[Counselor_Educ] Resources on Eating Disorders

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National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is February 20-26, 2011.



athealth.com has focused on eating disorders in their  most recent newsletter.

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The following links are also helpful resources:



1. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

Identification and Management of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/peds.2010-2821v1.pdf 
This clinical report includes a discussion of diagnostic criteria and outlines the initial evaluation of the patient with disordered eating.



2. VIRTUAL MENTOR

An Adolescent with an Eating Disorder http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2005/03/ccas2-0503.html 
Confidentiality and consent issues frequently arise while providing health care to adolescents.



3. COUNSELING TODAY ONLINE

A National Obsession http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=370 
Eating disorders are not about food.



4. PRIMARY PSYCHIATRY

Family Treatment of Eating Disorders http://mbldownloads.com/0603PP_Michel.pdf 
Family therapy is an effective modality of treatment, particularly when used in conjunction with individual psychotherapy and nutritional counseling as part of a multidisciplinary treatment.



5. MEDSCAPE

Eating Disorders: An Expert Interview with Andrea D.

Vazzana, PhD http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/588776 
As the pressure to be thin has become more pervasive, eating disorders are occurring at earlier ages and among a more diverse ethnic population.



6. AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION

Drama Therapy as a Counseling Intervention for Individuals with Eating Disorders http://counselingoutfitters.com/vistas/vistas10/Article_08.pdf 
If individuals with eating disorders have difficulty admitting their condition is more than bodily, they may declare it non-verbally.



7. CURRENT PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

Curbing Nocturnal Binges in Sleep-Related Eating Disorder http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/article_pages.asp?AID=5133 
Sleep-related eating disorder can be associated with disrupted sleep, weight gain, and major chronic morbidity. (Complimentary registration required for access.)



8. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN

The Mirror Lies: Body Dysmorphic Disorder http://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0715/p217.html 
Patients with BDD are preoccupied with a perceived physical defect, and this disrupts their lives by causing them considerable social distress and occupational dysfunction.



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Christine Suniti Bhat, Ph.D., P.C
Assistant Professor, Counselor Education
Department of Counseling and Higher Education
The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services
Ohio University , Athens , OH 45701
Office: McCracken Hall, 374
Phone: 740-593-4425
Fax: 740-593-0477
Email: bhatc at ohio.edu 
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