Co-Morbidity
What percentage of those with eating disorders also struggle with symptoms of depression?
What does EDAP stand for?
Eating Disorder Awareness at Purdue
What organization spreads education about eating disorders and provides information on how to support someone struggling with an eating disorder?
National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA)
#theplug
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is commonly used to treat eating disorders...
FACT!
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: a psychotherapy used to help someone change unhelpful or unhealthy ways of thinking, feeling and behaving. CBT uses self-help strategies and looks to immediately improve someone's quality of life.
(betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/cognitive-behaviour-therapy)
There are currently six team leads for EDAP. Name two of us!
1. President Morgan
2. Outreach Coordinator Vicki
3. Secretary Kaitlyn
4. Treasurer Raegan
5. Fundraising Specialist Kelly
6. Social Media Manager Claudia
What percentage of people struggling with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder also struggle with an anxiety disorder?
Approximately 48% of adults with anorexia nervosa, 81% of adults with bulimia nervosa, and 65% of adults with binge-eating disorder have at least one co-occurring anxiety disorder.
(https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/eating-disorders-and-anxiety-disorder/)
What is one goal EDAP has?
1. raise awareness for all types of eating disorders
2. educate on disordered eating/EDs
3. fundraise for eating disorder care
4. provide resources for individual and community support
5. hold a positive, fun, and friendly environment for community
If you or someone you know is struggling with an ED, where can you go for help on campus?
CAPS: Counseling and Psychological Services.
CAPS Phone# to Book Appointment: 765-494-6995
And dietitians are *free* through PUSH!
Schedule PUSH Appointment Through "Purdue Patient Portal".
Most people with eating disorders are underweight...
MYTH!
Fewer than 6% of people with eating disorders are medically diagnosed as “underweight.”
In fact, people in larger bodies are at the highest risk of having developed an eating disorder in their lives, and among people in larger bodies, the higher the BMI, the higher the risk.
What is the name of the eating disorder specialty treatment center located in Lafayette and Carmel, IN?
RoundTable Wellness
Providing mental health therapy, nutrition counseling, specialty eating disorder treatment, and intensive outpatient programming for adults and adolescents since 2016!
How common is it for someone who is dependent on a substance (alcohol, drugs, etc.) to also have an eating disorder?
Up to 35% of individuals who were dependent on alcohol or other drugs also have eating disorders, a rate 11 times greater than the general population.
(https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/substance-use-and-eating-disorders/)
EDAP’s club advisor has what occupation/background?
Registered Dietitian
shoutout Selena Baker!
If you’re questioning if you or someone you know has an eating disorder, what steps can you take?
Make an intake appointment with CAPS to discuss what’s going on/recommend that the person you know makes an appointment.
AKA: proceed with actionable steps!
ALSO! October 20-24 is National Eating Disorder Screening Week. Use NEDA's free screening tool! Find easily on their website :)
Eating disorders can affect people of all sizes, races, ages, socioeconomic statuses, sexualities, genders, etc...
FACT!
Eating disorders do not discriminate.
Every Thursday from 4:45-5:45!
(in Beering 1245)
What percentage of people with eating disorders also struggle with PTSD?
On average, 25% of people with eating disorders experience co-occurring PTSD.
(https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/eating-disorders-and-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/)
Do you have to have personal experience with an eating disorder or disordered eating to join EDAP?
Nope!
The club is open to everyone interested in spreading ED awareness and learning about how to support people struggling with EDs :)
This organization hosts free, virtual ED support groups throughout the week that anyone can attend (includes those struggling and those who know someone struggling).
National Alliance for Eating Disorders (NAED)
People in “larger” bodies can’t be healthy...
MYTH!
Health is not always related to weight or body size!
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What eating disorder has the highest prevalence rates of PTSD?
Prevalence rates for PTSD are even higher among those with bulimia nervosa (BN), with studies showing up to 45% of subjects having both disorders.
(https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/eating-disorders-and-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/)
When did EDAP become a registered student organization?
February 2024
~ Aquarius ~
This organization raises money to help cover costs of eating disorder treatment for those who can’t afford it.
"Project _____"
hint: *rhymes with "deal"
Project Heal
Those with eating disorders have statistically higher rates of OCD...
FACT!
The prevalence rate of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in the general population is about 2%, so people with eating disorders are about 8 times more likely to have OCD than the general population.
(https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/eating-disorders-and-obsessive-compulsive-disorder/)
Getting help within the first how many years of eating disorder symptoms increases the chance of recovery?
3 years!
#earlydetectionmatters
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