About this course

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the importance of collaboration and coordination among members of a treatment team
• Be familiar with components of comprehensive assessment
• Be familiar with the treatment of eating disorders within underserved populations and the ethical considerations for treatment teams
• Recognize common co-morbidities that influence treatment (including suicide risk management)
• Identify appropriate levels of care
• Recognize the importance of body image in the treatment of eating disorders
• Identify therapeutic modalities used in the treatment of eating disorders and be familiar with what research suggests is the most appropriate modality based on diagnosis
• Be aware of sources for furthering knowledge and skill in each area/treatment modality

Course Instructor(s)

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  Margo Maine, PhD, FAED, CEDS

  Maine & Weinstein Specialty Group

  Co-founder of Maine & Weinstein Specialty Group and an expert in eating disorders, Dr. Maine is author of : Treatment of Eating Disorders: Bridging the Research- Practice Gap with McGilley & Bunnell; Effective Clinical Practice in the Treatment of Eating Disorders, with Davis & Shure; The Body Myth with Kelly; Father Hunger; and Body Wars. She is: senior editor of Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention; vice president of the Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy, and Action; Founding Member and Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders; and a Founder of the National Eating Disorders Association.

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  Karen Samuels, PhD

  Founder/Director of COPE

  Karen Samuels, Ph.D, psychologist, Ormond Beach, FL., Founder/Director of COPE: Community Outreach to Prevent Eating Disorders. She serves as behavioral consultant, Family Residency Program, Halifax Medical Center, & affiliate, Jean Baker Miller Training Institute, Wellesley Centers for Women. She developed middle school outreach programs, trains physicians in interprofessional teams and conducts group therapy with midlife women. She received the 2014 NEDA Westin Family Award for Activism and Advocacy.

References

• McGilley, B. H. (2019, January 27). Nine Truths About Eating Disorders Recovery. Eating Disorders Catalogue. https://www.edcatalogue.com/nine-truths-eating-disorders-recovery/
• Academy for Eating Disorders. (2016). Critical points for early recognition & medical risk management in the care of individuals with eating disorders (4th ed.). Reston, VA: Academy for Eating Disorders.
• American Psychiatric Association. (2006). Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with eating disorders (3rd ed). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association. [Note: New edition expected in 2023]
• Allison, D. B. & Baskin, M. L. (Eds.). (2009). Handbook of assessment methods for eating behaviors and weight-related problems: measures, theory, and research (2nd ed.). Los Angeles: Sage Publications.
• Divi, C., Koss, R. G., Schmaltz, S. P., & Loeb, J. M. (2007). Language proficiency and adverse events in US hospitals: a pilot study. Int J Qual Health Care, 19(2), 60–67.
• Ramirez, N., Shi, K., Yabroff, K. R., Han, X., Fedewa, S. A., & Nogueira, L. M. (2022). Access to care among adults with limited English proficiency. J Gen Intl Med, [E-pub ahead of print].
• John, A., Marchant, A., Demmler, J. C., Tan, J., & DelPozo-Banos, M. (2021). Clinical management and mortality risk in those with eating disorders and self-harm: e-cohort study using the SAIL databank. BJPsych Open, 7(2), e67.
• Monteleone P, Brambilla F. (2015) Multiple comorbidities in people with eating disorders. In: Comorbidity of mental and physical disorders. vol. 179. Karger Publishers, pp. 66-80.
• Van Alsten SC, Duncan AE. (2020). Lifetime patterns of comorbidity in eating disorders: an approach using sequence analysis. Eur Eat Disord Rev, 28(6):709–23
• Hambleton, A., Pepin, G., Le, A., Maloney, D., Touyz, S. W., & Maguire, S. (2022). Psychiatric and medical comorbidities of eating disorders: findings from a rapid review of the literature. J Eat Disord, 10, 132.
• Mitchell KS, Singh S, Hardin S, Thompson-Brenner H. (2021) The impact of comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder on eating disorder treatment outcomes: investigating the unified treatment model. Int J Eat Disord., 54(7):1260–9.