Christopher G. Fairburn | |
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| Born | 20 September 1950 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Malvern College |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (MA, BM, BCh, DM) University of Edinburgh (MPhil) |
| Known for | Nature and treatment of eating disorders Transdiagnostic conceptualisation of eating disorders Guided self-help Measures of eating disorder features |
| Awards | Wellcome Senior Lecturer 1984, 1987, 1990 Wellcome Principal Research Fellow 1996, 2006 Royal College of Psychiatrists Fellow, 1992 Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow, 2001 Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (Stanford) – Fellow, 1989, 1998 Academy for Eating Disorders - Outstanding Researcher Prize, 2002; Lifetime Achievement Award, 2015 Academy of Cognitive Therapy – Beck Prize 2011 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mental health |
| Website | www |
Christopher James Alfred Granville Fairburn OBE (born 20 September 1950) is a British psychiatrist and researcher. He is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. He is known for his research on the development, evaluation and dissemination of psychological treatments, especially for eating disorders.