iaedp Update
Stay Connected

Facebook   Twitter      
Quick Links
iaedp 2013Fellow Nominations
iaedp Institute Online Courses
Click logo for Symposium 2013 Details
Organizational Members

Alexian Brothers

Avalon Hills

California Baptist University

Cambridge Eating Disorder Center

Casa Palmera

Cedar Springs Austin

Center For Change

Center For Discovery

Delray Center

Eating Disorder Center of Denver

Fairwinds Treatment Center

Focus Healthcare of Tennessee

Insight Psychological

McCallum Place

New Dawn Eating Disorder Recovery Center

Oliver-Pyatt Centers

Opal Clinic 

Puente de Vida

Rader Programs

Ranch 2300

Reconnect with Food at Inner Door Center  

Rogers Memorial

Seaside Palm Beach

Valenta



February 1, 2013
Eating Disorders in the News

woman on scale stooping New Outcome Study Indicates Simultaneous Treatment of OCD and Eating Disorders Offers Better Chance for Recovery

The results of a recent outcome study held at Rogers Memorial Hospital have been published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group in its journal - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Pulled from data for patients admitted to Rogers' Eating Disorder Center (EDC) from 2006-2011, the research indicates that simultaneous treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and eating disorders can be more effective with a multi-modal approach.

The article, "Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Complicated by Comorbid Eating Disorders," is published in the current issue of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and three of Rogers' specialists were among the co-authors:  Bradley C. Riemann, Ph.D., Clinical Director of the OCD Center and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Services, Theodore E. Weltzin, M.D., FAED, FAPA, Medical Director of Eating Disorders Services; and Rachel C. Leonard, Ph.D., Behavioral Activation Specialist and Clinical Supervisor.

"It's not unusual for eating disorders and OCD to occur together," Dr. Weltzin explained. "To date, however, there has been little data regarding the best methods to treat these complex cases. This outcome study confirms that simultaneous treatment is an effective strategy for treating complex cases." Read About the Study Here (PDF)

 

John Leavitt PhD

Symptomatically Challenging Clients: Unweaving the Symptoms 

Symposium 2013, Thursday, March 21, 2013: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

The majority of eating disorder clients today are presenting with inter-woven complex symptoms that maintain and support the eating disorder syndrome itself. Trauma-related symptoms, self-injury behaviors, chemical abuse patterns, along with aspects of other psychiatric clusters, all inter-weave with the eating disorder behaviors. For effective treatment to occur, they must be thoughtfully and systematically addressed! This workshop presents a model of therapy evolved from self-regulation and systems theory - the Structural Process Model (SPM). Unlike other approaches for treating eating disorder clients, this model was specifically designed to organize and guide treatment for the symptomatically complex client. Characteristics of these types of clients will be delineated followed by an explanation of the SPM. Then specific techniques for its application will be discussed using the clinical experiences of the presenter as well as those of e participants. Participants should expect to have some new insights and skills for developing and organizing an efficacious treatment platform for these most challenging clients.

Read More

 
Register Now!

 

 ____________________________________

 

woman working out Excessive Exercise in Eating Disorders

Excessive exercise (EE) is common among eating disorder patients. Indeed, in the study I'll write about today, 39% of patients engaged in EE. Previous studies have tried to find psychopathological and personality correlates of EE but the results have been inconsistent. Some studies have suggested that impulsivity and addictiveness are highly correlated with EE whereas others found that anxious and depressive traits were more closely associated.

In a retrospective case series study involving outpatients with AN and BN, Penas-Lledo et al. found higher levels of anxiety and depression... among those who were identified as exercising excessively. The authors claimed that exercise might serve to reduce anxiety and stress in individuals with AN. In a similar study with adolescent inpatients with AN, Holtkamp et al. found that anxiety significantly predicted variance in exercise levels. These investigators proposed that anxiety symptoms in combination with food restriction contributed to increased levels of physical activity and that physical activity served an anxiolytic [anxiety reducing] function.

In this multi-site study, Shroff and colleagues wanted to examine the prevalence of EE across eating disorder subtypes and the personality traits and clinical variables that were associated with EE in a large sample of women (1,857 in this study). Read More

 

Symposium 2013 Keynote Faculty
Jeff Rediger MD, MDiv

The Dignity and Power of the Person as it Relates to Eating Disorders
Keynote Symposium 2013

Saturday, March 23, 2013: 9:00 AM-10:30 AM

Wounds of the heart result in both medical and psychological illness. Healing these wounds is not about healing deficits from childhood or neurochemical defects. The deep chasm that exists in our culture between mind and body, and medical and psychological problems, is devastating for their cure. Bringing mind and heart into a proper relationship creates something as different from their component parts as hydrogen and oxygen are by themselves different from water. Emphasis will be on understanding how wounds of the heart create perception, and on how to heal the physical and emotional wounds associated with eating disorders.

