1003-16: Psychopharmacologic Advances in Eating Disorders

This session presents an up to date review on the use of psychopharmacology in the treatment of eating disorders.  Learn about underlying neurobiological influences of eating behavior and the associated signs and symptoms of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. This session will address DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, provide a brief clinical overview of the disorders, and review in detail the placebo-controlled clinical trials to date in these populations.

Presenter: Barbara E. Wolfe, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN

Disclosures: The presenters and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label uses will be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  1 Hour 30 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Session Objectives:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Identify DSM-5 diagnostic criteria & clinical characteristics for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, & binge eating disorder.
2. Discuss clinical pharmacologic trials to date for anorexia nervosa, bulimia, nervosa, & binge eating disorder.
3. Evaluate clinical trial research findings to date & implications for clinical practice for the treatment of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, & binge eating disorder.

Keywords: Eating Disorders, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Treatment

Continuing Nursing Education
1.5 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 14th Annual Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute
Hyatt Regency Baltimore on the Inner Harbor
Friday, June 10, 2016
9:45am – 11:15am

Release Date:  July 29, 2016
The contact hours for this session expire: August 31, 2018