Dr. Rami BOU KHALIL
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Nursing Science
Institute of Psychomotor Therapy
Higher Institute of Speech and Language Therapy
Associate professor
(+961) 1 421 000 ext rami.boukhalil@usj.edu.lb
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
| Degrees | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neurosciences of eating disorders | Universite de Montpellier | France | 2022 |
| Neurosciences | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 2017 |
| Psychiatry | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 2011 |
| Medecine | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 2006 |
+ Professionnal experience outside USJ
| Professional Experience | Organization | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of department of psychiatry | Hotel Dieu de France | 01/05/2023 |
+ Expertise field
Medecine and Health
+ Research topics
Eating disorders Psycho-oncology Neuroscience of mental disorders Mood disorders
+ Publications and communications
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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