Erin C. Accurso, PhD
Associate Professor
Psychiatry
School of Medicine

Her current research through an NIMH-funded K23 award focuses on implementation science and improving access to evidence-based care for publicly-insured youth with eating disorders. She is also interested in health care delivery and policies influencing the organization and delivery of publicly-funded mental health and medical services.

Dr. Accurso obtained her B.A. from Dartmouth College and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the San Diego State University / University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago through the T32 Midwest Regional Postdoctoral Training Grant in Eating Disorders Research prior to joining UCSF.

• Self-Reported Physical Activity Energy Expenditure in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa: A Cross-Sectional Analysis at Hospital Admission From the Study of Refeeding to Optimize iNpatient Gains.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2025 Vendlinski SS, Gorrell S, Downey AE, Mehta AS, Le Grange D, Machen VI, Accurso EC, Buckelew SM, Kapphahn CJ, Moscicki BA, Golden NH, Garber AK
• Outpatient Therapy and Risk of Rehospitalization for Youth With Eating Disorders.
  Pediatrics 2025 Mikhail ME, Duggento Cordell K, Downey AE, Snowden LR, Accurso EC
• Preliminary validation of developmental weight suppression in youth with transdiagnostic eating disorders.
  Journal of eating disorders 2025 Singh S, Reilly EE, Drury CR, Duffy A, Mehler PS, Accurso EC, Zucker K, Lynch N, Le Grange D, Rienecke RD, Gorrell S
• Comparing Outcomes for Telehealth Versus In-Person Family-Based Treatment: A Retrospective Chart Review.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2025 Drury CR, Singh S, Manzano M, Gorrell S, Reilly EE, Odette M, Accurso EC, Brosof L, Bruett L, Forsberg S, Haas V, Hail L, Huryk KM, Keyser J, Kramer R, Lynch N, Murray SB, Radin RM, Underhill J, …
• A transdiagnostic examination of sex- and race and ethnicity-based mental health treatment disparities among publicly insured youth.
  Psychological medicine 2025 Accurso EC, Mikhail ME, Cordell KD, Downey AE, Snowden LR
• Open Pilot Trial of a Coached Digital Program for Lower-Income Adults With Eating Disorders.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2025 Accurso EC, Drury CR, Yu K, Vendlinski S, Pérez-Flores NJ, Howe CP, Wilfley DE, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE
• Body Image Group as Adjunct to Eating Disorder Treatment: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Early Outcomes.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2025 Drury CR, Reilly EE, Lynch N, Accurso EC, Huryk KM
• Adaptations of an online cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention for binge type eating disorders in publicly-insured and uninsured adults: a pilot study.
  BMC public health 2025 Vendlinski SS, Laboe AA, Crest P, McGinnis CG, Steinhoff MF, Wilfley DE, Taylor CB, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Accurso EC
• The Effect of Preadmission Energy Balance on Short-Term Medical Outcomes: Findings From the Study of Refeeding to Optimize Inpatient Gains.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2025 Downey AE, Kapphahn CJ, Gorrell S, Vendlinski SS, Cheng J, Le Grange D, Accurso EC, Buckelew SM, Kreiter A, Marsal B, Wright P, Golden NH, Garber AK
• Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients.
  Pediatric transplantation 2025 Crest P, Stacey P, Accurso EC, Deley C, Roberts J
• "FBT Is for the Rich": A Qualitative Study Examining Clinicians' Experiences and Perceptions of Treatment Access and Engagement for Diverse Families in Family-Based Treatment.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2024 Sauerwein J, Austin A, Singh M, Pedram P, Allan E, Bruett L, Eckhardt S, Forsberg S, Keery H, Kimber M, Pradel M, Accurso EC, Le Grange D, Dimitropoulos G
• Weight Stigma in the Development, Maintenance, and Treatment of Eating Disorders: A Case Series Informing Implications for Research and Practice.
  Research on child and adolescent psychopathology 2024 Kramer R, Drury CR, Forsberg S, Bruett LD, Reilly EE, Gorrell S, Singh S, Hail L, Yu K, Radin RM, Keyser J, Le Grange D, Accurso EC, Huryk KM
• Predictors of Outpatient and Inpatient Service Utilization Among Publicly-Insured Youth With Eating Disorders.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2024 Mikhail ME, Cordell KD, Downey AE, Snowden LR, Accurso EC
• Interdisciplinary perspectives on accessing specialty evidence-based treatment for Medicaid-insured adolescents with eating disorders.
