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Psychiatric Management of Eating Disorders

Heather Mak, MD
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Description

Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions characterized by persistent disturbances in eating behaviors, body image, and attitudes toward food and weight. They frequently occur alongside psychiatric comorbidities such as depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance use disorders, and trauma-related conditions. These co-occurring conditions can increase symptom severity, complicate treatment, and negatively affect overall functioning and recovery. Recognizing and addressing both the eating disorder and associated psychiatric conditions is essential for comprehensive, effective care.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify and describe at least three common psychiatric comorbidities frequently co-occurring with eating disorders.

  • Explain the role of medication management in eating disorder treatment.

  • Summarize non-pharmacologic psychiatric treatment of eating disorders.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this presentation is for participants to learn ways psychiatry can help support eating disorder treatment and learn about other novel approaches to treatment.

Target Audience

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

Presenters

Heather Mak, MD
Heather Mak, MD graduated with honors rom Baylor University with a BS in Psychology and minor in Chemistry in 2006. She went to the UMDNJ - Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and graduated in 2010. She completed her psychiatry residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) in 2014. She has worked as a Navy psychiatrist in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and NMCSD before transferring to the United Stated Navy Reserves in 2018. She has worked at the San Diego American Indian Health Center, Lifestance Health and Caremind Health before taking a full time position at Discovery Behavioral Health in 2023. She specializes in adolescent mental health, eating disorders and substance use.

Financially Sponsored By

  • Center for Discovery