Eating Disorders and Diabetes: Screening and Detection
- Amy Criego, MD, MS,
- Scott Crow, MD,
- Ann E. Goebel-Fabbri, PhD,
- David Kendall, MD and
- Christopher Parkin, MS
Abstract
In Brief
The medical risks associated with eating disorders in diabetes are significant. Clinicians working with patients who are at risk for eating disorders should be cognizant of patterns that might indicate the presence of disturbed eating behaviors in their patients. This article discusses the warning signs, screening tools, and diagnostic criteria associated with eating disorders in type 1 diabetes.
Footnotes
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Amy Criego, MD, MS, is a pediatric endocrinologist in the Pediatric Endocrinology Department at Park Nicollet/International Diabetes Center in Minneapolis, Minn. Scott Crow, MD, is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis. Ann E. Goebel-Fabbri, PhD, is a psychologist at the Joslin Diabetes Center, Behavioral and Mental Health Unit, and instructor at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. David Kendall, MD, is chief of clinical services and medical director at the International Diabetes Center at Park Nicollet in Minneapolis, Minn. Christopher Parkin, MS, is president of CGParkin Communications, Inc., in Carmel, Ind.
- American Diabetes Association(R) Inc., 2009
