1988 - 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2008 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Klerman Honorable Mention Brain and Behavior Foundation, 2015
  • Klerman Prize Honorable Mention, Brain & Behavior 2015
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Novel and ultra-rare damaging variants in neuropeptide signaling are associated with disordered eating behaviors  
    Lutter M, Bahl E, Hannah C, Hofammann D, Acevedo S, Cui H, McAdams CJ, Michaelson JJ, Plos One, 1/28/2017
  • Orthorexia nervosa and eating disorder symptoms in dietitians  
    Tremelling K, Sandon L, Vega GL, McAdams CJ, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 1/14/2017
  • Neuropsychological and cognitive correlates of recovery in anorexia nervosa  
    Harper JA, Brodrick B, Van Enkevort EA, McAdams CJ, European Eating Disorders Review, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Visual Attention and Cortical Circuits 
    Chapter: Effects of attention on the responsiveness and selectivity of individual neurons in visual cerebral cortex 
    Maunsell JHR, McAdams CJEditors: J. Braun, C. Koch, J.L. Davis.MIT Press, Cambridge, MA2001
  • The Cognitive Neurosciences 
    Chapter: Effects of attention on neuronal response properties in visual cerebral cortex 
    Maunsell JHR, McAdams CJEditors: M.S. Gazzaniga.MIT Press, Cambridge, MA1999

Abstracts/Posters

  • Self-biases and neural activations in anorexia nervosa: Linking DSM and RDoC
    McAdams CJ, Harper JA, Van Enkevort E, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Palm Springs, CA, 1/1/2017
  • What changes in illness and recovery in anorexia nervosa?
    Brodrick B, Harper JA, Van Enkevort, EA, McAdams C, International Conference on Eating Disorders, Prague, Czech Republic, 1/1/2017
  • Oxytocin receptor polymorphisms and brain function in anorexia nervosa
    Sala M, Han K, Acevedo S, Krawczyk D, McAdams CJ, Center for Brain Health Symposia, Dallas TX, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • Comparison of social attributions in eating�disorders and depression 
    Washington, DC - 1/1/2018
  • Exercise and Neuropsychological Function in Eating Disorders 
    Chicago, IL - 1/1/2018
  • Inflammatory Cytokine Levels in Anorexia Nervosa in Relation to Symptom Severity 
    Denver, CO - 1/1/2018
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Other

  • The Social Brain in Anorexia Nervosa 
    McAdams CJ, Brain and Behavior Foundation
    1/1/2018

Press Mentions

  • Patient Satisfaction Linked to Bariatric Surgery Likelihood
    Patient Satisfaction Linked to Bariatric Surgery LikelihoodDecember 19th, 2022
  • Deep Brain Stimulation May Be Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder, Study Suggests
    Deep Brain Stimulation May Be Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder, Study SuggestsAugust 31st, 2022
  • More Men Are Developing Eating Disorders. Why Are We Treating It as Only a Women’s Disease?
    More Men Are Developing Eating Disorders. Why Are We Treating It as Only a Women’s Disease?December 28th, 2016
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

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