This month’s meeting will review the article “Perceived Coercion and Change in Perceived Need for Admission in Patients Hospitalized for Eating Disorders.” The article was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
(Am J Psychiatry 2007; 164:108–114) by Angela S. Guarda, M.D.; Angela Marinilli Pinto, Ph.D.; Janelle W. Coughlin, Ph.D.; Shahana Hussain, M.R.C.Psych.; Nancy A. Haug, Ph.D.; and Leslie J. Heinberg, Ph.D.

From the article:

Ambivalence toward treatment is characteristic of eating disorders, and patients are often admitted to inpatient programs under pressure from clinicians, family, friends, educators, or employers. This study evaluated patient perceptions of the admissions process and perceived need for hospitalization and assessed whether these perceptions remain stable in the short term.

Breakfast will be provided. Please RSVP to lschwechel@pathwayclinic.com by Friday, July 23rd, so Rogers Memorial Hospital can plan accordingly for breakfast.

NORMAL in Schools is an organization dedicated to education about eating disorders. Ticket information and details about the evening’s events are available in a downloadable flier, or by visiting the organization’s Web site.

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is Feb. 21 through  27, 2010.

Master’s-level art therapists help residents challenge their physical and emotional body image distortions.



This month’s meeting will feature a discussion of the classification and categories of eating disorders as proposed for the DSM-V in this article by B. Timothy Walsh, MD and Robyn Sysko, PhD.

Broad Categories for the Diagnosis of Eating Disorders (BCD-ED): An Alternative System for Classification from International Journal of Eating Disorders 2009; 42: 754-764.

Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS), a residual category in DSM-IV, is the most commonly used eating disorder diagnosis in clinical settings. A diagnostic scheme, termed Broad Categories for the Diagnosis of Eating Disorders (BCD-ED), is proposed to diminish use of the EDNOS category while preserving the existing eating disorder categories. The objective of this review was to examine the advantages and disadvantages of adopting this scheme for DSM-V.

A light breakfast will be provided. Please confirm your attendance by Friday, January 22, so Rogers Memorial Hospital can plan accordingly for breakfast. RSVP to Leah via lschwechel@rogershospital.org. A copy of the article is available by request.

Journal club provides an opportunity for members of the greater Milwaukee area’s professional eating disorders treatment community to discuss recent developments or trends in the field and to provide an opportunity for informal networking.

This year’s schedule will be sent to current journal club participants. To receive future invitations or schedules, contact Leah Schwechel at lschwechel@rogershospital.org to be added to our list.

Male Eating Disorders: Why do males have eating disorders and how do they get better?
Presented by: Dr. Ted Weltzin and Melissa Schneider, MA
As society increases the messages to males that losing weight and having the perfect body is the key to happiness, it is not surprising that we have seen an increase of eating disorders in men. This presentation reviews risk factors, symptom characteristics, and treatment of males with eating disorders.

Anxiety and Eating: The importance of addressing anxiety symptoms in patients with eating disorders.
Presented by: Dr. Nicolette Weisensel and Erin McGinty, MS, LPC
Our understanding of eating disorders has evolved over the years and has included examining depression and anxiety disorders as obstacles to recovery. This presentation explores the relationship between anxiety symptoms and eating disorders, and reviews the literature in terms of specific treatments related to anxiety and its impact on treatment outcomes.

Learn more

If you are interested in learning more about these presentations, our programs or just need information about eating disorders, please contact Leah Schwechel in our  Outreach Department and someone will be in touch with you soon.
To start a referral, call Rogers Memorial Hospital at 800-767-4411. We can provide free telephone screenings or additional information about our specialized programs. We also offer an online screening.

The meeting will be held at Children’s Hospital, Room 455A from 8 to 9 a.m. on  Wednesday, Oct. 28th.

The journal club will be discussing the following articles both from Diabetes Spectrum, Volume 22, Number 3, 2009

Eating Disorders and Diabetes: Screening and Detection

The medical risks associated with eating disorders in diabetes are significant. Clinicians working with patients who are at risk for eating disorders should be cognizant of patterns that might indicate the presence of disturbed eating behaviors in their patients. This article discusses the warning signs, screening tools, and diagnostic criteria associated with eating disorders in type 1 diabetes.

Outpatient Management of Eating Disorders in Type 1 Diabetes

Disturbed eating behaviors are common in adolescent girls and young women; however, these behaviors are significantly more common in those with type 1 diabetes than in the general population. Long-term treatment of patients with eating disorders and type 1 diabetes (ED-DMT1) often occurs in outpatient settings. This article reviews the clinical issues and strategies relevant to the outpatient treatment of ED-DMT1.

Please RSVP if you will be attending by Friday, Oct. 23rd. The journal club us a monthly gathering that brings professionals together to talk about the latest trends in eating disorders treatment.

The study set out to examine the course of Eating Disorder NOS (EDNOS) compared with anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED), via a prospective study of 385 participants meeting DSM-IV criteria for AN, BN, BED, and EDNOS at three sites.

From the abstract:

EDNOS remitted significantly more quickly that AN or BN but not BED. There were no differences between EDNOS and full ED syndromes, or the subtypes of EDNOS, in time to relapse following first remission. Only 18% of the EDNOS group had never had or did not develop another ED diagnosis during the study; however, this group did not differ from the remaining EDNOS group.

You can download the complete text of the article.  Eating disorders treatment professionals are asked RSVP for this meeting by contacting Leah Schwechel.  This is a CE article, to earn credit visit: http://www.ce-credit.com for additional information.

Eating disorders treatment professionals are asked to RSVP by Friday Aug. 21st.

The club will be discussing the potential genetic link between Anorexia and Autism, the subject of an article recently published by Time Magazine. The club will also consider one of the studies mentioned regarding eating disorders and emotional regulation. Amy Harrison from King’s College in London sent the group a complimentary copy of her research publication, Emotion Recognition and Regulation in Anorexia Nervosa.

A Genetic Link Between Anorexia and Autism by Maria Szalavitz, is published by Time Magazine

Emotion recognition and regulation in anorexia nervosa is published by Wiley Interscience.

Please RSVP to Leah Schwechel if you will be attending by Friday, June 19.

Join Rogers Memorial Hospital in welcoming Jenni Schaefer, co-author of “Life without Ed” to this informal presentation held on the Marquette University campus.

When: 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Marquette University – Alumni Memorial Union Ballroom
1442 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee

While “Life Without Ed” was written specifically for the person who has an eating disorder, the book has proven to be just as helpful for family members and friends. The book takes loved ones into the mind of a person who has an eating disorder, so that they might get a glimpse of what it feels like to struggle with the illness.

“I have never been married, but I am happily divorced. Ed and I lived together for more than twenty years. He was abusive, controlling and never hesitated to tell me what he thought, how I was doing it wrong, and what I should be doing instead… Ed is not a high school sweetheart. Ed is not some creep that I started dating in college… Ed’s name comes from the initials E.D. — as in eating disorder. Ed is my eating disorder.”

–From the Introduction of Life Without Ed

Ms. Schaefer will sign copies of her book following the presentation; bring your own copy of the book for an autograph (books will be available for purchase of $17).

This event is sponsored by Rogers Memorial Hospital as part of a larger network of events coordinated by the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). The aim of NEDA Awareness Week is to raise awareness of eating disorders and of the impact of the cultural infatuation with impossible and sometimes deadly body images.

For more information, contact Leah Schwechel at Rogers Memorial Hospital:
(262) 646-1310 (direct)    (800) 767-4411 ext. 1310    lschwechel@rogershospital.org.