The intersection of eating disorders and substance use disorders: Assessment and intervention

Eating disorders and substance use disorders affect millions of Americans. Both are heterogeneous diagnoses and can overlap in many ways. According to a systematic review and meta-analysis, approximately one in five individuals with an eating disorder (ED) also has a substance use disorder (SUD) at some point in their lives (Bahji et al., 2019), reflecting the high co-occurrence of these conditions. Healthcare professionals are very likely to encounter patients with co-occurring substance use and eating problems in their clinical practice.

Designed for intermediate-level professionals who...Read more work in clinical settings, this webinar will provide illustrative clinical presentations to demonstrate how eating disorder and substance use disorder symptoms may co-occur and interact. Additionally, the presenters will review available screening and assessment tools and provide guidance for how evidence-based interventions can be applied to symptoms of both disorders. Case examples will be presented to illustrate concepts. The presenters will also touch on emerging and controversial topics in the field. At the end of the presentation, there will be a moderated Q&A session to address audience questions. Less...

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Learning Objectives

  • Identify at least two ways to assess eating and/or substance use problems in patients.
  • Recognize at least two ways to adapt evidence-based interventions to address co-occurring eating and substance use disorder symptoms.
  • Describe at least two perspectives on at least one emerging and/or controversial topic in the field.

Learning Levels

  • Intermediate

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Live Interactive Webinar

01:00 PM EDT - 02:30 PM EDT

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About the speakers

Michelle Maloney, PhD, LPC, NCSE, CAADC, CRPS

Michelle Maloney, PhD, LPC, NCSE, CAADC, CRPS

Executive Director of Addiction Recovery Services
Dr. Maloney serves as executive director of Addiction Services for Rogers Behavioral Health. She has more than two decades of experience in the mental health and addiction fields as a licensed professional counselor and nonprofit leader. Dr. Maloney earned a doctorate in Leadership from Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania, and has specialty certifications as a national clinical supervision endorsement by the National Association for Addiction Professionals, and as a certified advanced alcohol and drug counselor and certified relapse prevention specialist. She completed a term as president of the Wisconsin International Certification and Reciprocity Certification (ICRC) chapter, in addition to a term on the Pennsylvania ICRC board, and is currently serving on the addiction treatment and quality committee for the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare.
Nicole Stettler, PhD

Nicole Stettler, PhD

Executive Clinical Director of Eating Disorder Services
Dr. Stettler is a licensed clinical psychologist who serves as executive clinical director of Eating Disorder Services for Rogers Behavioral Health. She also serves as clinical supervisor for the Eating Disorder Recovery adolescent residential program. Dr. Stettler obtained her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Washington. She went on to complete her doctoral APA-accredited internship at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital/Children’s Health Council. She then completed a postdoctoral psychology fellowship at Stanford Children’s Health. Prior to joining Rogers, Dr. Stettler worked at Seattle Children’s Hospital, where she was a clinical psychologist and supervisor of mental health clinicians. She is a member of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED); the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT); and the American Psychological Association (APA).

Agenda

1 pm ET Welcome and speaker introduction

1:05 pm Eating and substance use: Co-occurring presentations
  • Restrictive eating disorders and use of appetite-reducing drugs (stimulants, opioids, and nicotine)
  • Alcohol use and disordered eating (“drunkorexia”)
  • Substance use and risk of binge eating
1:20 pm Assessment of eating and substance use behaviors
  • Validated screening and assessment tools
  • Using case conceptualization to identify treatment plan
  • Level of care considerations
1:45 pm Adapting evidence-based interventions for co-occurring symptoms
  • Considerations for psychoeducation about weight restoration/gain
  • Use of urge surfing to manage urges
  • Recovery maintenance planning
2:05 pm Emerging and/or controversial topics in the field
  • Harm reduction approaches for SUD vs ED
  • Food addiction and abstinence-based treatment approaches
  • Use of GLP-1 agonists for alcohol use disorder: implications for ED populations
2:15 pm Moderated Q&A

2:28 pm Closure

CE Information - Earn 1.5 CE Credit Hours

CE Approvals

American Psychological Association
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National Board for Certified Counselors
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CE Process Info

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Disclosure

The presenters have each declared that they do not, nor does their family have, any financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the presentation. The presenters have each declared that they do not have any relevant non-financial relationships. Additionally, all planners involved do not have any financial relationships.