Eating Disorder Hope Monthly Newsletter
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December 15, 2011 Edition
Articles
Season of Change
@ JuLynn Ravenscraft, MA, Remuda Ranch Program for Eating Disorders
The holiday season is here once again, and that means we will soon leave the old year behind and enter a new year, whether we feel ready or not. The change of the calendar year is a tangible marker of the inevitability of change. We cannot prevent it, yet it is not always comfortable. The struggle to make or accept change is a common topic in my work with patients with eating disorders. When I hear of someone being “stuck” in their recovery process, it is usually due to one of two reasons: feeling unable to make the necessary changes or feeling afraid to make the necessary changes...Read Article
Holiday Survival Kit
@ Debra Cooper, BA, Communications Specialist @ Timberline Knolls Residential TreatmentThe Christmas holiday is meant to be a time of happiness and memory building with family and friends. However, all too often it is a season of incredible stress, especially for the 11 million people who struggle with eating disorders in our country today.
This stress is no surprise when you consider the inordinate emphasis we place on food during the holidays. Thanksgiving is all about turkey and the mandatory side dishes. Then, mere moments after the platters and gravy boats have been put away, the Christmas festivities begin with signature treats: cookies, candies and cakes. To say nothing of New Year’s parties with appetizers baked goods and plenty of alcoholic beverages...Read ArticleEating Disorders are a Guy Thing, too.
@ Theodore E. Weltzin, MD, FAED, Eating Disorder Services at Rogers Memorial Hospital
A growing body of evidence indicates that men are as concerned about body image as women and that it’s not unusual for a male to have an eating disorder. Approximately 10% of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa eating disorder patients are male. If you include binge eating disorder, as many as one in four of all eating disorder patients are males... Read Article
Sponsors
Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center provides eating disorder treatment for women on 43 beautiful acres just outside of Chicago. We offer a nurturing environment of recovery for women ages 12 and older struggling to overcome eating disorders, with or without other co-occurring disorders such as substance abuse/drug addiction, mood disorders or anxiety disorders.
A leader in eating disorder treatment, Timberline Knolls provides real and lasting help for anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorders. Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center has helped hundreds of women and their families achieve long-term recovery, including many who have suffered repeated relapses because of previously unidentified or under-addressed co-occurring disorders.
Timberline Knolls recognizes that each woman has a unique story, and we are committed to helping her harness her own distinctive strengths. Our expert treatment staff forms a collaborative partnership with the resident, her loved ones and outpatient treatment providers. Together, we craft an individualized eating disorder treatment plan for each woman so she may develop the skills she will need to experience the joys of lifelong recovery.
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GENEROUS PARTNERING PLATINUM SPONSOR OF EATING DISORDER HOPE ~ MAKING OUR WORK POSSIBLE!
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Remuda Ranch offers inpatient and residential programs for women and girls with anorexia, bulimia, OCD and related issues. Treatment takes place in peaceful ranch-like settings in Arizona. Separate, age-appropriate programs ensure that patients are surrounded by their peers and receive treatment from professionals specializing in that specific age group.
Patients receive an individualized treatment plan designed to meet their precise medical, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs. Each woman and girl has a multi-disciplinary treatment team dedicated to helping her get well. This team includes a psychiatric specialist, a primary care physician, a registered dietitian, a licensed master's or doctoral-level therapist, a psychologist, and registered nurses. In addition to individual and group therapy, patients engage in innovative treatment strategies such as equine, art, body image and challenge course.
Remuda Ranch also offers a Binge Eating Disorder Program. This residential program is designed to help women and girls struggling with obesity, compulsive overeating and binge eating disorder. And for those whose eating disorder symptoms are less acute, the Remuda Life Program offers residential treatment. The time spent in this program, with individual and group therapy, often proves exactly what women and girls need to commit to recovery. Since 1990, more than 10,000 individuals have trusted their care to Remuda Ranch. For additional information, please call 1-800-445-1900 today. View Remuda Ranch in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library
GENEROUS PLATINUM SPONSOR OF EATING DISORDER HOPE ~ MAKING OUR WORK POSSIBLE!
