Rami BOU KHALIL

Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines Ramez G. Chagoury – Professeur associé

Faculté de médecine – Professeur associé

Faculté des sciences infirmières – Professeur associé

Institut de psychomotricité – Professeur associé

Institut supérieur d'orthophonie – Professeur associé

01/421 000 rami.boukhalil@usj.edu.lb

Enseignant Profile

Dr. Rami Bou Khalil is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon. He specializes in eating disorders, a field in which he earned his PhD from the University of Montpellier, France, in 2022.He also holds several University Diplomas in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psycho-oncology, Addiction Medicine, Psychiatric Comorbidities with Physical Diseases.Dr. Bou Khalil graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Saint Joseph University in Beirut obtained his general psychiatry degree from the same university.Dr. Bou Khalil has been involved in scientific research, with approximately 90 publications in international scientific journals. He has also held various roles within the editorial boards of several scientific journals.He is currently the founding editor-in-chief of The Lebanese Journal of Mental Health and the social media editor for the Asian Journal of Psychiatry.


Education

Diplôme Université Pays Année
Neurosciences of eating disorders Universite de Montpellier France 2022
Neurosciences Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 2017
Psychiatry Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 2011
Medecine Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 2006

Teaching at USJ

University teaching outside USJ

Professional experience outside USJ

Professional experience Organisation Start date End date
Head of department of psychiatry Hotel Dieu de France 01/05/2023

Areas of expertise

Enseignant Discipline
Medecine and Health

Research themes

Enseignant Thematique

Eating disordersPsycho-oncologyNeuroscience of mental disordersMood disorders

Publications and communications

Enseignant Publi and Com

Attar, S., Jomaah, J., El Khoury, R., Cordahi, C., Seneque, M., Courtet, P., Bou Khalil, R., & Guillaume, S. (2024). Association between childhood maltreatment obsessive-compulsive disorder comorbid with eating disorders: a cross-sectional study. Journal of eating disorders, 12(1), 135. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-01090-0 <br><br>Kerbage, H., Elbejjani, M., Bazzi, O., El-Hage, W., BouKhalil, R., Corruble, E., & Purper-Ouakil, D. (2024). We are all children of war: a qualitative inquiry into parenting following adolescents recent traumatic exposure in a multiple crisis setting in Beirut, Lebanon. European journal of psychotraumatology, 15(1), 2382650. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2382650 <br><br>Bou Khalil, R., Kassab, A., Richa, S., Seneque, M., Lefebvre, P., Sultan, A., Avignon, A., Maimoun, L., Renard, E., Courtet, P., & Guillaume, S. (2024). Weight suppression at lowest weight as an indicator of eating disorder clinical severity: A retrospective cohort study. Eating behaviors, 53, 101853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101853 <br><br>Bachir, Y., El-Hachem, C., Richa, S., & Bou Khalil, R. (2023). The risk of eating disorders following the August 4th, 2020 explosion in Beirut its relationship with trauma exposure PTSD symptoms. Asian journal of psychiatry, 89, 103749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103749 <br><br>Bou Khalil, R., Sultan, A., Seneque, M., Richa, S., Lefebvre, P., Renard, E., Courtet, P., Maimoun, L., & Guillaume, S. (2022). Clinical Correlates of Measured Predicted Resting Energy Expenditure in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Nutrients, 14(13), 2727. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14132727 <br><br>Bou Khalil, R., Risch, N., Sleilaty, G., Richa, S., Seneque, M., Lefebvre, P., Sultan, A., Avignon, A., Maimoun, L., Renard, E., Courtet, P., & Guillaume, S. (2022). Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) variations in relationship with childhood maltreatment in patients with anorexia nervosa: a retrospective cohort study. Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 27(6), 2201–2212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-022-01372-z <br><br>Bou Khalil, R., Sleilaty, G., Richa, S., Seneque, M., Iceta, S., Rodgers, R., Alacreu-Crespo, A., Maimoun, L., Lefebvre, P., Renard, E., Courtet, P., & Guillaume, S. (2020). The Impact of Retrospective Childhood Maltreatment on Eating Disorders as Mediated by Food Addiction: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients, 12(10), 2969. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12102969 <br><br>Duriez, P., Bou Khalil, R., Chamoun, Y., Maatoug, R., Strumila, R., Seneque, M., Gorwood, P., Courtet, P., & Guillaume, S. (2020). Brain Stimulation in Eating Disorders: State of the Art and Future Perspectives. Journal of clinical medicine, 9(8), 2358. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9082358 <br><br>Bou Khalil, R., Bou-Orm, I. R., Tabet, Y., Souaiby, L., & Azouri, H. (2020). Disgust and fear: common emotions between eating and phobic disorders. Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 25(1), 79–86. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-018-0512-3 <br><br>Bou Khalil, R., Smayra, V., Saliba, Y., Hajal, J., Bakhos, J. J., Souaiby, L., Richa, S., Tamraz, J., & Farès, N. (2018). Mifepristone reduces hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis activation and restores weight loss in rats subjected to dietary restriction and methylphenidate administration. Neuroscience research, 135, 46–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neures.2017.12.008 <br><br>Bou Khalil, R., Souaiby, L., & Farès, N. (2017). The importance of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis as a therapeutic target in anorexia nervosa. Physiology & behavior, 171, 13–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.12.035

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