Feeding/Eating, Elimination, and Sleep-Wake Disorders Flashcards
Pica definition
Eating nonfoods that have no nutrition
Considerations when diagnosing pica
- Developmental level
- Cultural practices
Common pica populations
- Children
- Pregnant women
Anorexia Nervosa definition
Restricting food that results in low body weight
Anorexia criteria
- Fear of weight gain
- Distortions in perceptions of weight/shape
Anorexia specifiers
- Type (restricting or binging/purging)
- Course (in partial/full remission)
- Severity (based on BMI)
Common co-morbidities for anorexia, bulimia, and BED
- Depression
- Anxiety disorder (especially OCD for anorexia), often before eating disorder
Anorexia prognosis
- Relapses common
- Difficult to treat (lack of insight)
- Generally better than bulimia, with mixed findings
Eddy et al (2017) study about recovery rates for anorexia and bulimia
9 years = anorexia recovery was half of bulimia recovery
22 years = similar recovery
Initial treatment goals for anorexia
- Healthy weight
- Address physical complications
Secondary treatment goals for anorexia
- Motivation for treatment
- Psychoeducation
- Identify beliefs, attitudes, emotions
- Treat contributing psychological factors
- Family support
- Relapse prevention
Treatments for anorexia
- CBT for anorexia
- CBT-E for eating disorders
- FBT for anorexia
- Inconsistent support for medication
CBT for anorexia
- Post-hospitalization
- Behavioral strategies for eating patterns
- Reduce body-checking
- Replace thinking errors
CBT-E for eating disorders
- Individualized based on client factors
- Assumes core problem is over-valuing weight/shape
FBT for anorexia nervosa
- Outpatient for medically stable adolescents
- Three phases
Three phases of FBT for anorexia nervosa
- Parent control over weight/nutrition for adolescent
- Control gradually returned to adolescent
- Address development factors (independence, parent-child relationship)
Medications for anorexia
- Olanzapine for initial weight gain
- Fluoxetine for weight maintenance
- Some support for treating co-morbidities rather than anorexia
Bulimia Nervosa definition
Binge eating with compensatory behaviors to prevent weight gain