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Dr Melissa Whitelaw, PhD, APD, CEDC

Atypical anorexia nervosa in adolescents

09 Feb, 2024

A not-so atypical condition with significant risks

The presentation covers:

  • Diagnostic criteria
  • Clinical presentation and screening
  • Clinical implications of AAN
  • Current treatments
  • Challenges in practice including the dilemma of weight restoration
  • Adolescents are the focus population for this presentation. Some key references refer to adult populations. Themes of diagnosis and weight restoration dilemmas are global issues in AAN.  

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About the Presenter

Dr Melissa Whitelaw PhD, APD, CEDC was the lead dietitian in the Department of Adolescent Medicine at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne for 18 years. She has worked in private practice since 2005 and is an Honorary Fellow at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Melissa is supportive of the supervisory process offering supervision for dietitians working with children and adolescents diagnosed with eating disorders. Her individual and collaborative research has been presented internationally and led to multiple peer reviewed publications. Melissa’s PhD documented the prevalence of Atypical Anorexia Nervosa (AAN) compared with Anorexia Nervosa (AN); investigating the degree and rate of weight loss compared with actual weight, finding weight loss as predictor of clinical course in both AAN and AN.

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