Eating Disorders Among Boys and Men

Eating disorders among boys and men are often underdiagnosed and undertreated due to misconceptions and lack of knowledge among health care providers. This course will provide clinicians with important information on the specific body image concerns and eating disorder behaviors among boys and men. This includes muscle dissatisfaction and drive for muscularity, as well as behaviors such as bulking and cutting, protein overconsumption, excessive exercising/weight training, and use of appearance- and performance-enhancing drugs and substances (i.e., whey protein, anabolic-androgenic steroids). Clinicians will also leave the course with targeted methods to assess and screen male clients for eating disorders and related behaviors.

1 hour CE. Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 1.32 hours 

CE CREDITS: 1.00 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners

LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Intermediate

PREREQUISITE(S): None

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of audio components. In order to request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.

FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:  This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.

GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.

PARTICIPATION COSTS:  The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.

COURSE CREATION DATE: 6/23/2023

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe key information on body image concerns and eating disorder behaviors among boys and men
• Identify adverse health, mental health, and social effects of eating disorders among boys and men
• Outline barriers to diagnosis and treatment for boys and men
• Integrate simple strategies to screen for body image concerns and eating disorder behaviors among boys and men into their practice

1. Overview of gender differences in body image and eating disorders
   1. Differences between boys and men versus girls and women
   2. Connection between body image concerns and eating disorder behaviors
2. Eating disorders and muscularity-oriented behaviors among boys and men
   1. Prevalence of eating disorder and muscularity-oriented behaviors among boys and men
   2. Association with adverse mental health and social effects
3. Barriers to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for boys and men
   1. A list of barriers to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment will be explored
   2. Simple solutions will be provided to address barriers in practice
4. Assessment and engagement strategies for boys and men with eating disorders
   1. Current assessment measures on muscularity-oriented behaviors will be reviewed
   2. Specific assessment strategies will be outlined
   3. Translation of assessment to clinical practice