What mental illness has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness? Did you know that over 30 million Americans suffer from some type of Eating Disorder, and 10 million are men? What!? This is no joke folks! In this episode we help you understand Eating Disorders and what that means in relation to our diet culture and weight phobic society. Eating disorders can be a very challenging, complicated, and even a deadly condition that needs serious attention from all of us. Chances are that you either know someone dealing with an eating disorder, or you might be yourself. Now more than ever due to our current COVID crisis, this episode will help give us a greater understanding and clarity to the complexities and complications around eating disorders. This is why I’ve put together this two (2) part series episode with expert guest Dr. Linda Paulk Buchanan, psychologist, therapist, and former owner and founder of ACE – Atlanta Center for Eating Disorders. She has over 30 years’ experience working in Eating Disorders, and brings a depth and breadth of expertise in eating disorders that are parallel to none! Dr. Buchanan and I just barely touch the tip of that iceberg.
In this Part 1 Episode we discuss:
- What is an Eating Disorder, the various types, and diagnosis trends
- The most current clinical guidelines and treatments
- What are treatments and programs – individual, intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, etc.
- What are some of the nutritional and life-long challenges
All this and so much more. And then keep listening, the following week we bring Part 2 with topics like
- Dual or multiple diagnosis – trauma, anxiety, aepression, chronic illnesses
- Using narrative therapies and approaches
- Dealing with ambivalence
- Genetics and Life experiences – Nature vs Nurture
- New/different types of ED – orthorexia
- Healthy At Every Size and Inuitive Eating
- Effects on Metabolism and Setpoint Theory
- What is it rewarding to work with people with ED
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