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Background: Not everything that looks like an eating disorder is what it appears to be. Certain medical and psychiatric problems can trigger reactions to food and eating and can present as an ED. Drs. Carlton and Tyson will present case examples that were disguised as, triggered, or complicated by an ED.
1. Introduction and overview
2. Case studies--Drs. Carlton and Tyson will alternate different cases and will discuss the salient issues via Socratic or Q&A method with the audience
3. Certain clinical issues will be highlighted by audience participation, including the vital roles of a differential diagnosis and discriminating history and physical
4. Summary of how the cases illuminate ways to avoid inappropriate assessments and interventions
Not everything that looks like an eating disorder is what it appears to be. A variety of medical and psychiatric problems can trigger negative reactions to food, eating, and/or weight and can create physical and psychiatric symptoms similar to those found in eating disorders. Drs. Carlton and Tyson have private practices that specialize in eating disorders and will present case examples from their practices of medical problems that were mistakenly diagnosed or disguised as, triggered by, or complicated by an eating disorder. There will be cases that did not appear to be EDs, but were. They will also discuss how these illnesses can complicate accurate diagnosis and treatment, confound clinicians, and cause unnecessary suffering. Methods and tools for early accurate detection and screening for these problems will be presented. The workshop will be entertaining, engaging, and involve case studies, didactic and socratic presentation, and audience participation. Detailed handouts will also be provided.
Treating EDs for over 25 years in academic and private practice; numerous presentations nationally and internationally on medical & insurance issues, athletes w/ EDs; Recent publications: E Tyson. “Medical Assessment of Eating Disorders.” Treatment of Eating Disorders: Bridging the Research-Practice Gap. Maine M, Bunnell D, McGilley B, (Eds.). New York: Elsevier; 2010. O Bermudez, K Bertou, M Devlin, K Katzman, M Krohel, B McGilley, E Rome, E Tyson, M Warren. “Eating Disorders—Critical Points for Early Recognition and Medical Risk Management in the Care of Individuals with Eating Disorders.” Academy for Eating Disorders Medical Care Standards Task Force. 2011
Dr. Pamela Carlton is an Adolescent Medicine specialist in private practice. Her practice is focused on providing medical treatment and care coordination for adolescents and adults with eating disorders. Dr. Carlton was clinical faculty in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford where she developed and directed their Adolescent Eating Disorder Parent Education and Support Program. Dr. Carlton’s book, “Take Charge of your Child’s Eating Disorder: a parent’s step-by-step guide to defeating anorexia and bulimia” was named by Library Journal as one of the best consumer health books of 2007.
