Fear of food
Diagnosis and management
The presentation covers:
- Definition, signs, and symptoms
- Criteria for diagnosis (i.e. clinical impairment)
- Identifying other diagnoses that might be involved (e.g. AN – fear of weight gain, OCD - fear of contamination, ARFID – fear of aversive consequences, anxiety)
- Management/treatment
- Case examples
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About the Presenter
Marthe Van Iwaarden, Psychologist, BA (Hons), MSc (Psych), MAAPi
Marthe currently works as a psychologist at the Centre for Integrative Health a multidisciplinary private outpatient clinic dedicated to the treatment of eating, weight and body image concerns. She is passionate about supporting individuals to overcome concerns they may have with eating and/or body-image. Marthe promotes and supports body diversity through adopting a Health At Every Size (HAES), weight-neutral approach.
Marthe has additional specialist training in:
- Enhanced Cognitive Based Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E)
- Family Based Therapy for Eating Disorders (FBT)
- EAGALA (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning) certified specialist
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