Eating Disorders: Assessment and Management

Session 8 of the Northeast PA AHEC Navigating Youth Behavior Virtual Lunch & Learn Series

Date: August 20, 2025

Speaker: Dr. Chongtham graduated from medical school in India. She completed her General Psychiatry Residency and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Nassau University Medical Center, New York where she also served as the Chief Fellow in her final year. She is board certified in both General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at the Penn State College of Medicine. Her clinical interests focus on adolescent behavioral health and integrated behavioral health care. She practices at Penn State Health Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Behavioral Health clinic and the Adolescent Medicine clinic in Hershey program. She is also a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with the Pennsylvania Telephonic Psychiatric Services Program (TiPS).

Learning Objectives:

To provide an overview of the etiology of and risk factors for eating disorders.
To learn how to recognize disordered eating in the primary care setting.
Management strategies for eating disorders

Practice GAP:
Primary care providers may lack confidence and training in identifying and managing early signs of eating disorders, particularly in patients who present with normal weight or atypical symptoms.
Despite increasing prevalence—especially since the COVID-19 pandemic—early identification is often missed due to subtle presentations, evolving diagnostic criteria (e.g., DSM-V changes), and limited integration of nutritional, psychological, and medical management strategies in primary care.

Contact Information: For more information, contact Chelsea Pasukinis or Valerie Williams.
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