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Eating Disorder Services of Rogers Memorial Hospital Established in 1907, Rogers Memorial Hospital is a leader in personalized treatment for children, teens and adults affected by anxiety disorders, eating disorders, mood disorders and substance-use disorders.
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GENEROUS PLATINUM SPONSOR OF EATING DISORDER HOPE ~ MAKING OUR WORK POSSIBLE!
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Featured Eating Disorder Non Profit Organization: NEDA
The holiday season is an important time of reflection and thanksgiving. We at Eating Disorder Hope would like to take the opportunity to recognize and commend the efforts of those who work tirelessly to providing resources for those who are struggling with eating disorders. We particularly applaud the efforts of Don and Melissa Nielsen, Founding Members of the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), who have helped to establish a tremendous resource for the millions of Americans who are currently dealing with anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorders, and who are continually committed to helping NEDA grow and thrive. You too can contribute to this worthy cause this holiday season by making a donation to NEDA, which will be matched dollar for dollar by the Nielsen Family. The mission to help those who are struggling with an eating disorder and the fight to bring an end to these illnesses is a collective effort. Your gift of any size matters. Please consider making a donation to NEDA and joining us in creating a difference in the lives of those who may be struggling. Donate Now
Book Drawing ~ Win One of Ten Free Books Offered
DRAWING ENDS January 15, 2011.Please complete the contact form, enter "Healing the Scars"in message, and you will automatically be entered into our January 15th drawing!
By Dr. Gregory L. Jantz with Ann McMurray @ www.aplaceofhope.com
The signs of emotional abuse are easy to overlook. There is no scar tissue to stretch, no bruises to yellow and heal, no gaping wound to point to. In spite of their invisibility, emotional wounds comprise a very damaging form of abuse.
While emotional abuse always accompanies physical and sexual abuse, it can also be present on its own. Because its implications have been overlooked, it's been left to do its damage in silence. The abused have no recourse but to wonder why they just can't seem to get their lives on track.
Each will think back to his or her childhood and won't be able to come up with a single time they were back-handed across the room or left alone with no food, or forced to do something "naughty" in secret. They conclude they were never abused and delve no further into the past to discover why their present doesn't seem to be working. But just as physical and sexual abuse have signposts to mark their presence, emotional abuse, being a systematic attack on one's sense of self, has common traits and runs the gamut of intensity and damage. Purchase @ A Place of Hope Bookstore
Dr. Jantz has generously donated 10 books to be given away in this drawing!
Supporting Treatment Centers
The treatment staff at Rader Programs has been providing high-quality clinical programs for over 25 years. We specialize in the treatment of eating and related disorders. It is our mission to help save the lives of those suffering from eating disorders. The primary purpose of Rader Programs is to treat the dysfunctional behavior in a supportive environment. A staff of caring and experienced professionals, many who are recovering themselves, assist the affected individual and their family in developing a life long program for recovery. We recognize the complexity of the disorder and understand the medical, psychological, physical, and nutritional aspects of eating disorders. Our treatment approach is centered around the special needs of each individual and we are completely committed to help individuals achieve recovery.
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New Dawn is the only eating disorders treatment facility in Northern California that offers the full continuum of care for eating disorders recovery, from Residential Treatment, to Day Treatment, to our Intensive Outpatient Program and outpatient services. Each level of care utilizes a multidisciplinary approach with individualized treatment plans that address the medical, psychological, nutritional, and interpersonal needs of each patient. Our Residential Facility located in San Francisco offers empirically-supported, multidisciplinary treatment for adult women suffering from anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder. Located in San Francisco, we welcome women from all over the world to participate in our residential eating disorders treatment program. Unlike the vast majority of residential facilities in the United States, New Dawn Eating Disorders Recovery Center offers the full continuum of care necessary to complete the recovery process. This means that you have the choice for your core treatment team to remain constant as you graduate from residential treatment and transition into day treatment, intensive outpatient program, and outpatient services. At New Dawn Eating Disorders Recovery Center, we believe in accompanying you on the full journey of recovery. Such a journey allows for a deeper, more powerfully mutative process. For more information on our programs, please visit our website at www.NewDawnRecovery.com. For information on our Outpatient Programs, see our listing on this page under Sausalito.
