Specializing in Dual Diagnosis Treatment

The EATING DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAM at SeaSide Palm Beach specializes in helping individuals who suffer from a dual diagnosis. A specialized dual diagnosis treatment is required for their rehab to be a lasting and complete success. Dual diagnoses or Co-Occurring Disorders are when an individual suffers simultaneously from both a psychiatric disorder (like an eating disorder) as well as a substance abuse problem (like alcohol abuse or drug abuse). One very common type of dual diagnosis is called EDCD (Eating Disorder Chemical Dependency). Individuals suffering from EDCD have both an eating disorder as well as being chemical dependent (use alcohol and/or drugs).

Most people are usually very surprised to learn that eating disorders have little to do with food.

Especially when one considers that many people who suffer from eating disorders actually have an unhealthy obsession with food. In the majority of cases, eating disorders have more to do with a lack of emotional well-being resulting from one's inability to effectively identify and communicate their own needs and wants to others.

Eating disorders or disordered eating begins only as an emotional/psychological problem, but if left unchecked or ignored over time will develop into a physical problem that can lead to serious illnesses and possibly even death. If an individual suffering from an eating disorder also has an alcohol or drug problem, the risk for serious illness or death increases substantially.

Because eating disorders are classified as psychiatric disorders, treatment is effective when the psychological reasons (root causes) are examined and identified in the individual sufferer. The most common psychological behavior for individuals suffering from disordered eating is when they are subjected to stress (either external or internal stressors) it triggers their eating disorder. This self-destructive learned behavior becomes even further compounded if one chooses to combine the eating disorder with alcohol abuse or drug abuse as a coping mechanism to relieve stress or anxiety.

The EATING DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAM at SeaSide Palm Beach uses a holistic approach built on the 12-step model for treatment. The majority of studies have shown that the highest success rates are achieved for individuals suffering from a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorders using the 12-step model for therapy. Central to the program is a special focus that helps the individual develop new and more constructive methods for coping with stress. This may include trying to discover the root cause for how the disorder started. Research has shown that individuals suffering from eating disorders are hypersensitive to external cues and emotional signals. Part of the therapy process is to help bring the unconscious into awareness and to resolve inner developmental conflicts that are responsible for the eating disorder.

The EATING DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAM at SeaSide Palm Beach utilizes experiential therapies, massage, EMDR and expressive arts therapy, all of which have positive effects on self-awareness and self-regulation. The goal is for the individual to become more aware of their internal self while simultaneously learning the behavioral tools that are integral to communication and self-nurturing.

This cutting edge and unique treatment process incorporates psycho-educational training, which includes educating the individual about the illness and making them consciously aware of it. Additionally, focus will be placed on a healthy diet. Special focus is not placed on what food and how much food the person eats, but rather on the fears about food and one's emotions toward food and eating in general.

Because medical research has proven that exercise is an integral part of any healthy lifestyle, The EATING DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAM at SeaSide Palm Beach uses a medically supervised physical wellness program as part of our treatment for eating disorders when combined with substance abuse. Recent studies have shown the success rates of treating individuals with eating disorders combined with substance abuse increases dramatically when a supervised exercise program is included as part of an eating disorder treatment.

So many individuals who have struggled with the co-occurring disorders of a eating disorder combined with substance abuse complain that there is nowhere for them to turn to get help with both of their recovery challenges simultaneously. At SeaSide Palm Beach we have staff who are experts at doing just that--helping people to identify and work through the issues that constitute the underlying "threads that connect" both symptom patterns. Our staff members are renown eating disorder and substance abuse specialists who have the capacity to work within, and when necessary, go even beyond the 12 step model to both support joint symptom management and deeper core-issue resolution. The the cycle of "see-sawing" back and forth, from eating disorders and substance abuse, can finally be stopped. Our dual diagnosis program focuses on trauma resolution, grief work, and self-esteem repair. We provide round the clock staffing to support people in creating and maintaining a healthier relationship to food and eating. This work, in conjunction with a sober and responsible commitment to recovery from substance abuse, can empower people to move forward in their lives with confidence and hope, knowing they can get off the dual diagnosis "see-saw" once and for all.

