Publications
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Smith, E. K., Silverstein, S., Gartner, R. E., Kidd, K. M., & Rofey, D. L. (2026). Prevention and Early Detection of Eating Disorders in Trans-Affirming Primary Care: Two Vignettes of Transgender Patients. Health Promotion Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399251414646
Silverstein, S. Why reflexivity matters in the literature of suffering, death, and dying in eating disorders. J Eat Disord 13, 232 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01340-9
Siegel, J.R., Silverstein, S., Florescu, N. et al. The development of gender- and sex-diverse standardized patients for interprofessional learning: a community-based participatory approach. BMC Med Educ 25, 1272 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07884-3
L’Erario, Z. P., Catalano, A., Al-Mufti, F., Silverstein, S., Volpe, S. G., Adams, M., Martindale, J. M., Adrian Williams, D. K., Radix, A. E., Etienne, M., & Rosendale, N. (2025). Cerebrovascular Health Among Sex- and Gender-Diverse People. Neurology Clinical Practice, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.1212/cpj.0000000000200450
Cobbaert, L., Millichamp, A.R., Elwyn, R., Silverstein., S., Schweizer, K., Thomas, E., & Miskovic-Wheatley, J. (2024) Neurodivergence, Intersectionality, and Eating Disorders: A Lived Experience-Led Narrative Review. J Eat Disord 12, 187. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-01126-5
Silverstein, S., & Santibanez, T. (2024). A Qualitative Investigation of Tattooing as an Adaptive Appearance Investment: Positive Body Image and Eating Disorder Recovery in a Predominantly Transgender and Gender Expansive Sample. Eating Disorders. 10.1080/10640266.2024.2381319
Silverstein, S., Hellner, M., & Menzel, J. (2024). Development of a gender-affirming care protocol in eating disorder treatment settings. Eating Disorders, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2024.2371250
Calzo, J. P., Andrzejewski, J., Torres, C., Silverstein, S., Lopez, E., & Gordon, A. R. (2024). “There is a paywall to my happiness”: the influence of socioeconomic determinants on transgender and gender diverse young adults’ experiences with eating disorders. Eating Disorders, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2024.2381908
LaMarre, A., Hellner, M., Silverstein, S., Baker, J., Urban, B., Yourell, J., Wolfe, H., Perry, T. & Steinberg, D. (2024).“It’s like building a new person”: lived experience perspectives on eating disorder recovery processes. J Eat Disord 12, 96. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-01045-5
Cusack, C., Silverstein, S., Askew, A., Simone, M., Galupo, M. P., & Levinson, C. (2024). Eating Disorders Among Queer and Trans Individuals: Implications for Conceptualization, Assessment, and Treatment. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic. https://doi.org/10.1521/bumc.2024.88.2.128
Elwyn, R., Adams, M., Sharpe, S.L., Silverstein, S., LaMarre, A., Downs, J., & Burnette, C.B. (2024). Discordant conceptualisations of eating disorder recovery and their influence on the construct of terminality. J Eat Disord 12, 70. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-01016-w
Baker, J., Freestone, D., Cai, K., Silverstein, S., Urban, B., & Steinberg, D. (2024). Eating Disorder Treatment Outcomes Across Gender Identities. Journal of Adolescent Health. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.11.015
Urban, B., Smith, E., Adams, M., Sharpe, S., & Silverstein, S. (2024). Guidelines for Research with Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex Individuals with Eating Disorders: Recommendations from Trans and Intersex Researchers. Eating Disorders. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2024.2306436
Gordon, A., Roberts, S., Silverstein, S., Rose, K., Lopez, E., & Calzo, J. (2023). What is Needed For Eating Disorder Prevention for Transgender and Gender Diverse Young Adults? Findings from Asynchronous Online Focus Groups. Body Image, 48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101667
Riddle, M., Silverstein, S. & Wassenaar, E. (2023). The Care of Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents with Eating Disorders. Current Pediatric Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40124-023-00300-8
Sharpe, S.L., Adams, M., Smith, E.K., Urban, B., & Silverstein, S. (2023). Inaccessibility of care and inequitable conceptions of suffering: a collective response to the construction of “terminal” anorexia nervosa. Journal of Eating Disorders, 11, 66. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00791-2
Allen, K. L., Mountford, V. A., Elwyn, R., Flynn, M., Fursland, A., Obeid, N., Partida, G., Richards, K., Schmidt, U., Serpell, L., Silverstein, S., & Wade, T. (2022). A framework for conceptualising early intervention for eating disorders. European Eating Disorders Review, 1– 15. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2959
Duffy, M. E., Calzo, J. P., Lopez, E., Silverstein, S., Joiner, T. E., & Gordon, A. R. (2021). Measurement and construct validity of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire Short Form in a transgender and gender diverse community sample. Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000996
Geilhufe, B., Tripp, O., Silverstein, S., Birchfield, L., & Raimondo, M. (2021). Gender-affirmative eating disorder care: Clinical considerations for transgender and gender expansive children and youth. Pediatric Annals, 50(9). https://doi.org/10.3928/19382359-20210820-01
Gordon, A. R., Calzo, J. P., Eiduson, R., Sharp, K., Silverstein, S., Lopez, E., . . . Reisner, S. L. (2021). Asynchronous Online Focus Groups for Health Research: Case Study and Lessons Learned. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406921990489
Hartman-Munick, S., Silverstein, S., Guss, C., Lopez, E., Calzo, J.P., & Gordon. A.R. (2021). Eating disorder screening and treatment experiences in transgender and gender diverse young adults. Eating Behaviors, 41.
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Roberts, S. R., Silverstein, S., Carroll, T., Gordon, A. R., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2026). Body image in transgender and gender diverse populations. In V. Swami & T. L. Tylka (Eds.), Handbook of Diversity in Body Image (1st ed., pp. 159–175). Elsevier Academic Press.
Zisman-Ilani, Y., Frerichs, W., Silverstein, S., & Härter, M. (2025). Shared decision making in psychosomatic conditions. Oxford University Press EBooks, 266-269. https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198897804.003.0053
Silverstein, S., Smith, E., & Raimondo, M. (2024). Impact of LGBTQIA+ Discrimination on Eating Disorders. In Trauma Informed Approaches to Eating Disorders (2nd edition). Springer Publishing Company. DOI:10.1891/9780826147981.0030
Goetz, T., Silverstein, S., & Simone, M. (2023). Eating Disorders and Body Image Satisfaction. In Gender-Affirming Psychiatric Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People. American Psychiatric Association.
Calzo, J. P., Lopez, E. E., Silverstein, S., Brown, T. A., & Blashill, A. J. (2020). Where is the Evidence of Evidence-Based Treatment for LGBTQIA+ Individuals Experiencing Eating Disorders? In Adapting Evidence-Based Eating Disorder Treatments for Novel Populations and Settings (pp. 50-73). New York, NY: Routledge.
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Coming soon
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Evans, M & Pearl, L. (2026). Eating Disorders Treatment: A Comprehensive and Integrative Guide to Nutrition Therapy. Wiley.
Chapter 23 in Gaudiani, J. L. (2025). Sick enough : a guide to the medical complications of eating disorders. (2nd Edition). Routledge.
Mulheim, L & Patterson, S. (2025). Weight-Inclusive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Workbook.