PsychEd Episode 36: Understanding Eating Disorders with Dr. Randy Staab

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This is the first of two episodes covering the topic of eating disorders. In this episode, we explore the diagnosis, etiology, and symptomatology of these illnesses with Dr. Randy Staab, a psychiatrist at Trillium Health Partners and medical director of the eating disorders program at Credit Valley Hospital. Dr. Staab joins us again for Part 2, which will focus on eating disorder treatment.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By the end of this episode, you should be able to…</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recognize the clinical features of the following eating disorders using DSM-5 diagnostic criteria: </span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Anorexia Nervosa (AN)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Bulimia Nervosa (BN)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Binge Eating Disorder (BED)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED)</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Identify predisposing factors for eating disorders using a biopsychosocial framework.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">List common comorbid psychiatric conditions associated with eating disorders.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Identify and describe the medical complications of eating disorders.</span