  Journal of eating disorders 2024 Crest P, Vendlinski SS, Borges R, Landsverk J, Accurso EC
• Adaptations to family-based treatment for Medicaid-insured adolescents with anorexia nervosa.
  Frontiers in psychology 2024 Borges R, Crest P, Landsverk J, Accurso EC
• Characterizing Medical Complications in Publicly Insured Youth With Eating Disorders.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2024 Downey AE, Cordell K, Snowden LR, Accurso EC
• Nurturing innovation, catalyzing change: Honoring the legacy of Dr. C. Barr Taylor in the eating disorders field.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2024 Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Wilfley DE, Accurso EC, Balantekin KN, Celio Doyle A, Eisenberg D, Firebaugh ML, Flatt RE, Goel NJ, Graham AK, Jacobi C, Jones Bell M, Monterubio GE, Newman MG, Sadeh-Sharvit S, …
• Short-term outcomes of the study of refeeding to optimize inpatient gains for patients with atypical anorexia nervosa.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2024 Garber AK, Cheng J, Accurso EC, Buckelew SM, Downey AE, Le Grange D, Gorrell S, Kapphahn CJ, Kreiter A, Moscicki AB, Golden NH
• Adapting family-based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa delivered in the home: A novel approach for improving access to care and generalizability of skill acquisition.
  Journal of eating disorders 2023 Goldschmidt AB, Tortolani CC, Accurso EC, Dunbar EP, Egbert AH, Donaldson D, Donaldson AA
• Course and outcome in individuals with atypical anorexia nervosa: Findings from the Study of Refeeding to Optimize iNpatient Gains (StRONG).
  The International journal of eating disorders 2023 Golden NH, Kapphahn CJ, Cheng J, Kreiter A, Downey AE, Accurso EC, Machen VI, Adams SH, Buckelew SM, Moscicki AB, Le Grange D, Garber AK
• An exploration of the association between premorbid weight status on patient and caregiver factors at pre and post-treatment among youth with anorexia nervosa/atypical anorexia nervosa.
  Eating behaviors 2023 Kramer R, Radin R, Forsberg S, Garber AK, Reilly EE, Hail L, Huryk KM, Keyser J, Bruett LD, Le Grange D, Gorrell S, Accurso EC
• Parental self-efficacy: Longitudinal impact on clinical outcomes across levels of care in adolescent anorexia nervosa.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2023 Gorrell S, Downey AE, Saunders E, Accurso EC, Buckelew S, Kreiter A, Le Grange D, Garber AK
• Psychometric properties of the Parent Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2023 Drury CR, Hail L, Rienecke RD, Accurso EC, Coelho JS, Lock J, Le Grange D, Loeb KL
• Hospital-based higher calorie refeeding and mealtime distress in adolescents and young adults with anorexia nervosa or atypical anorexia nervosa.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2023 Accurso EC, Cheng J, Machen VI, Buckelew S, Kreiter A, Adams S, Le Grange D, Golden NH, Garber AK
• Barriers and Enablers to COVID-19 Vaccination in San Francisco's Spanish-Speaking Population.
  Global implementation research and applications 2023 Abascal Miguel L, Christian C, Accurso EC, Najmabadi A, Athavale P, Diala JA, Sachdev D, Philip S, Reid MJ, Handley MA
• Gender Differences in National Institutes of Health Grant Submissions Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  Journal of women's health (2002) 2022 Roubinov D, Haack LM, Folk JB, Rotenstein L, Accurso EC, Dahiya P, Ponce AN, Nava V, Maldonado Y, Linos E, Mangurian C
• Peer Mentorship: An Underrecognized Tool to Faculty Success.
  Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry 2022 Roubinov DS, Accurso EC, Folk JB, Haack LM
• Development of evidence-informed bridge programming to support an increased need for eating disorder services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Journal of eating disorders 2022 Bruett LD, Forsberg S, Accurso EC, Gorrell S, Hail L, Keyser J, Le Grange D, Huryk KM
• The Impact of Inpatient Multimodal Treatment or Family-Based Treatment on Six-Month Weight Outcomes in Youth with Anorexia Nervosa: A Naturalistic, Cross-Continental Comparison.
  Nutrients 2022 Nadler J, Correll CU, Le Grange D, Accurso EC, Haas V
• Family-based treatment for pediatric eating disorders: Evidence and guidance for delivering integrated interdisciplinary care.
