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Use of Medical Metaphors and Analogies to Understand and Treat Eating Disorders

Friday, March 4, 2011: 9:00 AM-10:30 AM
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Current conceptualizations of the etiology and treatment of eating disorders may worsen the mind body dichotomy that commonly occurs in patients with eating disorders. Use of medical metaphors and analogies may make it easier for patients, families, and health care professionals to understand these illnesses and take appropriate action. An example of a pertinent analogy is: "to call anorexia nervosa an eating diosrder is to call cancer a cough". Metaphors and analogies relevant to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention will be presented.
  1. Current conceptualizations of the etiology and treatment of eating disorders
    1. may worsen the mind body dichotomy that commonly occurs in patients with eating disorders. 
  2. Use of medical metaphors and analogies
    1. may make it easier for patients, families, and health care professionals
      1. to understand these illnesses and take appropriate action.
      2. An example of a pertinent analogy is: "to call anorexia nervosa an eating diosrder is to call cancer a cough".
  3. Metaphors and analogies relevant to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention will be presented. 
Current conceptualizations of the etiology and treatment of eating disorders may worsen the mind body dichotomy that commonly occurs in patients with eating disorders.  Use of medical metaphors and analogies may make it easier for patients, families, and health care professionals to understand these illnesses and take appropriate action. An example of a pertinent analogy is: "to call anorexia nervosa an eating diosrder is to call cancer a cough". Metaphors and analogies relevant to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention will be presented. 
Primary Presenter:
Pauline Powers, MD, CEDS

Dr. Pauline Powers is nationally recognized as an expert in the field of eating disorders. She was the Founding President of the Academy for Eating Disorders and is currently the director of the Psychosomatic Medicine Division within the Department of Psychiatry at the University of South Florida. She is the author of books about obesity and eating disorders and has written over 70 scientific Publications. She is a founding member of the Eating Disorders Research Society and is on the Editorial Boards of Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, Obesity Surgery, and the Eating Disorders Review. Dr. Powers is on the Scientific Board of Directors of the National Eating Disorders Screening Program. As an active board member for NEDA , she recently served as the President for 2005 and was awarded the Life Time achievement award in 2006. She is a member of the American Psychiatric Association Committee preparing Guidelines of the Treatment of Eating Disorders. Dr. Powers was recognized as the Outstanding Clinician in 2000, by the Academy for Eating Disorders. She is a past president for the National Eating Disorders Association.



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