Program Overview

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EATING AND NUTRITION DISORDERS CLINIC

Program Details

• Code: 96188
• Academic Year: 2025/2026
• Credits:
  • 1 cfu anno 2 TECNICA DELLA RIABILITAZIONE PSICHIATRICA 9286 (L/SNT2) - GENOVA
• Scientific Disciplinary Sector: MED/25
• Language: Italian
• Teaching Location:
  • GENOVA
• Semester: 1° Semester
• Modules: This teaching is a module of:
  • __PSYCHIATRY II AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
• Teaching Materials: __AULAWEB

Aims and Content

Aims and Learning Outcomes

• Provide adequate multidisciplinary knowledge of the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Eating Disorders
• Provide a good knowledge of the methodology of approach to the topic in question
• Provide proper knowledge of specific psychiatric aspects
• Provide adequate knowledge of specific clinical aspects
• Provide a proper knowledge of specific therapeutic and rehabilitative tools
• Learning Outcomes:
  • Knowing and understanding the multidisciplinary aspects of the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Eating Disorders
  • Recognize the specific clinical aspects of Eating Disorders
  • Classify the Eating Disorders
  • Know the critical aspects of the relationship with the anorexic patient
  • Describe specific rehabilitation paths

Teaching Methods

Lecture, interactive lessons, with slides and visual material. The course material will be available for the students.

Syllabus/Content

The Eating Disorders

• Definitions
• Historical, social and cultural aspects of the DCAs
• The evolution of nosography
• DSM 5
• Psychiatric comorbidity: Depressive Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Personality Disorders
• Disability
• Management of critical clinical issues
• Interpretative Hypotesis of Body Disperception: the Embodiment disorder and the allocentric lock hypoteresis

Anorexia Nervosa

• Epidemiology, Etiology; Pathogenetic, cultural and social factors
• Diagnostic Criteria
• Overview of differential diagnosis with other psychiatric diseases
• Syndromic framework
• The "anorexic" personality
• The relationship with the anorexic patient and its critical issues
• Physical disability
• Social disability
• Multidisciplinary treatment
• Integrated assessment
• Outpatient treatment
• Hospital treatment
• Residential treatment
• The pharmacological treatment of AN
• Psychotherapeutic treatment
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Multimodal approach
• Assessment of social functioning
• Case management
• Family management
• Psychiatric rehabilitation in Anorexia Nervosa
• Nutritional rehabilitation
• Integration of rehabilitation strategies

Bulimia Nervosa

• Epidemiology, Etiology; Pathogenetic, cultural and social factors
• Diagnostic Criteria
• Syndromic framework
• The "bulimic" personality
• Disability
• Multidisciplinary treatment
• The assessment
• Multimodal approach
• The pharmacological treatment of the BN
• Psychotherapeutic treatment
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Psychiatric rehabilitation in Bulimia Nervosa
• Nutritional rehabilitation
• Integration of rehabilitation strategies

BED

• Epidemiology, Etiology; Pathogenetic, cultural and social factors
• Diagnostic Criteria
• Syndromic framework
• Treatment: pharmacological, psychotherapeutic, behavioral
• Rehabilitation

Minor Eating disorders Obesity

• Psychiatric problems of Obesity
• Rehabilitation in the bariatric patient

The teaching contributes to the achievement of the following Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda:

• Ensure inclusive, equitable, and quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
• Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

Recommended Reading/Bibliography

• M.Bellomo - I disturbi del Comportamento Alimentare -in Manuale di Psichiatria Giberti-Rossi, VI Ed., capitolo 11, Piccin, Padova, 2007
• American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Fifth Edition (DSM-5)- Washington,- 2013
• Materiale consegnato dal docente (Material provided by the teacher)

Suggested further material:

• M.Baldassarre Disturbi alimentari e psicopatologia Borla, 2000
• R.M. Bell La santa anoressia Laterza, Ed. 2002
• H.Bruch Patologia del comportamento alimentare Feltrinelli, Ed.2000
• R.A. Gordon Anoressia e bulimia Raffaello Cortina Editore, Ed. 2004
• R.P. Liberman La riabilitazione psichiatrica Raffaello Cortina Editore, 1997

Teachers and Exam Board

• GAETANO FORNARO

Exam Board

• ANDREA AMERIO (President)
• ANDREA AGUGLIA
• CARLO CHIORRI
• ANDREA ESCELSIOR
• GAETANO FORNARO
• ANNAPAOLA MAZZA
• GIANLUCA SERAFINI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

Lessons

Lessons Start

First Semester starting in October 2018

Class Schedule

The timetable for this course is available here:

Exams

Exam Description

Oral exam

Assessment Methods

The assessment takes place through the final exam, which aims to ensure the student's effective acquisition of the expected learning outcomes.

Exam Schedule

• Data appello: 08/01/2026, Orario: 14:00, Luogo: GENOVA, Degree type: Orale
• Data appello: 24/02/2026, Orario: 14:00, Luogo: GENOVA, Degree type: Orale
• Data appello: 25/06/2026, Orario: 14:00, Luogo: GENOVA, Degree type: Orale
• Data appello: 14/07/2026, Orario: 14:00, Luogo: GENOVA, Degree type: Orale
• Data appello: 28/07/2026, Orario: 14:00, Luogo: GENOVA, Degree type: Orale
• Data appello: 03/09/2026, Orario: 14:00, Luogo: GENOVA, Degree type: Orale
• Data appello: 22/09/2026, Orario: 14:00, Luogo: GENOVA, Degree type: Orale