Medicine, psychiatry and psychology have traditionally operated with deficit models of the human person. By illustrating the power of a non-deficit-based model of the human person, and showing its connection with Heart-Centered Meditation, this presentation will show how traditional resistances associated with clinical work can disappear or diminish significantly.  Read More 

 

Register Now!
____________________________________

 

 

Alyssa Wait Times to Treat Eating Disorders

Manitoba, Canada - Elaine Stevenson holds a portrait of her daughter, Alyssa, who died at 24 in 2002 after losing a 12-year battle with anorexia. MANITOBA'S Progressive Conservatives say patients seeking treatment for eating disorders from a provincially run program are facing "unacceptable" wait times. The waits have fluctuated between six and 18 months since last spring, sources say. The current wait is at least a year.

Cameron Friesen, the Progressive Conservatives' health critic, said the Selinger government's failure to properly fund the program, operated by the Women's Health Clinic, is putting lives at risk. "It was a problem when wait times were six months (last spring); it's a tremendous concern when wait times are 18 months," the Morden-Winkler MLA said Monday.

The Canadian Mental Health Association says eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia have the highest mortality rates of all mental illnesses, with 10 to 20 per cent of sufferers eventually dying from complications. Friesen said the government must institute "strong interim measures right now" to bring wait times down.He said he has no complaint about the Women's Health Clinic program. "These are dedicated individuals. The problem is capacity," he said. Read More

 

 

Jennifer Guadiani MD
Jennifer Guadiani MD
The Early Nutritional, Psychological, and Medical Stabilization of Critically Ill Patients with Anorexia Nervosa

Symposium 2013, Thursday, March 21,  9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Patients with the severest forms of anorexia nervosa often receive suboptimal care from medical, nutritional, and therapeutic providers due to clinicians' lack of familiarity with the myriad comorbidities associated with profound starvation, with and without purging.

Susan Bennett PhD
Susan Bennett PhD
Complicated medical problems may overshadow patients' early needs for expert nutritional and psychological engagement, and may force patients into suboptimal early treatment experiences. In this case-based workshop, we discuss our multi-disciplinary approach to even the most critically ill patients with anorexia nervosa, outlining successful strategies of tube-free early nutritional rehabilitation, psychotherapeutic approaches, and
Debbie Anders MS RD
Debbie Andersen MS RD
fundamentals of definitive medical stabilization. Read More

 

 

 

 


 

 

Register Now!
 
____________________________________

  

Brochure Cover 2013 Symposium 2013 brochure has been mailed!
  


Didn't get a copy?
Download a pdf copy here!

  

REGISTER HERE 


Imagine Me Body Image Art Contest

The winners of the iaedp 2013 Imagine Me Beyond What You See will be announced at the Continuing the Legacy Banquet on Thursday, March 21, at Symposium 2013. The judges will chose 1st Place, Runner Up, and Honorable Mention prizes. The Professional Choice Award will be chosen by vote of Symposium 2013 attendees and iaedp members.  It will also be announced at the conference on Thursday, March 21st.  (Online voting will be made available for iaedp members who are unable to attend the symposium)  Look for details in an upcoming Inside iaedp!

 

This year's Imagine Me Beyond What You See Body Image Mannequin Art Competition is proud to announce our Lead Sponsor, VERITAS COLLABORATIVE.    

Become a Fellow of iaedp (F.iaedp)

You deserve to be recognized and validated as an experienced clinician and iaedp is committed to helping our members! The Board of Directors and Awards Committee created the Fellow of iaedp (F.iaedp), a new category of elevated membership status available to highly committed and accomplished professionals.

 

For consideration for elevated membership status as a Fellow of iaedp, candidates' collective contributions over time will be evaluated. Guidelines identify but are not exclusive to iaedp members of seven continuous years or more who have been in practice for a minimum of 15 years, are preferably Certified Eating Disorder Specialists and have demonstrated accomplishment and participation in the field through activities such as teaching, presentations, training, research, writing and innovative community projects. Each honoree will receive a special certificate of recognition and Fellow Members may include "F. iaedp" with his or her credentials. Award nominations and Fellow of iaedp applications are encouraged from members through forms provided online.  More information here

iaedp | iaedpmembers@earthlink.net | http://iaedp.com
P.O. Box 1295
Pekin, IL 61555
Westin Lake Las Vegas
iaedp Symposium 2013 - Click Picture for Details



Copyright © 2012. All Rights Reserved.