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OCD, Eating Disorder, or Both? Differentiating, Identifying Risk Factors, and Sequencing Treatment

Maria La Via, MD
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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify shared risk factors and differentiators across OCD, Avoidant / Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), Anorexia Nervosa, and OSFED.

  • Summarize evidence-based practices for the treatment of OCD.

  • Describe considerations for determining how to sequence the treatment of OCD and an eating disorder.

  • Describe the impact of malnutrition on the brain.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this webinar is to prepare attendees to identify shared risk factors and differentiators across OCD, ARFID, AN, and OSFED, understand evidence-based practices for treatment of OCD, determine sequencing of OCD and eating disorder treatment, and understand the impact of malnutrition on the brain.

Description

The presence of co-occurring conditions can complicate the treatment of eating disorders. In fact, as many as 35% of patients with eating disorders also have OCD, with particularly high rates for those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (AN) and avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). This presentation will provide an overview of why OCD and eating disorders seem to be so closely related, help providers differentiate between these conditions, and understand malnutrition’s impact on neurobiology. There will also be an interactive portion to help providers problem-solve in real-time how to incorporate treatment of OCD into eating disorder recovery.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Dietitian
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Nurse
  • Nutritionist
  • Physician
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Maria La Via, MD
Maria La Via is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist who has spent her entire career doing research and clinical work focused on the treatment of eating disorders. Maria began her career at the University of Pittsburgh where she spent 10 years as assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and Medical Director of the Center for Overcoming Problem Eating and Behavioral Medicine. She moved on to become Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Medical and Clinical Director of the Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders at UNC Chapel Hill, where she spent the subsequent 10 years. After leaving UNC, she opened her own private practice while also taking on the role of Medical Director at Veritas Collaborative, a specialty healthcare system for the treatment of individuals with eating disorders. Maria is currently the Director of Psychiatry at Equip, an evidence-based virtual eating disorder treatment program.

Financially Sponsored By

  • Equip