Call us today 24/7 toll-free at (888) 432-2467 to stop the self-destructive cycle of EDCD and give yourself a chance at happiness and living (which is not the same as just existing or surviving from day to day).

www.luxuryalcoholdrugrehab.com/eating-disorders-and-chemical-dependency

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Focus Healthcare of Tennessee ~ A Center for Eating Disorders

Focus Center for Eating Disorders is a nationally recognized center of excellence providing individual treatment and advocacy for women, eighteen and older, suffering from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and associated disorders. We also treat any co-occurring disorders such as substance abuse, depression, anxiety and PTSD.

In addition to treating eating disorders, Focus Healthcare of Tennessee is also an Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center.

Our Whole Person Treatment approach reflects the value and self worth of the patients encouraging personal responsibility while providing hope that holds the celebrated promise of recovery.
Comprehensive Program

Our comprehensive program offers residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient. Our schedule offers a tremendous amount of therapy, education, family work and whole person care activities.

The counseling curriculum includes sessions in life skills training, psychodrama, art therapy, nutritional counseling and education, "Families in Focus" weekend dedicated to providing education and support to family members and loved ones. Additional therapeutic applications consist of the practice of mindful activities, yoga, dance movement therapy, experiential grocery shopping, off-site outings, meal planning and 12 step meetings.

Focus Center for Eating Disorders is pleased to have world-renowned eating disorder specialist, Dr. Anita Johnston, as a senior expert and weekly clinical consultant to our program. Dr. Johnston is the director of the Anorexia & Bulimia Center of Hawaii which she co-founded in 1982 and is the author of Eating in the Light of the Moon.

Recovery from eating disorders and addictions is possible. We are dedicated to providing memorable care and empowering every patient. We believe acknowledging patients own unique life experiences shape treatment goals, which allows the restoration and pursuit of a healthy, productive, and joy-filled life.

Focus Center for Eating Disorders offers a warm, safe and nurturing environment for women eighteen and over to heal from eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors.

Our program acknowledges the importance of addressing the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of the disease to guide patients through the healing process of recovery into a life of wholeness.

Our Residential Treatment Program is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and we are opening intensive outpatient programs in Richmond, VA and Knoxville, TN.

Location/Contact Information

Address: 7429 Shallowford Road Chattanooga, TN 37421

For more information call: 423-308-2560 or 1-800-675-2041

For more information visit: www.focuscenterforeatingdisorders.com/customer-form.php

Visit our website: www.focuscenterforeatingdisorders.com/

An admissions counselor is available 24 hours a day at
1-800-675-2041.

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800-445-1900
One East Apache Street,
Wickenburg, AZ 85390
www.RemudaRanch.com

Remuda offers a multi-disciplinary team approach. Each resident is treated by a team of professionals, including a psychiatric and primary care provider, psychologist, registered dietitian, registered nurse and masters-level therapist. Remuda Ranch provides intensive inpatient programs for women and girls suffering from anorexia, bulimia and related issues. Our Biblically based programs offer Hope and Healing to patients of all faiths.

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Do you Binge Eat and Purge?

Females (ages 21-45) with this eating disorder needed for a research study testing the effects of common medications and alcohol on mood and performance. 7 sessions (8:30 am-3:30 pm).
FREE TREATMENT available after study. Cannot be on hormonal contraceptive. Call (212) 543-5125, -5707, -5126 -6623. Confidential. Earn $800-1,100. New York, NY Near Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center (168th & Broadway) P.I. Suzette Evans, Ph.D. (P.I. IRB #6062R)


Binge Eating Disorder Research Participants Needed

People with binge eating disorder (BED) are needed for a research study in the area of Boston, MA. In this study we are testing whether enhancing brain activity using noninvasive brain stimulation can improve core symptoms of BED and examine the mechanisms involved. We use repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a technique that allows modulation of brain activity of a targeted brain area in humans, in a safe and noninvasive way (an rTMS device was approved by the FDA for the treatment of depression last year). Further details on rTMS can be found at the website of our laboratory: http://tmslab.org/.
Over the study, participants receive 10 sessions of rTMS, buffet meal tests, cognitive tasks, and MRI. The study involves only outpatient visits. Compensation is up to $1,000 plus parking expenses. This study is fully approved by the IRB of our hospital and is funded by a generous grant from the Klarman Family Foundation. Please contact us for further information: Miguel Alonso-Alonso, MD, Instructor in Neurology malonso@bidmc.harvard.edu Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Department of Neurology, Division of Behavioral Neurology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School 330 Brookline Ave. Ks-158. Boston, MA 02215 Tel. (617) 667-0240 / (617) 785-4517. Fax. (617) 975-5322

