
Timothy David Brewerton MD DLFAPA, FAED, DFAACAP, CEDS-S
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology
Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina
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208 Scott StMount Pleasant, SC 29464
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Summary
- Dr. Brewerton is Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, where he has a private practice and conducts research. He is currently: Senior Clinical Research Consultant for SunCloud Health, Senior Clinical Advisor for Eating Recovery Center Pathlight Behavioral Health Centers; Senior Research Consultant for Monte Nido. He is board certified in general, child/adolescent and forensic psychiatry, and addiction medicine. Dr. Brewerton received his Bachelors of Science degree from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA) in 1974 and his MD degree from Tulane University School of Medicine (New Orleans, LA) in 1978. He completed a psychiatry residency training at the University of California at San Francisco in 1982, a research fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health (Bethesda, MD) in 1987 and a child-adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC) in 1996. He is: Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association; Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry; Founding Fellow of the Academy of Eating Disorders; Former president of the Eating Disorders Research Society and the SC Psychiatric Association. He has presented at 450 presentations at regional, national and international conferences, authored 200 articles/chapters and edited 2 books, including a major textbook on the overlap between eating disorders and substance use disorders. He has served on the editorial board for multiple journals. He has been instrumental in exploring the overlaps between trauma, PTSD, dissociation, ADHD, eating disorders and substance use disorders, and has promoted integrated treatment approaches for these potentially life-threatening disorders. He is Executive Director of the documentary film (sylviadoc.com) about his 1st case of dissociative identity disorder.
Education & Training
- Medical University of SC1996
- NIH Clinical Center1987
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Psychiatry, 1978 - 1982
- University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Psychiatry, 1978 - 1979
- Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1978
- Louisiana State UniversityBS, Zoology, 1971 - 1974
- Louisiana State UniversityB.S., Zoology, Minor: Psychology, 1971 - 1974
Certifications & Licensure
- KY State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- SC State Medical License 1987 - 2025
- GA State Medical License 2009 - 2013
- HI State Medical License 1982 - 1986
- CA State Medical License 1979 - 1983
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
- 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
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The intersection of trauma and eating disorders: evaluating cognitive processing therapy through qualitative analysis.Giulia Suro, Ismael Gavidia, Natalie Tyran, Molly M Perlman, Timothy D Brewerton
Eating Disorders. 2025-02-26 - Level of family involvement as a predictor of outcome in eating disorder patients with and without provisional PTSD during residential treatment.Timothy D Brewerton, Giulia Suro, Ismael Gavidia, Molly M Perlman
Eating Disorders. 2025-02-04 - Alliance processes in eating disorders with childhood maltreatment sequelae: Preliminary implications.Malin E Olofsson, KariAnne R Vrabel, Maren C Kopland, Hanna P Eielsen, Hanne W Oddli
European Eating Disorders Review. 2025-01-01
Journal Articles
- Conceptualizing Primary and Secondary Pathological Exercise Using Available Measures of Excessive ExerciseCunningham 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 ReplicationBrewerton TD, Duncan AE, European Eating Disorders Review, 1/1/2016
- Novel Psychopharmacological Therapies for Psychiatric Disorders: Psilocybin and MDMAMithoefer MC, Grob CS, Brewerton TD, Lancet Psychiatry, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
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
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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
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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 - Join now to see all
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 NewsSeptember 17th, 2014
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Distinguished Fellow
- Distinguished Life Fellow
- Academy of Eating DisordersFounding Fellow
- Eating Disorders Research SocietyFounding Member
- Member
External Links
- Websitehttp://drtimothybrewerton.com
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