This Eating Disorders micro-credential provides an introduction to the characteristics and criteria associated with various forms of disordered eating. It covers Pica, Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Binge-Eating Disorder, and Compulsive Overeating, among others. It provides an overview of key features of their causes, presentations, and treatments. Special attention is dedicated to understanding eating disorders in women, men, athletes, and multicultural populations. Attention is given to critical factors in the development and maintenance of eating disorders. These include genetic and biological elements, as well as personality features, family characteristics, sexual orientation, and sociocultural and environmental factors. Further, the medical and physiological consequences of eating disorders will be covered, together with a broad spectrum of possible treatment and prevention strategies. The program includes numerous clinical interviews with individuals struggling with disordered eating to illustrate the diverse presentations of disordered eating in actual clinical practice, which commonly include a variety of co-occurring disorders and complicating factors.
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