  Children's health care : journal of the Association for the Care of Children's Health 2021 Forsberg S, Gorrell S, Accurso EC, Trainor C, Garber A, Buckelew S, Le Grange D
• A systematic review of cognitive behavior therapy and dialectical behavior therapy for adolescent eating disorders.
  Journal of eating disorders 2021 Vogel EN, Singh S, Accurso EC
• Concordance between youth and caregiver report of eating disorder psychopathology: Development and psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder-15 for Parents/Caregivers (ED-15-P).
  The International journal of eating disorders 2021 Accurso EC, Waller G
• Higher-Calorie Refeeding in Anorexia Nervosa: 1-Year Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial.
  Pediatrics 2021 Golden NH, Cheng J, Kapphahn CJ, Buckelew SM, Machen VI, Kreiter A, Accurso EC, Adams SH, Le Grange D, Moscicki AB, Sy AF, Wilson L, Garber AK
• Short-term Outcomes of the Study of Refeeding to Optimize Inpatient Gains for Patients With Anorexia Nervosa: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial.
  JAMA pediatrics 2021 Garber AK, Cheng J, Accurso EC, Adams SH, Buckelew SM, Kapphahn CJ, Kreiter A, Le Grange D, Machen VI, Moscicki AB, Sy A, Wilson L, Golden NH
• A brief session-by-session measure of eating disorder psychopathology for children and adolescents: Development and psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder-15 for Youth (ED-15-Y).
  The International journal of eating disorders 2020 Accurso EC, Waller G
• Psychotropic medication use in treatment-seeking youth with eating disorders.
  European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association 2020 Gorrell S, Lebow J, Kinasz K, Mitchell JE, Goldschmidt AB, Le Grange D, Accurso EC
• Is online training in family-based treatment for anorexia nervosa feasible and can it improve fidelity to key components affecting outcome?.
  2020 James Lock, Daniel Le Grange, Erin C. Accurso, Hannah Welch, Sangeeta Mondal, W. Stewart Agras
• Attitudes Toward Family-Based Treatment Impact Therapists' Intent to Change Their Therapeutic Practice for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa.
  Frontiers in psychiatry 2020 Accurso EC, Le Grange D, Graham AK
• Delivery of Family-Based Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa in a Public Health Care Setting: Research Versus Non-Research Specialty Care.
  Frontiers in psychiatry 2020 Le Grange D, Gorrell S, Hughes EK, Accurso EC, Yeo M, Pradel M, Sawyer SM
• Parents know best: Caregiver perspectives on eating disorder recovery.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2019 Accurso EC, Sim L, Muhlheim L, Lebow J
• Weight Loss and Illness Severity in Adolescents With Atypical Anorexia Nervosa.
  Pediatrics 2019 Garber AK, Cheng J, Accurso EC, Adams SH, Buckelew SM, Kapphahn CJ, Kreiter A, Le Grange D, Machen VI, Moscicki AB, Saffran K, Sy AF, Wilson L, Golden NH
• Predictors of early response in conjoint and separated models of family-based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa.
  European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association 2019 Hughes EK, Sawyer SM, Accurso EC, Singh S, Le Grange D
• Weight gain trajectories during outpatient family-based treatment for adolescents with anorexia nervosa.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2018 Lebow J, Sim L, Crosby RD, Goldschmidt AB, Le Grange D, Accurso EC
• An exploratory study of challenges and successes in implementing adapted family-based treatment in a community setting.
  Journal of eating disorders 2018 Astrachan-Fletcher E, Accurso EC, Rossman S, McClanahan SF, Dimitropoulos G, Le Grange D
• Outcome parameters associated with perceived helpfulness of family-based treatment for adolescent eating disorders.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2018 Singh S, Accurso EC, Hail L, Goldschmidt AB, Le Grange D
• Paid Family and Childbearing Leave Policies at Top US Medical Schools.
  JAMA 2018 Riano NS, Linos E, Accurso EC, Sung D, Linos E, Simard JF, Mangurian C
• Network analysis of pediatric eating disorder symptoms in a treatment-seeking, transdiagnostic sample.
  Journal of abnormal psychology 2018 Goldschmidt AB, Crosby RD, Cao L, Moessner M, Forbush KT, Accurso EC, Le Grange D
• Boys, Biceps, and Bradycardia: The Hidden Dangers of Muscularity-Oriented Disordered Eating.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2017 Murray SB, Accurso EC, Griffiths S, Nagata JM
• Is there clinical consensus in defining weight restoration for adolescents with anorexia nervosa?
