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The Spectrum of Pain in Eating Disorders: Types, Timing, & Treatment

Taralyn Johnson
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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify common pain symptoms related to eating disorder behaviors.

  • Identify new pain symptoms that may manifest during treatment.

  • Explain how pain symptoms can mask or mimic other conditions, leading to potential misdiagnosis or ineffective treatment interventions.

  • Apply strategies to help patients understand and treat eating disorder related pain.

Educational Goal

This presentation helps providers in different disciplines identify the significant and extensive physical discomfort caused by eating disorders. The importance of appropriate education, interventions, and follow up will be addressed.

Description

Many individuals with eating disorders do not realize the physical suffering they experience is a direct result of the eating disorder behaviors. Because these disorders often masquerade as other conditions, providers and patients may pursue unhelpful, and sometimes harmful, treatment strategies. This presentation reviews the broad array of pain commonly faced by patients with eating disorders, both before and during treatment. Strategies for education, treatment, and referrals will be addressed.

Target Audience

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

Presenters

Taralyn Johnson
Taralyn Johnson, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, is a family nurse practitioner with nine years' experience treating the physical complications of eating disorders. She is the attending provider for the medical team on the adult Residential Treatment Center at Center for Change. Taralyn is passionate about keeping her patients safe, making eating disorder treatment as comfortable as possible, and educating her patients and their families about the physical consequences of these illnesses.

Financially Sponsored By

  • Reasons Eating Disorder Center