Competence Center for Eating Disorders Tübingen (KOMET)
Eating disorders are serious illnesses - they cause lasting damage to physical and mental health and can even lead to death. Most sufferers need professional counseling and support to return to problem-free eating behavior. The earlier this happens in the course of the disease, the greater the likelihood of successful treatment.
Based on many years of experience in the research and treatment of people with eating disorders at the University Hospital Tübingen, the Competence Center for Eating Disorders Tübingen (KOMET) was founded in 2014.
More about us
KOMET is the first university competence center for eating disorders in Germany that focuses on the treatment and research of eating disorders across the lifespan.
Current studies
News
Press releases
18.03.2022
Anorexia: When looking in the mirror becomes torture
World's largest treatment study of psychotherapy for anorexia nervosa: five-year follow-up results of internationally renowned ANTOP study published in Lancet Psychiatr
Events
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Awards
Prof. Katrin Giel receives Rachel Bryant Waugh Award for Excellence in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
At this year's International Eating Disorder Conference in London, Katrin Giel (in the background) was awarded the Rachel Bryant Waugh Award for Excellence in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry for her research on the impact of maternal eating disorders on prenatal child development.
Selected Publications
- Stephan Zipfel, Ulrike Schmidt, Katrin E. Giel: The hidden burden of eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Lancet Psychiatry, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2022.
Certificates and Associations
Focus: Top National Hospital 2025
Stern: Germany's Outstanding Employers in Nursing 24/25
Quality partnership with the PKV
Family as a success factor
Pension provision for the public sector
