As part of Eating Disorder Awareness Month '2007, EDEO has partnered with CHA Regional Mental Health to organize two academic events. There will be two journal clubs to discuss important recent research papers in both treatment and prevention.

Dates: Thursday Feb 15 (Treatment Focus) & Wednesday Feb 28 (Prevention Focus) Location: University Hospital Rm. 2K1.03 (Classroom B) Time: 7-9 PM

In reviewing these papers, discussion will consider the following: author, the problem being addressed, methodology (if applicable), general overview of the paper, relevance, future directions in the field, and your opinions.

Please read these articles in advance and come prepared to discuss them at the appropriate sessions.

February 15 (Thursday)
TREATMENT FOCUS (Classroom B, 2K1.03, Walter Mackenzie UAH)

Dalle Grave R. 2005. A multi-step cognitive behaviour therapy for eating disorders. European Eating Disorder Review. 13, 373-383.

Hsu. 2004. Eating disorders: Practical interventions. Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association. 59(2), 113-124.

These two papers address the treatment of eating disorders. The first (Hsu 2004) provides a good summary of treatment practices for both anorexia nervosa & bulimia nervosa. The second (Dalle Grave 2005) provides more information regarding using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the treatment of eating disorders, a frequently recommended approach.

February 28 (Wednesday)
(Wednesday) PREVENTION FOCUS (Classroom B, 2K1.03, Walter Mackenzie UAH)

Neumark-Sztainer, Paxton, Hannan, Haines, & Story. 2006. Does body satisfaction matter? Five-year longitudinal associations between body satisfaction and health behaviors in adolescent females and males. Journal of Adolescent Health, 39, 244-251.

Paxton, Eisenberg & Neumark-Sztainer. 2006. Prospective predictors of body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls and boys: A five-year longitudinal study. Developmental Psychology, 42(5), 888-899.

These two prevention papers present interesting findings from Project EAT, a five year longitudinal study tracking body dissatisfaction and weight management behaviors of adolescent girls and boys. The first (Paxton, et al. 2006) identifies factors that predict body dissatisfaction in girls & boys. The second (Neumark-Sztainer, et al. 2006) identifies associated behaviors which correlated body dissatisfaction with risk for the development of both eating disorders and obesity. Linking these two papers together provides valuable information to aid in the prevention of both eating disorders and obesity, suggesting that prevention efforts should focus on the factors that cause body dissatisfaction in youth.

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