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The Renfrew Center is the first and largest network of eating disorder treatment facilities in the country and has served more than 55,000 women in its 25 years. The Renfrew treatment philosophy emphasizes a respect for the unique psychology of women, the importance of a collaborative therapeutic relationship, and the belief that every woman needs to actively participate in her own recovery. The Renfrew Center provides a comprehensive range of services at its facilities in Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas. Programs and services vary by site and include: Residential; Day Treatment; Intensive Outpatient; Group Therapy; Individual, Family, and Couples Therapy; Nutrition Therapy; and Psychiatric Consultation. Renfrew's training programs have reached more than 25,000 healthcare professionals to date and are designed to enhance the knowledge and skills needed to treat these complex disorders. For more information, please visit www.renfrewcenter.com or call 1-800-RENFREW.
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Puente de Vida treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, adolescents (ages 15 and up) and adults who live locally, nationally and internationally. Offering individual therapy, nutritional counseling, family therapy, couples therapy, group therapy, support groups, inpatient, residential treatment center. Puente de Vida is a place where therapeutic services are offered to those ages 15 years and older with eating disorders, including those with co-occurring substance use and other disorders. A private six bed, home-like facility, located in beautiful San Diego, provides an excellent setting for the sensitive, inner work that takes place. Puente de Vida's treatment philosophy addresses not just the symptoms but also the underlying issues beneath the surface of eating disorders. An individualized treatment approach includes traditional treatment interventions as well as experiential treatment by our multidisciplinary treatment team. Puente de Vida recognizes that every recovery journey is different and complex and assists the individual in finding their unique path and support in recovery.
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The internationally recognized Eating Disorders Program at Sierra Tucson comprehensively treats eating disorders for males or females who suffer from anorexia, bulimia, or compulsive overeating/binge eating disorder. Our full integrative approach cares for the body, mind, and spirit and treats coexisting diagnoses such as depression, trauma, and chemical dependency. Our expert multidisciplinary staff utilize the best of Western and Eastern Medicine to address the total scope of eating disorders.
Key program components include Group and Individual Therapy, Equine-Assisted Therapy, DBT Skills Training, Nutraceuticals, Nutrition & Exercise Plan, EMDR & Somatic Experiencing®, Body Imagery, Restaurant Outing, and Family Program.
Located in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, Arizona, Sierra Tucson provides a natural healing environment with the highest level of confidentiality. A member of CRC Health Group, Sierra Tucson is multi-licensed as a psychiatric hospital and residential behavioral health treatment center and has received dual Accreditation by The Joint Commission.
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The Oliver-Pyatt Centers' programs are tailored to meet the unique needs of each client, addressing the core issues driving the eating disorder while providing the tools needed to live a meaningful life, free from food and weight preoccupation. We believe that one-to-one therapy is the cornerstone of effective eating disorder treatment, and it is the primary reason to choose the Oliver-Pyatt Centers. Each client receives a minimum of six individual therapy sessions per week. Our comprehensive, naturalistic, and highly individualized approach to treatment is provided in an intimate environment with a high staff to client ratio. We have a maximum of ten clients in each of our programs. Our innovative protocols are grounded in a thorough understanding of eating disorders, incorporating state of the art approaches, outcome data, research, and current medical knowledge, all with the support of our compassionate multi-disciplinary treatment team.View Oliver-Pyatt Treatment Centers in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library.