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The Binge Eating Disorder Association held its first national conference March 4th-6th, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland. It was a spectacular success with fascinating presentations, excellent materials and invaluable information regarding binge eating disorder.

Be sure to mark your calendars for the March 30-April 2, 2011 conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the Firesky Resort and Spa.

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by Emily (Rader Programs)

Symbiosis

Prior to leading my first ANAD eating disorder support group, I considered that I might possibly be triggered by doing this work. I wondered if it might make me want to go back to barely eating. But already I had begun to see the beauty in recovery. I thought and felt differently. Memories of hospital hell and all I'd endured to fight through my eating disorder still lingered fresh in mind, with heightened emotions attached and intact. I knew, both physically and psychologically speaking, that I could not go through that again. I had also realized through the incredibly challenging quest of extracting my eating disorder from my life and my sense of identity, the need to hurt myself finally subsided and the desire to protect and take care of myself emerged.


In eerie detail, I can recall how scared, confused, and entrenched in my eating disorder I used to be, and how utterly alone I felt. Eating disorder treatment, for me, was the most challenging experience of my life. In my many encounters with professionals that should have known better than to do/say/write/act/think the things they did, in witnessing so many missed opportunities to actually help and support someone with an eating disorder, something in me awakened. I thought to myself, "This is not right. Something must be done about this..."

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by: Fiona Place

Remembering Lena Zavaroni

Welcome to the first post of the Commentary on Eating Disorders, Culture and Recovery Blog. First, before we begin I would like to thank Jacquelyn Ekern and Eating Disorder Hope for making this blog possible - it is a pleasure to be able to contribute and work towards creating a shared understanding of what it means to have an eating disorder as well as what it means to recover.

About me: As some of you will be aware I am the author of Cardboard: A woman left for dead - a socio-culturally informed portrait of anorexia nervosa that emphasizes the role and importance of language and narrative in the recovery process. I have also worked as a writer-in-residence in various mental health communities running writing and reading groups with the specific aim of encouraging inpatients (including people with eating disorders) to find their own voice.

Today, I would like to talk about the documentary Remembering Lena Zavaroni. Viewable on YouTube the reason I have chosen this film is because it provides viewers with an intimate and particularly insightful understanding of what it means to live with an eating disorder, to struggle with an eating disorder - not only for the person who has the illness but for those around them...

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@ Alexis Sommer

Five months ago I packed up life as I knew it and moved across the country in pursuit of the work God was doing in my life. Confident of the victory I had sustained, I gave my eating disorder no second thought.
"I'm free," I told myself. "There's no need to worry about that anymore." So I made the journey unprepared, unarmed, and blind to the trials about to come my way. The moment I convinced myself that I was invincible was the moment I positioned myself back into the prison of my own creation.
Finding myself with way too much time and too many emotions, I fell back into the familiar patterns of bulimia. The adventure I had so passionately followed God on suddenly became a nightmare of my own creation. Addiction became real in my life once again, and I could not figure out how to break the cycle that made its daily rounds. Everyday I promised myself that I would not give in, and everyday I found myself breaking that promise. It was a vicious and disappointing cycle for someone who had already "found freedom".
During this time, I gave up on God. I was angry that He would let me fall back. I was disappointed that He hadn't warned me of the temptation to come. I had no desire left for Him, and I didn't believe in His freedom. If He truly freed me, I often asked myself, then why was I struggling again? Either God was not who He said He was, or I was the problem that started the sinking ship.
I couldn't bear to think I was the one to blame, so I blamed God.

Finish reading Alexis' column on the Eating Disorder Recovery 101 blog