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Helping Relationships with Food and Body in Adulthood

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Eating Disorders are the 2nd most deadly mental health illness, with only opioid use disorder causing more deaths per year.

In adulthood for both men and women, eating disorder symptoms may be under-reported or misdiagnosed. Here are a few tools and resources to aid in screening if your client may have or be at risk of developing an eating disorder:
  • EDE-Q: Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire
  • BEDS-7: Binge Eating Disorder Questionnaire
  • EAT-26: Eating Attitudes Test
  • MENQOL: Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire
Distinguishing signs of normal aging, symptoms of menopause or energy deficiency from possible disordered eating?

Normal Aging/Menopause

  • Hot flashes/night sweats
  • Memory lapses “brain fog”
  • Weight gain/fat redistribution
  • Fatigue
  • Joint pain
  • Hair loss
  • Sleep disorders
  • Irritability, depression
  • Digestive problems/IBS
  • Decreased bone density

Energy Deficiency

  • Irregular or absent periods
  • Hair loss
  • GI/digestive issues
  • Fatigue
  • Constant cravings OR lack of appetite
  • Low bone density/Stress fractures
  • Frequent illness/compromised immune system
  • Sleep disturbances
  • Irritability/Mood dysregulation

Offering weight-inclusive interventions rather than weight-normative/weight management interventions can assist clients in the process of aging while decreasing their risk of developing disordered eating patterns.

Weight inclusive interventions include patient-centered Medical Nutrition Therapy to reduce negative impacts of weight stigma, support health goals without intentional weight suppression, introduce acceptance in body changes throughout aging, reduce risk of weight cycling and focus on developing a neutral relationship with food, body and activity.

Support for Adults with Disordered Eating

It can be difficult to detect signs/symptoms of disordered eating in patients.

As a Registered Dietitian with a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist credential, training focuses on how to screen for disordered eating patterns, provide medical nutrition therapy or nutrition counseling for eating disorders as well as body image disturbance or disordered eating. Many patients may present in appointments looking for guidance, meal planning assistance and direction for these exact issues.

Our team prioritizes collaborating with medical providers to support these areas with both adults and children.

Center for Hope and Family Solution’s Eating Disorder Team are also able to provide case consultation services for clinicians working with this client population.  Give us a call today 317-598-8680 to schedule an appointment with one of our Eating Disorders Team Members.

Meet our Eating Disorder Treatment Team serving Fishers, Indiana and surrounding cities

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Cara Reinbrecht, MS, LMHC, NCC, CEDS-S - certified eating disorder specialist, body image specialist, EMDR triained in FishersCara Reinbrecht MS, LMHC, NCC, CEDS-S

Cara is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist-Supervisor who leads the clinical Eating Disorder team at Center for Hope and Family Solutions. She works from a Health At Every Size perspective to provide a safe and comfortable environment that is rooted in an anti-diet and weight inclusive approach. Cara aims to assist individuals in exploring aspects of society that have negatively impacted their relationship with food, body, activity, and self.

Amanda Atkinson - Eating Disorder SpecialistAmanda Atkinson MA, RD, LD, NASM-CPT

Amanda is our Lead Registered Dietitian and Certified Personal Trainer whose entire career has been spent specializing in eating disorder recovery. Amanda is a Health at Every Size clinician focusing on eating disorder recovery, principles of intuitive eating and movement and weight-inclusive medical nutrition therapy. Her nutrition philosophy includes flexibility, honoring body cues and balance to reduce fear, obsession and confusion around eating. Amanda can also assist clients in repairing compulsive, obsessive, avoidant or punishing relationships with
movement.

Allanna BellAllanna Abel MA, RDN, LD

As well as treating eating disorders, Allanna provides medical nutrition therapy for adolescent and adults living with diabetes. She meets clients where they are using a Health at Every Size perspective.

Screening for Eating Disorders

Binge Eating Disorder Screener-7
(BEDS-7)

The Scoff Questionnaire

Two easy screeners for detecting eating disorder behaviors in patients are included. These tools are not designed to make a diagnosis; however, they can be helpful in identifying those who could benefit from a referral to a specialist for a eating disorder evaoluation.

48 Hour Assessments

If needed, treatment providers can refer to our office for a level of care assessment to determine proper treatment recommendations for those needing eating disorder evaluation and treatment. Patients can contact our office during business hours to schedule with one of our licensed eating disorder clinicians to guide patients as to the best level of treatment based on their
individual need. These can be completed within 2 business days.

To learn more or to schedule an evaluation with our Eating Disorder Team please contact us at: 317-598-8887