<description>&lt;p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;Eating disorders are often understood through a medical or behavioral lens, focusing on symptom reduction. But what if we’ve overlooked something deeper—something rooted in the complex emotional lives of our patients? In this episode, Dr. Tom Wooldridge, a psychoanalyst and expert in eating disorders, joins Dr. David Puder to explore the psychoanalytic perspective on treating these conditions.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.psychiatrypodcast.com/cme-program"&gt;By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.25 Psychiatry CME Credits.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.psychiatrypodcast.com/psychiatry-psychotherapy-podcast/219-eating-disorders-empathy-alexithymia-reflective-function"&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;Link to blog.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xl4b2v538o"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Link to YouTube video.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

David Puder, M.D.

Eating Disorders: Empathy, Alexithymia, Reflective Function

AUG 16, 202480 MIN
Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

Eating Disorders: Empathy, Alexithymia, Reflective Function

AUG 16, 202480 MIN

Description

Eating disorders are often understood through a medical or behavioral lens, focusing on symptom reduction. But what if we’ve overlooked something deeper—something rooted in the complex emotional lives of our patients? In this episode, Dr. Tom Wooldridge, a psychoanalyst and expert in eating disorders, joins Dr. David Puder to explore the psychoanalytic perspective on treating these conditions.

By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.25 Psychiatry CME Credits.

Link to blog.

Link to YouTube video.