Lunch and Learns: A Brain Based Approach to Eating Disorders Treatment
Thu, Sep 29
|Multiple locations - register to select
Join Laura Hill, Ph.D. for a free Lunch and Learn on the neurobiology of eating disorders and Temperament Based Treatment with Supports (TBT-S), a new treatment that integrates genetic, neurobiological and temperament research into therapeutic tools to augment other ED treatments. 1 CEU/CME.
Time & Location
Sep 29, 2022, 2:00 PM – 2:05 PM
Multiple locations - register to select, Anchorage, Mat-Su, Juneau or Sitka in person and online
Guests
About the event
Join AKEDA and Laura Hill, Ph.D. for a free Lunch and Learn on the neurobiology of eating disorders and Temperament Based Treatment with Supports (TBT-S), a new treatment that integrates genetic, neurobiological and temperament research into therapeutic tools to augment other ED treatments. 1 CME/CEU pending. Noon to 1 p.m. in all locations.
Eating disorders is a serious, life-threatening condition that has one of the highest death rates of all mental illnesses. It occurs primarily in females, usually taking form during puberty and develops acute and chronic impairment over one’s lifetime. The illness places a considerable strain on families, friends, and work settings. Repeated studies show that those vulnerable to eating disorders have genetic predisposed temperament profiles establishing vulnerability for brain circuits to shift and misfire beginning at puberty and continuing through adulthood.
The Temperament Based Therapy with Support, TBT-S, approach provides clinicians, dietitians, and medical practitioners with a framework…