Life on the Brink: Anorexia Nervosa and Lethality

Life on the Brink: Anorexia Nervosa and Lethality

Patients with anorexia nervosa are at risk of death from suicide and from the consequences of the eating disorder.  Sometimes it is difficult to determine whether the eating disorder behaviors themselves constitute a slow form of suicide. This presentation for primary care and mental health clinicians will address treatment options (and limitations) for patients with anorexia nervosa who are at risk of death from suicide and/or their eating disorders.

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Presenter

Tonya Foreman, MD

Tonya Foreman, MD

Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Psychiatry

Learning Objectives

  1. Participants will list pros and cons of various treatment settings for patients with anorexia nervosa who are at risk of death.
  2. Participants will describe the emotional consequences of starvation as demonstrated in the Minnesota Starvation Study.
  3. Participants will discuss the increase in emotional distress (and suicidal ideation) that often accompanies eating disorder treatment.
  4. Participants will identify severe and enduring anorexia nervosa and discuss the controversy surrounding appropriateness of palliative care, hospice or medical aid in dying for these individuals.
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Webinar Details

Audience

Primary care and behavioral health providers serving children, adolescents, and young adults

Learning Level

Introductory

Cost

Free

Duration

1.0 Hours

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Funding for the National Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders was made possible by Grant No. H79SM081924 from SAMHSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, SAMHSA/HHS or the U.S. Government.