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Timothy Brewerton, MD, Psychiatry, Mount Pleasant, SC

Timothy David Brewerton MD DLFAPA, FAED, DFAACAP, CEDS-S

Psychiatry•Mount Pleasant, SC

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology

Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Division of Biobehavioral Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

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  • 208 Scott StMount Pleasant, SC 29464

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Summary

  • Dr. Timothy D Brewerton is a psychiatrist based in Mount Pleasant, SC, with subspecialties in child and adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, addiction medicine, eating disorders, psychopharmacology and integrated treatment approaches for eating disorders and PTSD. Brewerton completed medical education at Tulane University School of Medicine and further training at the University of California, San Francisco (residency), NIH Clinical Center (research fellowship), and the Medical University of South Carolina (child-adolescent psychiatry fellowship). Brewerton has been actively involved in academia as a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina since 1987, and has also served as an executive medical director and consultant for various institutions focusing on the treatment of eating and related disorders. Brewerton's experience includes working on conditions such as eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and ARFID, obesity, ultra-processed food addiction, PTSD, dissociative disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and substance use disorders. He has published extensively with over 200 peer reviewed publications and book chapters. He has also edited two books, including a textbook on eating disorders, substance use disorders and addictions. Brewerton's recent works focus on eating disorders and associated traumas and their effects and treatments, including with psychedelic agents. Brewerton has received numerous awards, including MUSC teaching awards and the Craig Johnson Award for Clinical Practice and Training. He has also held leadership roles such as president of the South Carolina Psychiatric Association. He is Executive Producer of the full length documentary film, Sylvia: The Wood Nymph, which is about his first case of dissociative identity disorder and psychiatry’s history of the denial of childhood sexual abuse and its effects.

Education & Training

  • Medical University of SC
    Medical University of SC1996
  • NIH Clinical Center
    NIH Clinical Center1987
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Psychiatry, 1978 - 1982
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Psychiatry, 1978 - 1979
  • Tulane University School of Medicine
    Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 1987 - 2027
  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2009 - 2013
  • HI State Medical License
    HI State Medical License 1982 - 1986
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1979 - 1983
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Forensic Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
  • Addiction Medicine
    American Society of Addiction MedicineAddiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Craig Johnson Award for Clinical Practice and Training National Eating Disorders Association, 2013
  • Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Teaching in Child/Adolescent Residency Program Medical University of South Carolina, 2013
  • Honorary Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (HCEDS) International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Conceptualizing Primary and Secondary Pathological Exercise Using Available Measures of Excessive Exercise  
    Cunningham HE, Pearman S, Brewerton TD, International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1/20/2016
  • Associations between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Eating Disorders by Gender: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication  
    Brewerton TD, Duncan AE, European Eating Disorders Review, 1/1/2016
  • Novel Psychopharmacological Therapies for Psychiatric Disorders: Psilocybin and MDMA  
    Mithoefer MC, Grob CS, Brewerton TD, Lancet Psychiatry, 1/1/2016

Books/Book Chapters

  • Managing Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa: A Clinician's Handboo 
    Chapter: Perpetuating Factors in Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa. 
    Page 28 - 63Brewerton TD, Dennis ABEditors: Touyz, S., Le Grange, D., Lacey, H., Hay, P..Routledge, NY2016
  • Wiley Handbook of Eating Disorders 
    Chapter: Stress, Trauma and Adversity as Risk Factors in the Development of Eating Disorders. 
    Page 445 - 460Brewerton TDEditors: Smolak, L., Levine, M..Guilford, NY2015
  • Eating Disorders, Addictions, and Substance Use Disorders: Research, Clinical and Treatment Aspects 
    Chapter: Integrated Treatment Principles and Strategies for Patients with Eating Disorders, Substance Use Disorder, and Addictions. 
    Page 461 - 489Dennis AB, Pryor T, Brewerton TDEditors: Brewerton TD, Dennis, AB.Springer, Berlin2014

Abstracts/Posters

  • The Psychopharmacology of PTSD.
    Brewerton TD, 13th Hawaii International Summit on Preventing, Assessing and Treating Trauma across the Lifespan, Honolulu, HI, 1/28/2016
  • What Professionals Need to Know about PTSD: Personal and Professional Perspectives.
    Brewerton TD, Schaefer J, Annual Meeting of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, Amelia Island, FL, 1/17/2016
  • Trauma, PTSD and Eating Disorders: Integrating Personal and Professional Perspectives.
    Brewerton TD, Schaefer J, Alexander J, International Conference on Eating Disorders, Academy of Eating Disorders, San Francisco, CA, 1/4/2016

Lectures

  • "Clinical and Research Perspectives on Patients with Eating Disorders and PTSD" 
    San Diego, CA - 1/30/2016
  • "Psychobiological and Psychopharmacological Perspectives of Suicide and Eating Disorders" 
    San Francisco, CA - 1/3/2016
  • Suicide and Eating Disorders: Psychobiological and Psychopharmacological Perspectives, In: Siegfried N, Bartlett M, Brewerton TD, Kolodner F, Broome K: Intervention an... 
    Boston, MA - 1/22/2015

Other

  • "Exercise addiction" 
    Brewerton TD, Nautilus Magazine
    1/10/2016
  • Healthy Behaviors in Recovery: A Question of Balance. Moving toward Improvement, Not Perfection. 
    Brewerton TD, 2016 Gurze/Salucore Eating Disorders Resource Catalogue
    1/1/2016
  • "Hope in Recovery: A Panel Presentation" 
    Brewerton TD, National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
    The Hearth Center for Eating Disorders, Columbia, SC - 1/21/2015

Authored Content

  • Seasonality of Cerebrospinal Fluid Monoamine Metabolite Concentrations and Their Associations with Meteorological Variables in HumansJanuary 2018
  • Seasonality of Cerebrospinal Fluid Monoamine Metabolite Concentrations and Their Associations with Meteorological Variables in HumansJanuary 2018

Press Mentions

  • PTSD Link to Food Addiction Seen in Report - US News
    PTSD Link to Food Addiction Seen in Report - US NewsSeptember 17th, 2014

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External Links

  • Websitehttp://drtimothybrewerton.com

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