Mark Leary

Mark Leary is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. His research bridges psychiatry, psychology, and public health, with a focus on addictive behaviors, social acceptance dynamics, and clinical assessment tools.

• 1999: Interfaces of social and clinical psychology
• 2004: Self-presentation in health behaviors
• 2006: Perceptions of physically active women

His research interests include:

• Addiction mechanisms and eating disorders
• Violence risk assessment in psychiatric settings
• Mindfulness and egoic self-regulation
• Psychological impacts of secret-keeping
• Comfort zone transcendence
• Relational value and belongingness

Publication trends show sustained contributions across psychiatry, psychology, and public health journals since 1999, with recent emphasis on substance use disorders (2024), food addiction (2022), and HIV testing in psychiatric care (2018).

Network connections include collaborations with UCSF colleagues like Christina Mangurian and Martha Shumway, with concepts spanning violence risk, self-concept, and food addiction.