Category Archives: therapy
Family-Based Maudsley Therapy Is Not a Do-It-Yourself Approach There is a mistaken idea out there that Maudsley treatment for eating disorders is something parents can just decide to do without professional support. While I know families who do take on … Continue reading
Good Question…Complicated Answer As a big fan of evidence-based treatment of illness, the first question I get is “what does that MEAN?”
A lot of people seem to think that “re-feeding” is just for treatment of anorexia. I’d like to argue for a different way of looking at weight restoration and nutrition for all eating disorders.
It is not hard to find someone willing to treat an eating disorder patient. Most therapists, social workers, doctors, and dietitians, with no particular specialty in the topic, will accept patients with anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders. I’ve heard … Continue reading
We have drugs for everything now, right? Too hot, too weak, too sad, too hyper – there’s a pill. Not enough hormones, low insulin, can’t breathe – the doctor has a script for you. But what about anorexia? Bulimia? Binge … Continue reading
We’ve all heard of patients and parents of patients “Googling” an illness or treatment and arriving to appointments with print-outs and pointed questions. The problem is new, but not unexpected. New technologies and access often make people nervous. There was … Continue reading
One of the strangest, and most dangerous, symptoms of an eating disorder is “not wanting to recover.” Parents panic or get understandably angry when the patient denies being ill, hides the eating disorder behaviors, and lashes out at anyone trying … Continue reading
Many parents struggle with a child’s desire to exercise during eating disorder treatment. We wonder if exercise is healthy or not, and how much exercise is okay. Here’s what I’ve learned to listen for: “want” vs. “need.”
I notice and feel concerned about the different ways the term ”Family Therapy” is used; especially when it is applied to eating disorders treatment (treatment of anorexia and bulimia). As far as I can see, there are three different – and incompatible – … Continue reading
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