Bariatric surgery consists of gastric bypass and other weight-loss surgeries such as adjustable gastric bands and sleeve gastrectomy. These surgeries involve making changes to the digestive system in order to [...]
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Contributor: Joy Linn, MFT – Interim Executive Clinical Director at The Lotus Collaborative Terrified of embarking on eating disorder treatment? You’re definitely not alone. So much of the process of [...]
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Selecting a treatment program and choosing from the best eating disorder rehabs for an eating disorder is a significant decision for several reasons. Treatment is a commitment of time, money, [...]
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Eating disorders do not exist in a vacuum. As life and the world continues to move around you, receiving the proper treatment can be difficult, and that is if you [...]
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Contributor: Shelby White, LCSW, RYT – Therapist at Fairhaven Treatment Center Eating disorders are more than a set of behaviors toward food. In fact, looking at eating behaviors as a [...]
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Dr. Nicole Siegfried, Ph.D., CEDS is a recognized leader in the field of eating disorders and serves as the Chief Clinical Officer at Alsana. She is a licensed clinical psychologist [...]
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Thirteen years ago, I had the privilege of working with a teen girl receiving treatment for anorexia. Last month, we met again and strolled through a park with her 6-month-old [...]
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Research on eating disorder treatments indicates that early intervention in eating disorder behaviors (that is, early identification and treatment of an eating disorder) improves the speed of recovery, reduces symptoms [...]
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The perils of eating disorders are more commonly discussed than ever before, and awareness of these mental illnesses has certainly increased. Even so, they continue to harm people at alarming rates [...]
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Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP) is a level of treatment for those struggling with an eating disorder. There are several benefits of IOP treatment one being it is considered an effective [...]
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