  Eating disorders 2017 Lebow J, Sim LA, Accurso EC
• Exploring Types of Family Environments in Youth with Eating Disorders.
  European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association 2017 Darrow SM, Accurso EC, Nauman ER, Goldschmidt AB, Le Grange D
• Adaptation and implementation of family-based treatment enhanced with dialectical behavior therapy skills for anorexia nervosa in community-based specialist clinics.
  Eating disorders 2017 Accurso EC, Astrachan-Fletcher E, O'Brien S, McClanahan SF, Le Grange D
• Relationship between desired weight and eating disorder pathology in youth.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2017 Boyd HK, Kass AE, Accurso EC, Goldschmidt AB, Wildes JE, Le Grange D
• The effects of psychotherapy treatment on outcome in bulimia nervosa: Examining indirect effects through emotion regulation, self-directed behavior, and self-discrepancy within the mediation model.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2017 Peterson CB, Berg KC, Crosby RD, Lavender JM, Accurso EC, Ciao AC, Smith TL, Klein M, Mitchell JE, Crow SJ, Wonderlich SA
• Residents' and Fellows' Knowledge and Attitudes About Eating Disorders at an Academic Medical Center.
  Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry 2016 Anderson K, Accurso EC, Kinasz KR, Le Grange D
• The Impact of DSM-5 on Eating Disorder Diagnoses.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2016 Vo M, Accurso EC, Goldschmidt AB, Le Grange D
• Association between objective and subjective binge eating and psychopathology during a psychological treatment trial for bulimic symptoms.
  Appetite 2016 Goldschmidt AB, Accurso EC, Crosby RD, Cao L, Ellison J, Smith TL, Klein MH, Mitchell JE, Crow SJ, Wonderlich SA, Peterson CB
• The relation of weight suppression and BMIz to bulimic symptoms in youth with bulimia nervosa.
  Journal of eating disorders 2016 Accurso EC, Lebow J, Murray SB, Kass AE, Le Grange D
• Pediatric Chronic Abdominal Pain and Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: A Review and Psychosocial Comparison.
  Pediatric annals 2016 Mak GZ, Lucchetti AR, Drossos T, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Accurso EC, Stiles-Shields C, Newman EA, Skelly CL
• The importance of loss of control while eating in adolescents with purging disorder.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2016 Goldschmidt AB, Accurso EC, O'Brien S, Kara Fitzpatrick K, Lock JD, Le Grange D
• Does Sex Matter in the Clinical Presentation of Eating Disorders in Youth?
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2016 Kinasz K, Accurso EC, Kass AE, Le Grange D
• Predictors and moderators of treatment outcome in a randomized clinical trial for adults with symptoms of bulimia nervosa.
  Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 2015 Accurso EC, Wonderlich SA, Crosby RD, Smith TL, Klein MH, Mitchell JE, Crow SJ, Berg KC, Peterson CB
• Overvaluation of shape and weight in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: does shape concern or weight concern matter more for treatment outcome?
  Journal of eating disorders 2015 Byrne CE, Kass AE, Accurso EC, Fischer S, O'Brien S, Goodyear A, Lock J, Le Grange D
• A naturalistic examination of social comparisons and disordered eating thoughts, urges, and behaviors in college women.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2015 Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Ciao AC, Accurso EC
• Factors contributing to reduced caregiver strain in a publicly-funded child mental health system.
  Journal of emotional and behavioral disorders 2015 Accurso EC, Garland AF, Haine-Schlagel R, Brookman-Frazee L, Baker-Ericzén MJ
• Restrictive eating in anorexia nervosa: Examining maintenance and consequences in the natural environment.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2015 Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Accurso EC, Ciao AC, Crosby RD, Cao L, Pisetsky EM, Le Grange D, Peterson CB, Crow SJ, Engel SG, Mitchell JE, Wonderlich SA
• Picking and nibbling in children and adolescents with eating disorders.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2015 Kass AE, Accurso EC, Goldschmidt AB, Anam S, Byrne CE, Kinasz K, Goodyear A, O'Brien S, Le Grange D
• Can adaptive treatment improve outcomes in family-based therapy for adolescents with anorexia nervosa? Feasibility and treatment effects of a multi-site treatment study.
  Behaviour research and therapy 2015 Lock J, Le Grange D, Agras WS, Fitzpatrick KK, Jo B, Accurso E, Forsberg S, Anderson K, Arnow K, Stainer M
• Expressed Emotion, Family Functioning, and Treatment Outcome for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa.
