Body Image and Eating Disorders in Women

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R. "Featherstone" Featherstone, MSN, PMHNP, WHNP, PMH-C (they/them), is a dual-certified nurse practitioner of Reproductive/Sexual Health and Psychiatry. They are a veteran of the United States Army, serving as a military police officer at Fort Leonard Wood, MO in the 13th Military Police Company prior to becoming a nurse. They earned both their Master's in Nursing and Postgraduate Certificate from Frontier Nursing University in 2019 and 2021, respectively. After working for years in labor and delivery, mental health, and psychedelic medicine, Featherstone founded Eucalyptus Health in 2020. They offer sexual and psychiatric care via telehealth to parents and the LGBTQ+ community in Idaho and Virginia. They frequently speak on topics related to women’s mental health, 2SLGBTQIA+ care and mental health, eating disorders, and sexuality.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Rachel Featherstone is the founder of Eucalyptus Health and has an employment relationship with Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing. They receive a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. They have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Rachel Featherstone is a member of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America and the American Association of Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners.

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Objectives

1. Define eating disorder components and behaviors as they relate to women.
2. Explain the role of emotional dysregulation in eating disorders.
3. Review psychiatric comorbidities of eating disorders.
4. Explain the etiologies of various medical sequence of eating disorders.
5. Synthesize the relationship between trauma (especially ACE scores) on eating disorders.
6. Explain the etiology of obstetrical and gynecological impact of eating disorders.
7. Describe variation in marginalized groups in regard to eating disorder presentations.

Outline

Introduction/Body Image Definition and Development

• Sociocultural Factors
• Problematic Tools: Body Mass Index

Obesity, Conceptualized

• Weight Bias and Obesity Stigma in Healthcare

Eating Disorders

• Defining Eating Disorders
• Connecting Body Image and Eating Disorders
• Trauma and Numbness: Function of an Eating Disorder
• Definitions and Prevalence: Scope of the Problem
• Eating Disorders and the Ego

Special Categories of Women

• Adolescents
• Female Athletes and Performers
• Adolescents in Pregnancy with ED’s
• Pregnant Adult Women
• Postpartum Dyads
• Lactating Women
• Elderly Women
• Scars and Surgery from Chronic Illness
• Racial and Ethnic Influences
• (Cisgender) Queer Women
• Transgender Women

Assessment

• Transdiagnostic Components of Eating Disorders
• Screening for Eating Disorders: SCOFF
• General Medical Implications
• Physical Assessment Clues: Anorexia
• Physical Assessment Clues: Bulimia
• Laboratory Clues
• Common Psychiatric Comorbidities

Intuitive Eating

Morbidity and Mortality of Eating Disorders

COVID-19 Pandemic

Obstetric and Gynecological Complications of Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Binge Eating Disorder
OSFED and EDNOS
Sexual Functioning

Treatment
Principles of Evidence-Based Treatment
Psychological Treatment and Levels of Care

• Nutritional/ Dietetic Treatment
• Supportive Medical Treatment

Ethics in ED Treatment

• Environment and Patient Visit Consideration
• Ethical Considerations of Anorexia

Case Studies/Conclusion/Summary

Resources/Book Recommendations/Professional Organizations and Continuing Education Resources

Target Audience

• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Physicians
• Counselors
• Psychiatrists
• Psychologists