Eating Disorders Program

The Eating Disorders Program uses a multidisciplinary approach for the evaluation and treatment of adolescents who have anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder. Every Thursday, an adolescent medicine specialist, a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist, and a nutritionist meet with patients and their parents. Treatment typically involves medical evaluation and management, cognitive behavioral therapy, nutrition education and counseling, and individual and family counseling. Patients visit less frequently as their condition stabilizes and improves.

Services Available:

Medical evaluation and management of eating disorders
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Nutrition education and counseling
Individual and family counseling

Typical Diagnoses:

Eating disorders
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Binge-eating disorder

Additional Resources:

The Eating Disorders Program provides patients and their families with a variety of educational literature and refers patients and their families to support groups and outside information sources such as:

Hunger Pains by Mary Pipher, PhD, Random House, Inc., New York, New York, Rev ed. 1997
Surviving an Eating Disorder: Perspectives and Strategies for Family and Friends by Michelle Siegel, PhD, and Margot Weinshel, PhD, Harper Collins Publishers, Toronto, Canada, Rev ed. 1997
Gurze 2001 Eating Disorders Resource Catalogue, Gurze Books, Carlsbad, California, 800-756-7533
Gurze Books
Eating Disorders Awareness & Prevention, Inc.