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Eating Disorders
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Treating Eating Disorders

Medical care, including hospitalization to treat malnutrition or create weight gain, is sometimes necessary in anorexia, but psychotherapy is also an essential part of any treatment plan for eating disorders.

Individual, group, and family therapy, and combinations thereof, all address different aspects of these complex conditions. Antidepressants, both to improve mood and reduce obsessiveness, are often prescribed for those with eating disorders, but the jury is still out on their effectiveness.

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Eating Disorders Blogs

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    Information on eating disorders and how to cope with them
    By Dr. Marcia Herrin and Nancy Matsumoto
  • Cynthia M. Bulik, Ph.D.

    Midlife Eating Disorders

    Your Journey to Recovery
    By Cynthia M. Bulik, Ph.D.

  • One More Bite

    Insight and family-based treatment to combat eating disorders
    By Joy Jacobs, J.D., Ph.D.
  • Maria Baratta, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.

    Skinny Revisited

    Using the language of anorexia to heal
    By Maria Baratta, Ph.D., LCSW
  • Lauren Grunebaum, L.C.S.W.

    Starving at the Banquet

    Eating disorders from both sides of the couch.
    By Lauren Grunebaum, L.C.S.W.

  • The Forgotten Gender

    Men's struggles with eating, weight, and shape
    By Tom Wooldridge, PsyD.
  • Judy Scheel, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.

    When Food Is Family

    Key ingredients in the eating disorder mix
    By Judy Scheel, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
  • Sheila Himmel

    You Must Be Hungry

    A food critic grapples with her daughter's eating disorders.
    By Sheila Himmel