Eating Disorder Panel Discussions
Eating Disorder Panel Topics
Religiously Diverse Populations
Dr. Kelsie Forbush meets with Dr. Katharine Loeb, Devorah Levinson, and Dani Chapa to discuss eating disorder treatment and intervention within religiously diverse populations. Topics in the discussion include food resources for different religious parameters, in-patient care differences, fasting, working with spiritual leaders, conflicting beliefs within families, therapist self-disclosure, learning cultural competence, and making treatment materials more inclusive.
Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations
Dr. Kelsie Forbush meets with Dr. Marisol Perez, Dr. Priscilla Lui, and Dr. Natasha Burke to discuss eating disorders in racial and ethnic minority populations. Topics discussed include Western-based measurement/treatment, collectivism, participatory treatment, intersectionality, interpersonal interactions, language accessibility across groups, recruiting techniques, inclusivity at touchpoints, barriers in treatment, and increased training in working with diverse populations.
Men and Masculine Populations
Dr. Kelsie Forbush meets with Dr. Jason Lavender, Dr. Jason Nagata, and Dr. Victoria Perko to discuss eating disorders and treatment within male and masculine-identifying populations. Topics discussed include inclusivity in measurements, limited research, the influence of gender norms, language awareness, minimization of symptoms, body image, muscle-building concerns, metabolic requirements, decreasing stigma, misdiagnosis, intersectionality, gender dysphoria, potential resistance to diagnosis, and distinguishing between healthy and unhealthy muscle building activity.
Food Insecurity and Rural Populations
Dr. Kelsie Forbush meets with Dr. Hana Zickgraf, Dr. Kara Christensen, and Dr. Heather Davis to discuss how food insecurity and rural populations can affect eating disorder treatment. Topics discussed include prevalence of food insecurity in eating disorders, the feast or famine cycle, higher BMIs, diet culture and the thin ideal, utilizing trauma informed care, resource acquisition, intersectionality, supplements, and measurements to assess food insecurity.
Developmental Disability and Athletic Populations
Dr. Kelsie Forbush meets with Dr. Dani Chapa and Dr. Brianne Richson to discuss eating disorders within developmental disability and athletic populations. Topics discussed include CBT for ARFID, weight restoration, preferences in treatment, relative energy deficiency in sport, sport continuation, cental coherence, adapting higher levels of care for autistic patients, and diet cultures effect on the identification of DEBs and exercise misuse.