Dr. McElroy is internationally known for her research in bipolar disorder, eating disorders, obesity, impulse control disorders and pharmacology. As Chief Research Officer she currently oversees multiple ongoing studies in bipolar disorder, major depression and binge eating disorder.
Dr. McElroy's area of specialties include psychopharmacology, eating disorders and bipolar disorder.Her major research interests include phenomenology, biology, and treatment of bipolar disorder; phenomenology, epidemiology, and treatment of kleptomania, intermittent explosive disorder, pathological gambling, and other impulse control disorders; phenomenology and treatment of body dysmorphic disorder; phenomenology, epidemiology, and treatment of eating disorders; phenomenology, family history, and treatment of obesity; and the relationship among eating disorders, major mood disorders, and obesity.