AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

- Provide adequate multidisciplinary knowledge of the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Eating Disorders

- Provide a good knowledge of the methodology of approach to the topic in question

- Provide proper knowledge of specific psychiatric aspects

- Provide adequate knowledge of specific clinical aspects

- Provide a proper knowledge of specific therapeutic and rehabilitative tools

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

- Knowing and understanding the multidisciplinary aspects of the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Eating Disorders

- Recognize the specific clinical aspects of Eating Disorders

- Classify the Eating Disorders

- Know the critical aspects of the relationship with the anorexic patient

- Describe specific rehabilitation paths

TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, interactive lessons, with slides and visual material.

The course material will be available for the students.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The Eating Disorders

Definitions

Historical, social and cultural aspects of the DCAs

The evolution of nosography

DSMV

Psychiatric comorbidity: Depressive Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Personality Disorders

Disability

Management of critical clinical issues

The training of the operators

Anorexia Nervosa

Epidemiology, Etiology; Pathogenetic, cultural and social factors

Diagnostic Criteria

Overview of differential diagnosis with other psychiatric diseases

Syndromic framework

The "anorexic" personality

The relationship with the anorexic patient and its critical issues

Physical disability

Social disability

Multidisciplinary treatment

Integrated assessment

Outpatient treatment

Hospital treatment

Residential treatment

The pharmacological treatment of AN

Psychotherapeutic treatment

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Multimodal approach

Assessment of social functioning

Case management

Family management

Psychiatric rehabilitation in Anorexia Nervosa

Nutritional rehabilitation

Integration of rehabilitation strategies

Bulimia Nervosa

Epidemiology, Etiology; Pathogenetic, cultural and social factors

Diagnostic Criteria

Syndromic framework

The "bulimic" personality

 Disability

Multidisciplinary treatment

The assessment

Multimodal approach

The pharmacological treatment of the BN

Psychotherapeutic treatment

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Psychiatric rehabilitation in Bulimia Nervosa

Nutritional rehabilitation

Integration of rehabilitation strategies

BED

Epidemiology, Etiology; Pathogenetic, cultural and social factors

Diagnostic Criteria

Syndromic framework

Treatment: pharmacological, psychotherapeutic, behavioral

Rehabilitation

Minor Eating disorders

Obesity

Psychiatric problems of Obesity

Rehabilitation in the bariatric patient

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

M.Bellomo -  I disturbi del Comportamento Alimentare -in Manuale di Psichiatria Giberti-Rossi, VI Ed., capitolo 11, Piccin, Padova, 2007

- American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Fifth Edition (DSM-5)- Washington,- 2013

-Materiale consegnato dal docente (Material provided by the teacher)

Suggested further material:

M.Baldassarre – Disturbi alimentari e psicopatologia – Borla, 2000

R.M. Bell – La santa anoressia – Laterza, Ed. 2002

H.Bruch – Patologia del comportamento alimentare – Feltrinelli, Ed.2000

R.A. Gordon – Anoressia e bulimia – Raffaello Cortina Editore, Ed. 2004

R.P. Liberman – La riabilitazione psichiatrica – Raffaello Cortina Editore, 1997