"Psychology of Weight Loss"
Perry Brown, PhD
Dr. Perry Brown is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with a Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky and a Masters degree from City College of New York. For many years, he specialized in psychological testing and psychotherapy with adults and children, in both outpatient clinics and psychiatric hospitals. In recent years, he has combined this experience with a strong interest in working with people with disordered eating habits and weight problems, to develop an independent practice specializing in the bariatric field. Dr. Brown has led a weekly therapy group, over the last 7 years, for patients with severe eating disorders at the Kentucky Center for Eating and Weight Disorders in Lexington. In addition, he has devoted one day every week to practicing psychotherapy with adults and children in an outpatient clinic in Lexington. Dr. Brown has a strong belief that emotions, relationships, lifestyle and personality factors may have a significant effect on eating habits and weight problems. He is passionate about helping bariatric patients realize and address these psychological factors.
