Journal Club 18: Anorexia Nervosa
Psychiatry Education Forum Academy is excited to announce the release of
Academy’s 18th Journal Club Discussion:
Anorexia Nervosa: How to Evaluate, Diagnose & Treat
This journal club will focus on this clinically relevant topic of understanding the basics of how to evaluate, diagnose and treat anorexia nervosa.
This discussion will be summarized in the following sections:
How to Diagnose Anorexia Nervosa?
Role of BMI in classification.
Which symptoms(s) are integral to the disorder?
Coexistent psychiatric diagnoses with Anorexia Nervosa.
Risk Factors for the development of Anorexia Nervosa.
Medical Complications from Anorexia Nervosa?
Recommended Evaluation for Suspected Anorexia Nervosa?
Physical Examination Findings for Suspected Anorexia Nervosa?
Which Laboratory Tests to order?
When is hospitalization indicated?
Which psychotherapy is recommended for anorexia nervosa treatment?
What is the role of pharmacotherapy?
Management options for bone loss in Anorexia Nervosa?
Case Discussion
Let’s begin by answering this question:
Answer: (a) Restricting Type
Restricting type is known to have:
- Better prognosis
- Earlier age of onset
- Greater likelihood of crossover to other subtype
FOR ACADEMY MEMBERS:
Here is one clinically relevant slide from this discussion:
WHICH PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FINDINGS TO LOOK FOR IN SUSPECTED ANOREXIA NERVOSA?
Psychiatry Education Forum’s Journal Club is an additional feature for our Academy’s members. We are excited to announce the release of our new feature in the journal club:
ABPN’S Article Based Continuing Certification (ABCC) Pathway Track
This new Article Based Continuing Certification (ABCC) Pathway is an ongoing professional journal article-based assessment activity designed by ABPN (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology) for physicians to meet their Continuing Certification program requirement.
In our journal club discussions, we will discuss these articles from this ABCC track in a clinically relevant fashion. This will help you answer the multiple-choice questions on ABPN’s website to get the credits for each article discussion.
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- Goal: is to have all important clinically relevant topics in one place for ease of access.
