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Using the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and evidence-based scholarly articles, address the following:
1. Explain the neurology of anorexia.
2. Does the characterization of anorexia as a mental illness surprise you?
3. What are your thoughts on the personal and/or cultural implications of classifying anorexia in this way, as opposed to a lifestyle choice or a matter of willpower?
4. How might you support a family (or client) who is resistant to this seeing anorexia as a mental illness?
5. Describe and discuss changes in personality and social behavior that might be seen with anorexia.
6. How would you assess for these changes?
7. Provide an overview of the health consequences and medical complications of anorexia.
8. Create a treatment plan for a client with anorexia using family-based therapy or other evidence-based therapy.
Criteria for this paper:
1. Answer these questions succinctly, integrating resources to provide rationale for all decisions.
2. You may use narrative, bullets, or a table format for various sections of this discussion assignment.
3. Your paper should be two to three pages long, not including the reference page.
4. Use at least one reference from CINAHL (available through the Regis library) to support your rationale.
Readings:
1. American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.) (DSM-5). Washington, DC: Author.
Review and utilize throughout the course as needed.
Eating disorders
2.Yearwood, E.L., Pearson, G.S., & Newland, J.A. (2012). Child and adolescent behavioral health. Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Chapter 12: Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents
3. Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2015). Kaplan and Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th ed.). London, England: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Topic: Feeding and eating disorders
4. Rhodes, J. & Murphy, P.J. M. (Eds.) (2015). Clinical consult to psychiatric nursing for advanced practice. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
5. Tusaie, K. R. & Fitzpatrick, J.J. (Eds.) (2017). Advanced practice psychiatric nursing: Integrating psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and complementary and alternative approaches across the lifespan. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
Videos:
1, Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Eating Disorders and Obesity Video (1:20:29 minutes)
A transcript for Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Eating Disorders and Obesity is available on the website, if needed
2. Anorexia: What Therapists and Parents Need to Know Video (40:07 minutes)
A transcript for Anorexia: What Therapists and Parents Need to Know is available on the website, if needed.
