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Eating Disorders: Identifying, Assessing, And Treatment, Valerie M. Miranda
Eating Disorders: Identifying, Assessing, And Treatment, Valerie M. Miranda
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
This presentation will address DSM-V criteria for feeding and eating disorders, demographics for eating disorders, long-term medical issues associated with eating disorders, assessment measures for feeding and eating disorders, and resources for the community. Being able to identify, assess, and treat eating disorders within the children and adolescent population is crucial in their long-term physical development and mental health as eating disorders typically begin in mid-adolescence.
Implicit Family Process Rules Specific To Eating-Disordered Families, Mallory Rebecca Wolfgramm
Implicit Family Process Rules Specific To Eating-Disordered Families, Mallory Rebecca Wolfgramm
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Family environment is a significant factor in the development of eating disorders in young-adult females. Clinical experience, research and theories about eating disorders indicate that constrictive implicit process rules within a family are correlated with eating-disordered families. This study identified implicit family process rules that are unique to eating-disordered families and how well these rules predict membership in eating-disordered and non-eating-disordered families. One hundred and two families (51 eating-disordered and 51 comparison families) participated in the study. Mothers, fathers, young-adult female children, and siblings in each family completed the Family Implicit Rules Profile (FIRP). The design included cluster analysis of …