  European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association 2015 Rienecke RD, Accurso EC, Lock J, Le Grange D
• Therapeutic alliance in a randomized clinical trial for bulimia nervosa.
  Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 2015 Accurso EC, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Ciao A, Cao L, Crosby RD, Smith TL, Klein MH, Mitchell JE, Crow SJ, Wonderlich SA, Peterson CB
• Predictors and moderators of psychological changes during the treatment of adolescent bulimia nervosa.
  Behaviour research and therapy 2015 Ciao AC, Accurso EC, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Le Grange D
• An exploratory examination of patient and parental self-efficacy as predictors of weight gain in adolescents with anorexia nervosa.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2015 Byrne CE, Accurso EC, Arnow KD, Lock J, Le Grange D
• Behavioral, emotional, and situational context of purging episodes in anorexia nervosa.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2015 Goldschmidt AB, Accurso EC, Schreiber-Gregory DN, Crosby RD, Cao L, Engel SG, Mitchell JE, Crow SJ, Peterson CB, Le Grange D, Wonderlich SA
• From efficacy to effectiveness: comparing outcomes for youth with anorexia nervosa treated in research trials versus clinical care.
  Behaviour research and therapy 2014 Accurso EC, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Ciao AC, Le Grange D
• Child, caregiver, and therapist perspectives on therapeutic alliance in usual care child psychotherapy.
  Psychological assessment 2014 Accurso EC, Garland AF
• The role of motivation in family-based guided self-help treatment for pediatric obesity.
  Childhood obesity (Print) 2014 Accurso EC, Norman GJ, Crow SJ, Rock CL, Boutelle KN
• Relapse from remission at two- to four-year follow-up in two treatments for adolescent anorexia nervosa.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2014 Le Grange D, Lock J, Accurso EC, Agras WS, Darcy A, Forsberg S, Bryson SW
• Development and evaluation of a treatment fidelity instrument for family-based treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2014 Forsberg S, Fitzpatrick KK, Darcy A, Aspen V, Accurso EC, Bryson SW, Agras S, Arnow KD, Le Grange D, Lock J
• Family functioning in two treatments for adolescent anorexia nervosa.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2014 Ciao AC, Accurso EC, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Lock J, Le Grange D
• Subjective and objective binge eating in relation to eating disorder symptomatology, depressive symptoms, and self-esteem among treatment-seeking adolescents with bulimia nervosa.
  European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association 2014 Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Ciao AC, Accurso EC, Pisetsky EM, Peterson CB, Byrne CE, Le Grange D
• Eating patterns in youth with restricting and binge eating/purging type anorexia nervosa.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2014 Elran-Barak R, Accurso EC, Goldschmidt AB, Sztainer M, Byrne C, Le Grange D
• Factors associated with substance use in adolescents with eating disorders.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2014 Mann AP, Accurso EC, Stiles-Shields C, Capra L, Labuschagne Z, Karnik NS, Le Grange D
• Is weight gain really a catalyst for broader recovery?: The impact of weight gain on psychological symptoms in the treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa.
  Behaviour research and therapy 2014 Accurso EC, Ciao AC, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Lock JD, Le Grange D
• Searching for elements of evidence-based practices in children's usual care and examining their impact.
  Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2014 Garland AF, Accurso EC, Haine-Schlagel R, Brookman-Frazee L, Roesch S, Zhang JJ
• Early weight gain predicts outcome in two treatments for adolescent anorexia nervosa.
  The International journal of eating disorders 2013 Le Grange D, Accurso EC, Lock J, Agras S, Bryson SW
• Psychometric properties of the Therapeutic Alliance Scale for Caregivers and Parents.
  Psychological assessment 2012 Accurso EC, Hawley KM, Garland AF
• Exploring the effect of therapists' treatment practices on client attendance in community-based care for children.
  Psychological services 2012 Garland AF, Haine-Schlagel R, Accurso EC, Baker-Ericzén MJ, Brookman-Frazee L
• Mental health care for children with disruptive behavior problems: a view inside therapists' offices.
  Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) 2010 Garland AF, Brookman-Frazee L, Hurlburt MS, Accurso EC, Zoffness RJ, Haine-Schlagel R, Ganger W
• Suicidal Behaviour Among Youth in Five Public Sectors of Care.
  Child and adolescent mental health 2010 Chavira DA, Accurso EC, Garland AF, Hough R
• Methodological challenges of characterizing usual care psychotherapeutic practice.
  Administration and policy in mental health 2009 Garland AF, Hurlburt MS, Brookman-Frazee L, Taylor RM, Accurso EC