Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers: Treating eating disorders with ketamine-assisted psychotherapy

In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss how ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is used to treat eating disorders. They cover the following topics:

(1:00) The combination of nature and nurture that leads to the development of disordered eating and eating disorders
(2:55) Holy Anorexia, by Rudolph M. Bell https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Anorexia-Rudolph-M-Bell/dp/0226042057
(4:00) Center for Change eating disorder clinic https://centerforchange.com/
(4:41) "Manorexia"-- eating disorders in males are under-recognized
(7:45) Biological underpinnings of eating disorders
(11:26) Environmental pressures and unnatural foods contribute to disordered eating
(14:20) The Molecule of More, by Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long https://www.amazon.com/Molecule-More-Chemical-Creativity_and-Determine/dp/1946885118
(15:55) Women, Food, and God, by Geneen Roth https://www.amazon.com/Women-Food-God-Unexpected-Everything/dp/1416543082
(16:23) Radical Acceptance, by Tara Brach https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Acceptance-Embracing-Heart-Buddha/dp/0553380990
(19:50) Reasons eating disorders are difficult to treat and heal from
(22:00) Health at any size and the limitations of BMI as a metric of health
(25:10) Using psychedelics to treat eating disorders and why they might be effective
(31:50) The importance of supportive others (like family) in eating disorder recovery and rethinking the word "burden"
(40:34) High doses and multiple sessions might be required for psychedelic-assisted therapy for eating disorders
(44:20) We need to be more proactive in screening for eating disorders and disordered eating (e.g., the SCOFF questionnaire) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1070794/
(46:27) Orthorexia
(49:15) Yin & Yang, Masculine & Feminine, and balance
(53:30) Journeys of Embodiment at the Intersection of Body and Culture, by Niva Piran https://www.amazon.com/Journeys-Embodiment-Intersection-Body-Culture/dp/0128054107

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