Introduction Fall 2005, Vol 4, Issue 4 Topic: Anxiety & Eating Disorders
With the current issue of The Remuda Review, we continue our series of articles on common co-occurring problems faced by eating disorder patients. Throughout this series, we are considering the assessment, conceptualization, and treatment of self injurious behavior, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, substance use, trauma, personality disorders, and other co-occurring issues within Remuda’s bio-psycho-social-spiritual model. In each article, we consider how these co-occurring issues relate to eating disorder development, symptoms, and maintenance, and, where relevant, variable manifestations based on age, development, and culture.
The present issue focuses in depth on our second topic: anxiety. Because anxiety occurs in perhaps as much as 2/3 of eating disorder patients and may complicate eating disorder treatment, it is important for those who work with eating disorders to understand the intimate relationship between anxiety and eating disorders and how to treat anxiety. We hope the article and case study in this issue will serve as a short primer on this important topic.
“See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.”
Colossians 2:8
