iaedp Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS)-clinical foundations case studies
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This page offers original practice in the clinical eating-disorder foundations associated with iaedp’s Certified Eating Disorder Specialist credential. It brings together assessment, psychological treatment, ethics and culture, medical complications, nutrition care, adolescent and family work, medication boundaries, co-occurring conditions and care settings. The CEDS case studies are 6 cases and about 1,301 words.
1A reassuring appearance and an incomplete assessment
An adult describes substantial recent restriction, rigid exercise and increasing difficulty concentrating. Their current body-size category is not low, and a previous brief visit was recorded as reassuring on that basis alone.
214 words, about 1 min2A cycle hidden by appointment attendance
A patient attends every therapy appointment and can recite nutrition facts. Between visits, they restrict rigidly, experience loss-of-control episodes, feel intense shame and then fast to compensate.
214 words, about 1 min3Sensory avoidance with a genuine medical requirement
A patient has a confirmed condition requiring a specific dietary restriction and also reports a rapidly narrowing range of foods because of texture and fear of aversive consequences. Weight-shape concerns are not identified as the main driver in the information provided.
226 words, about 1 min4Growth, school and changing support roles
An adolescent remains at a similar weight over several visits but has not followed the expected growth trajectory. They maintain high grades and want to return immediately to a demanding sport.
216 words, about 1 min5Conflicting explanations and medication assumptions
An adult with type 1 diabetes and eating-disorder symptoms reports omitting insulin to influence weight. They also describe depressed mood, and a medication discussion has not yet incorporated a prior bulimia diagnosis.
219 words, about 1 min6A referral without a completed transition
A patient receives acute medical stabilization and is being considered for a less intensive service. One measurement has improved, but the team has not confirmed whether the receiving program can provide the remaining monitoring, meal support and psychiatric care.
212 words, about 1 min