 Picky Eating as a DSM-5 Diagnosis?
Montreal Gazette.com - Jan 25 2012 - Could picky eaters actually be suffering from a mental illness? That's the prospect some are raising over a proposed addition to psychiatry's official manual of mental illness. "Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder," or ARFID, is being recommended as a new eating disorder for the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5, an influential book used daily by doctors worldwide. ARFID is being defined as an "eating or feeding disturbance" that includes avoiding foods of a particular taste, texture or colour. The diagnosis is designed to include children - as well as adults - with such peculiar and profound food preferences that they cause significant weight loss or serious nutritional deficiencies. Read More
 | | Sondra Kronberg MS, RD, CEDRD |
ONLY IF IT'S WHITE: Exploring Picky Eating and Selective Eating Disorders
Symposium 2012, Thursday, March 22, 2012: 10:45 AM-12:15 PM
As a nutrition therapist with 30 years experience I have seen patients with varying degrees of selective eating behaviors that are not necessarily related to their body image or weight attachments. Eating Disorders are a continuum of eating behaviors that are fueled by thoughts and feelings related to body image and weight. But where does finicky, picky and selective eating habits fit in the spectrum of eating disorders, how are they different, the same and what are the origins of such strong eating preferences and intolerances. Picky or selective eating disorder is under consideration in the next edition of the DMSV for 2013 and there is now a national registry where picky eaters can register and researchers are working to better understand the determinants, manifestations and consequences of selective eaters. As experts in the treatment of eating disorders how does this information impact us? Read More
 Study: Can we reduce eating disorder risk factors in female college athletes? Department of Psychology, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212-7200, United States.
Jan 2012 -Female athletes are at least as at risk as other women for eating disorders (EDs) and at risk for the female athlete triad (i.e., inadequate energy availability, menstrual disorders, and osteoporosis). This study investigated whether two evidence-based programs appear promising for future study if modified to address the unique needs of female athletes. Athletes were randomly assigned to athlete-modified dissonance prevention or healthy weight intervention... Read More
 | | Ron Thompson PhD FAED |
 | | Roberta Trattner Sherman PhD, FAED |
Athletes and Eating Disorders: Risk Factors, Identification, Treatment, and Prevention
Symposium 2012 Thursday, March 22, 2012: 8:30 AM-10:30 AM
This workshop will begin with a discussion related to why athletes with eating disorders constitute a special subpopulation in need of specialized approaches to identification, management, treatment, and prevention. A brief review of the literature regarding special issues will follow. The crux of the workshop will focus on sport-specific risk factors, as well as factors that can complicate or facilitate identification and treatment of eating disorders in athletes. Sport-specific risk factors to be discussed include the purported relationship between leanness/thinness and sport performance, weight pressures from coaches, competitive thinness, and revealing sport attire. Issues that can complicate or interfere with identification of eating disorders in athletes will be examined from the perspective of the athlete and the sport personnel who manage them. Read More and Speaker Bios
DSM5 in Distress: The DSM's impact on mental health practice and research by Allen Frances, M.D. - Psychology Today -
Elizabeth Lopatto has written an excellent piece in today's Bloomberg News summarizing concerns that DSM 5 will expand the boundaries of psychiatry, increase the already existing diagnostic inflation, and promote the excessive use of medications to treat life problems that don't really require them. Read More
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