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For 22 years The Center for Counseling & Health Resources has been treating individuals with eating disorders. Our unique whole-person approach to counseling helps individuals to see permanent success over an eating disorder. Our emphasis is on Emotional Balance, Intellectual Discovery, Relational Healing, Physical Wellness, Nutritional Support, and Spiritual Renewal. We offer a World Renown Specialized Intensive Treatment Program that lasts 4-12 weeks with a Transitional Care Program available after your Intensive Treatment. Unlike many other treatment programs, most of your time is spent in personalized individual counseling instead of group sessions. The Center is known for being A Place of Hope. Go to our website and read the numerous testimonials of our clients. Located a few miles outside of Seattle, Edmonds is a beautiful beach town with majestic views. Rather you like the city life or the great outdoors there is plenty to enjoy during your time in the great Pacific Northwest.
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Nestled in the quiet town of Redlands, California, Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center stands alone in its community as having the only Joint Commission accredited hospital-based outpatient eating disorder program. For almost ten years we have been providing treatment for adolescents and adults struggling with anorexia and bulimia and offer a safe and hopeful environment in which the individual can explore and examine the issues that contribute to their eating disorder. Our multidisciplinary team of experts helps individuals begin the healing process by addressing all aspects of the mind, body, and spirit using leading edge treatment. An individualized treatment plan is developed based on the needs and level of care unique to every patient that includes in part, dialectical and cognitive behavioral therapy, coping skills, nutrition education and monitoring, structured meals, spiritual care, as well as individual, group, and family therapy. For information about our programs and services,visit us at:www.llubmc.org.
View Loma Linda's Programs in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library
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The EATING DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAM at SeaSide Palm Beach specializes in helping individuals who suffer from a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorders, which is 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). Most people are 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 their inability to identify and communicate their own needs and wants effectively to others. To find out more please call us 24/7 toll-free at (888) 432-2467 today for help!
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Castlewood is a Residential Treatment Center offering compassionate, professional treatment for anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. We offer a full spectrum of care including Residential Treatment, Day Treatment, Step-Down (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient.
We understand that eating disorders are accompanied by an underlying problem. We do not merely address the symptoms, but help our clients resolve the underlying traumatic causes leading to a deeper and more lasting recovery. Castlewood offers a team of specialists, including 3 dietitians, each with different skills to help address various problem areas and co-morbid disorders. We specialize in trauma resolution therapies. We utilize Internal Family Systems therapy. All of our staff have had training in IFS so, we can all work together with our clients to discover healthier coping strategies. We encourage family involvement when indicated to address any problematic dynamics. Our goal is to help launch a person in his or her development toward a fuller life. We are entirely focused on ensuring a complete and enduring state of wholeness, following whatever path is appropriate for you.
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Eating Disorder Specialist Library Featured Treatment Center: Castlewood Treatment Center
Castlewood Treatment Center - More Care, More Commitment, More Lasting Recovery.
Castlewood Treatment Center in Saint Louis, Missouri is a Residential Eating Disorder Treatment Center offering compassionate, professional treatment for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, compulsive over-eating and binge eating disorders. Castlewood accepts both male female clients age 16 and above. Eating disorder treatment at Castlewood incorporates a comprehensive and individualized approach in a secluded, peaceful environment. We do not merely address the symptoms, but also help our clients resolve the underlying traumatic causes, leading to a deeper and more lasting recovery.
We provide spec
ific treatment for the eating disorder, as well as co-occurring disorders, whether you have an Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression or a Dissociative Disorder. Castlewood specializes in trauma resolution therapies, including EMDR, Internal Family System Therapy, and Attachment based therapies. Castlewood offers a full spectrum of care including, Residential, Step down with free transitional living, Day Treatment with free housing, and Intensive Outpatient Treatment.
A Uniquely Personal Approach
At Castlewood, we understand that eating disorder symptoms are accompanied by an underlying problem. The symptoms are like a red flag being waved saying there is something wrong which I cannot verbalize. Sometimes the client doesn’t know exactly what the problem is, but there is an underlying problem such as Depression, Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Social Anxiety or just feeling overwhelmed by the perceived need for perfectionism and the need to not disappoint others. Some clients have unfinished business with their families that make separation difficult, while others have unresolved grief or trauma.
