February 26th to March 3rd is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDAW), highlighting the seriousness of eating disorders across the United States, particularly for women and girls of all ages. Throughout the week, the Office on Women’s Health (OWH) will join organizations, health professionals, and communities across the country to increase awareness of eating disorders and their associated impacts, disparities, resources, and treatment options.
At Massachusetts General Hospital, the Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program is led by Kamryn Eddy, PhD and Jennifer Thomas, PhD. The mission of the EDCRP is to deliver high-quality, evidence-based, time-limited patient care; conduct innovative research with clinical implications; offer training and dissemination of evidence-based treatments and research for students, early-career professionals, and the community; and provide education to the public about eating disorders.
In these videos, experts from Mass General highlight the clinical features and treatment of eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).
In this video, Kamyrn Eddy, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Co-Director of the Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program at Mass General, discusses anorexia nervosa. What is anorexia nervosa, and what causes it? What psychological factors increase the risk for anorexia nervosa? How does anorexia nervosa affect the brain? Here Dr. Eddy discusses the dangers of anorexia nervosa, and how recovery is possible with treatment.
In this video, Jennifer J. Thomas, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Co-Director of the Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program at Mass General, discusses bulimia nervosa. What is bulimia nervosa, and what causes it? What are the health consequences of bulimia nervosa? What are the mental health effects of bulimia nervosa? Dr. Thomas discusses bulimia nervosa’s main features, treatment options, and how recovery is possible.
In this video, Kamryn Eddy, PhD discusses the signs and symptoms of Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), its health consequences, and its treatment and shares takeaways for affected individuals and their families.
In this webinar, Jennifer Thomas, PhD and Kamryn Eddy, PhD provide an overview of a new form of cognitive-behavioral therapy for ARFID (CBT-AR) developed and refined at Massachusetts General Hospital for patients from 10 years of age through adulthood.
More videos on eating disorders and their treatment can be found at Eating Disorder Awareness | Mass General Brigham
