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Residential Treatment Of Adult Women With Eating Disorders, Chelsea Cook
Residential Treatment Of Adult Women With Eating Disorders, Chelsea Cook
Honors Theses
A qualitative-type study was done in which residents of a residential eating disorder facility were interviewed about their eating disorder and daily life in the treatment center. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics uses the Nutrition Care Process which includes Intervention amongst its four steps. This study will look at the intervention of nutrition education and counseling on these residents and relate it back to Social Learning theory.
Eight residents agreed to the study. All participants were female, and ages ranged from 18-38 with an average age of 24.75. The registered dietitian serving the residents was also interviewed. Interviews were …
The Gluten-Free Diet: An Effective Treatment For Autistic Spectrum Disorders?, Susanna Zammit
The Gluten-Free Diet: An Effective Treatment For Autistic Spectrum Disorders?, Susanna Zammit
Honors Theses
In 2006, autism was recognized as a national problem due to a sharp increase in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Characteristics of autism include impairments in the areas of social interaction, communication, and play, while demonstrating restricted or repetitive interests and activities. Children diagnosed with ASDs may also develop angry outbursts or feeding difficulties. An estimated one-third of autistic children have a gastrointestinal (GI) disorder. Theories as to why GI distress is common with autism have resulted in the research of different therapeutic treatments. Most notably, researchers have completed studies on the gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet as a …
2013 News, College Of Education And Human Development
2013 News, College Of Education And Human Development
Family and Consumer Sciences News
- Textile and Apparel Studies Welcomes 9 Internationals to WMU
- FCS Student Starts New Student Organization: The Student Design Showcase
- FCS Professor Takes Sabbatical to Study Vocational Education in Ukraine
- New Online Peer Review Journal Launching Online: Grandfamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy
- Textile and Apparel Faculty Members Present at National Research Conference
- Assistant Professor Co-Wrote Article Published in Child & Family Social Work
- Professor Appointed to National Teaching Standards Board
- CTE Professor Selected as Visiting Scholar
- Interior Design Students Visit Herman Miller
- Outstanding Career and Technical Education Research Journal Article Award