EATING, WEIGHT, & EATING DISORDER PSYCHOEDUCATION

Eating disorder professionals believe in the importance of discussing research findings with their patients. Doing so provides individuals with an understanding of a provider's rationale for employing a specific therapeutic approach and thus facilitating meaningful change. This is considered a fundamental component of eating disorder treatment as it can serve as a motivational tool and reduce defensive responses in patients. We have compiled some of our favorite and instrumental information we share with our patients.

How Starvation Affects the Body and Mind: One of the most influential studies used for psychoeducation in the treatment of eating disorders is the Minnesota Starvation Study conducted by Keys et al. (1950).

Kalm, L. M. & Semba, R. D. (2005). They starved so that others be better fed: remembering Ancel Keys and the Minnesota experiment. The Journal of nutrition, 135(6), 1347-1352.

Weight Science: Why Diets Do Not Work

Bacon, L. & Aphramor, L. (2011). Weight Science: Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm Shift. Nutrition Journal, 10, 9.

O’Hara, L. & Taylor, J. (2018). What’s Wrong With the ‘War on Obesity?’ A Narrative Review of the Weight-Centered Health Paradigm and Development of the 3C Framework to Build Critical Competency for a Paradigm Shift. Sage Open, 8(2).