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Stephen Touyz
Stephen Touyz, PhD., FAED is a Professor of Clinical Psychology and Honorary Professor in the Discipline of Psychiatry at the University of Sydney
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He will be presenting the paper:
Is Recovery from Anorexia Nervosa Possible? (Please tick the box below)
Yes
No
Only partial recovery
Stephen Touyz, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Executive Chair, Centre for Eating and Dieting Disorders, University of Sydney, Co-Editor in Chief, Journal of Eating Disorders
This workshop will tackle the vexed issue of what constitutes recovery in anorexia nervosa and the likelihood of achieving this. There is no doubt that researchers in the field of eating disorders use the term recovery in somewhat of an ad hoc manner. What actually constitutes recovery in anorexia nervosa? Is it reaching a target weight or perhaps no longer meeting diagnostic criteria?
This workshop will debate the criteria that should be used for determining recovery and reflect on the evidence base available at this time. The data from the only RCT undertaken which focused exclusively on patients with chronic (severe and enduring anorexia nervosa) will be scrutinized to determine whether a full recovery is possible.
By the end of the workshop, you will be asked to complete the multiple choice question above.
Click here for Dr Touyz biography
He will be presenting the paper:
Is Recovery from Anorexia Nervosa Possible? (Please tick the box below)
Yes
No
Only partial recovery
Stephen Touyz, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Executive Chair, Centre for Eating and Dieting Disorders, University of Sydney, Co-Editor in Chief, Journal of Eating Disorders
This workshop will tackle the vexed issue of what constitutes recovery in anorexia nervosa and the likelihood of achieving this. There is no doubt that researchers in the field of eating disorders use the term recovery in somewhat of an ad hoc manner. What actually constitutes recovery in anorexia nervosa? Is it reaching a target weight or perhaps no longer meeting diagnostic criteria?
This workshop will debate the criteria that should be used for determining recovery and reflect on the evidence base available at this time. The data from the only RCT undertaken which focused exclusively on patients with chronic (severe and enduring anorexia nervosa) will be scrutinized to determine whether a full recovery is possible.
By the end of the workshop, you will be asked to complete the multiple choice question above.
Warren Ward
Director, Eating Disorders Service, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital & Secretary, Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED)
Warren will be presenting Effective treatments for adults with Nicole Yarham, who has recovered from an eating disorder.
In this presentation the causes of, and risk factors, for eating disorders will be explained as this helps in understanding how treatments work to address underlying causes (e.g. weight restoration reverses brain changes caused by starvation, psychotherapy helps person to resist future urges to diet in response to stress).
Treatment for all eating disorders divided into 4 stages:
1. Ensure medical safety
2. Reverse brain effects of starvation
3. Normalise behaviours (eating, purging, overexercise)
4. Psychotherapy to prevent relapse and develop new coping strategies
Evidence-based treatments will be discussed for:
1. Bulimia Nervosa (Fluoxetine, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy[CBT], Interpersonal Psychotherapy)
2. Binge Eating Disorder (CBT)
3. Anorexia Nervosa (CBT-e, Specialist Supportive Clinical Management [SSCM])
In conclusion, discussion of what people who have recovered have found helpful (e.g. ‘forced’ to put on weight, birth of child, ‘turning points’, accumulating losses from disorder, understanding therapist, yoga, etc).
Warren will be presenting Effective treatments for adults with Nicole Yarham, who has recovered from an eating disorder.
In this presentation the causes of, and risk factors, for eating disorders will be explained as this helps in understanding how treatments work to address underlying causes (e.g. weight restoration reverses brain changes caused by starvation, psychotherapy helps person to resist future urges to diet in response to stress).
Treatment for all eating disorders divided into 4 stages:
1. Ensure medical safety
2. Reverse brain effects of starvation
3. Normalise behaviours (eating, purging, overexercise)
4. Psychotherapy to prevent relapse and develop new coping strategies
Evidence-based treatments will be discussed for:
1. Bulimia Nervosa (Fluoxetine, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy[CBT], Interpersonal Psychotherapy)
2. Binge Eating Disorder (CBT)
3. Anorexia Nervosa (CBT-e, Specialist Supportive Clinical Management [SSCM])
In conclusion, discussion of what people who have recovered have found helpful (e.g. ‘forced’ to put on weight, birth of child, ‘turning points’, accumulating losses from disorder, understanding therapist, yoga, etc).
Andrew Wallis
Andrew Wallis, Clinical Specialist Social Worker and Family Therapist, Deputy Head and Clinical Specialist in
the Department of Adolescent Medicine and Head of Family Therapy for the Eating Disorder Service (EDS) at The Children’s Hospital, Westmead, Sydney
He will be presenting the paper: Effective treatments for children & adolescents
The treatment of eating disorders has always been a challenge for both families and clinicians. While the challenge remains the direction that help should take
has become increasingly clear over the last two decades, with the empirical support for families being the key to successful treatment no longer in dispute.
In this presentation we will consider how carers and professionals can consider the young person’s developmental and attachment needs to provide additional
depth to the primary task of re-feeding. These ideas can influence the tone of the treatment process and enhance the parent’s relational responsiveness in a
way that is synonymous with the secure and authoritative parenting style that all teenagers need to grow and mature effectively. A video interview with
a young person who has successfully completed family based treatment will be utilised to demonstrate the ideas from the ‘inside’ perspective, in addition
qualitative data from a research project being completed at The Children’s Hospital, Westmead.
the Department of Adolescent Medicine and Head of Family Therapy for the Eating Disorder Service (EDS) at The Children’s Hospital, Westmead, Sydney
He will be presenting the paper: Effective treatments for children & adolescents
The treatment of eating disorders has always been a challenge for both families and clinicians. While the challenge remains the direction that help should take
has become increasingly clear over the last two decades, with the empirical support for families being the key to successful treatment no longer in dispute.
In this presentation we will consider how carers and professionals can consider the young person’s developmental and attachment needs to provide additional
depth to the primary task of re-feeding. These ideas can influence the tone of the treatment process and enhance the parent’s relational responsiveness in a
way that is synonymous with the secure and authoritative parenting style that all teenagers need to grow and mature effectively. A video interview with
a young person who has successfully completed family based treatment will be utilised to demonstrate the ideas from the ‘inside’ perspective, in addition
qualitative data from a research project being completed at The Children’s Hospital, Westmead.
Belinda Caldwell
Belinda is a parent of a teenage girl well on the way to recovery from Anorexia Nervosa
Christine Morgan
Christine is the CEO of the The Butterfly Foundation and National Director of the National Eating Disorder Collaboration (NEDC)