ED Matters

Today, Kathy is joined by Dr. Andy McGarrahan and they discuss how to help children and adolescents transition back into school after eating disorder treatment. This is an extremely important topic for all professionals, as well as parents and loved ones of children who are receiving treatment for an eating disorder.

Today, Kathy is joined by Marian McGavran and their topic is relapse prevention. They talk about different signs and symptoms of a potential relapse as well as what Marian describes as a lapse and how that differs from a relapse.  

Today, Dr. Laura Hill joins Kathy and they talk about Dr. Hill’s brand new e-text, A Brain-Based Approach for Eating Disorders Treatment. To learn more about this book, including some special bonuses, please visit www.edcatalogue.com/hill.

This week’s episode is part 2 of Kathy’s conversation with Chase Bannister on the Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy, and Action. If you missed part 1, please listen to last week’s episode first and then jump back to this episode.

Today, Kathy welcomes Chase Bannister, LCSW, CEDS, and they discuss the Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy, and Action. Because of the importance and amount of information Chase has to share about the EDC this will be part 1 of a 2 part episode.

This week, Kathy is joined by Dr. Dena Cabrera and they discuss spirituality and eating disorder recovery. They define what it means to be spiritual, explain how it differs from being religious, and then dive into how spirituality can be an asset in eating disorder recovery.

Today, Kathy welcomes Sondra Kronberg, MS, RD, CDN, CEDRD, and they discuss anorexia nervosa - specifically genetic predispositions, minds, and temperaments.

Today, Kathy is joined by Dr. Beth Hartman McGilley and they discuss eating disorders, exercise, and the recovery process. This episode is filled with rich, invaluable information about exercise and eating disorders that we know you will learn from.

Today, Kathy welcomes Dr. Tara Deliberto. Kathy and Dr. Deliberto discuss BITE, Behavioral Integrative Treatment and Evaluation, which Dr. Deliberto developed along with Dina Hirsch, PhD. BITE is a comprehensive but flexible behavioral approach to the treatment of anorexia nervosa.

Dr. Timothy Brewerton joins Kathy again today in the second part of their interview. This week, they discuss treatment protocols for those with the co-occurrence of eating disorders and substance use disorders – a segment of the population who require informed clinicians.