Specialized Eating Disorder Treatment
Each of these underlying disorders requires a different form of specialized treatment. Castlewood offers a team of specialists, each with different skills, includingtherapists who have subspecialties in each of these problem areas. Most importantly, we have three dieticians who listen to the client and work with each individual’s unique metabolic requirements. Once a client is able to attain control of symptoms, they are typically stepped-down to one of three lower levels of care, so they can work with specific fears related to interacting with the complexity of modern living.
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Eating Disorder Specialist Library
The unique and rapidly expanding Eating Disorder Specialist Library features detailed overviews and pictures of eating disorder treatment centers and providers. Simplify your search for specialized treatment today! Many eating disorder sufferers and families find that reviewing the online 'virtual brochures' offered in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library greatly simplifies their search for treatment.**Treatment Centers interested in participating in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library can contact: jacquelyn@eatingdisorderhope.com for further details.
Featured Event: Weight Matters Workshop: The Body Image Transformation Experience,BITE®
Mondays, NYC (January–May, 2012) Led by Fran Weiss, LCSW-R,BCD,DCSW,CGP,DPNAP Associate Clinical Professor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Sr. Psychotherapy Consultant, New York Obesity Research Center, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center.For more information and registration visit www.FranWeiss.com, *Individual consultation required for admission BITE®. It is a structured 20 week workshop, separated into Workshop I + II, to explore and change the powerful habits and compulsions regarding eating and weight that can cause lifetime suffering. BITE® augments existing individual therapy, nutritional, and exercise programs, grappling with issues of body image, shame, “fat as armor” and eating to mask emotional distress and anxiety.
Workshop I addresses the questions: “Why can’t I just do it? Why can't I regulate my impulses and change my eating patterns?” The focus is on understanding your personal roadblocks, respecting the experiences that formed them, and most of all keying into your own power to manage destructive thoughts and impulses.
Workshop II takes this to a higher level, teaching you how to listen to your body, which is constantly changing in response to internal and external cues. Somatic and movement techniques are explored that help you move towards attunement and mastery.
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Events Calendar
January 27 - 28 - Center for Change National Eating Disorders Conference for Professionals 2012 - Creating Success in Recovery: Wise Navigation in the Continuum of Care. information and to registration.
February 2-3: EDRS’s 6th Annual Eating Disorders Awareness Week Conference Sheraton Sonoma County-Petaluma,Petaluma, California. More Information
February 16-17: The Elisa Project’s Annual Symposium for the Prevention and Treatment of Eating Disorders, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Contact: srushing@theelisaproject.org or visit http://www.theelisaproject.org
March 1-2: The 3rd Annual Southeastern Eating Disorder Conference in Nashville, TN. Please contact Nicole@magnolia-creek.com for more information.
March 2-4: Binge Eating Disorder Association(BEDA) 2012 National Conference, Revolution Ahead: Illuminating the Path to Freedom from BED, Emotional Overeating and Weight Stigma.
Hyatt Regency at Penn's Landing,Philadelphia, PA.
More information
March 15-17: The Second Eating Disorders International Conference will take place at the Institute of Education, United Kingdom from March 15th to 17th 2012. More Info
March 22-25 - International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals Symposium 2012. Charleston Marriott
Charleston, South Carolina, USA. More Information
View further details of these events and those occurring throughout 2012-2013.
Research
Newly proposed DSM-5 criteria reduce the need for “not otherwise specified” diagnoses and can be reliability applied by clinicians in a residential eating disorder treatment setting
2Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
3Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
4Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
5Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Objective: The DSM-5 Eating Disorders (ED) Work Group has proposed new diagnostic criteria that broaden anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN); add new disorders (e.g., binge eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder); and create descriptive subtypes within ED not otherwise specified (EDNOS). However, the reliability and validity of these new criteria have not been prospectively tested. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical utility of proposed DSM-5 criteria by assessing the prevalence of EDNOS under DSM-IV versus DSM-5; and the inter-rater reliability of research and clinician diagnoses in DSM-IV versus DSM-5...Read Abstract
Resources
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