If you or a loved one suffers from an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia, we can help. Our eating disorders program helps adolescents and adults who use food to cope with stress, anxiety or other conflicts build a healthy relationship with food.
Those with an eating disorder typically exercise unhealthy behaviors such as undereating, purging, laxative, diet pills and diuretic use, as well as excessive exercising and weight fluctuation.
Our eating disorder services include:
An eating disorder is not about food. Food merely serves as a coping mechanism for the pressure, stress, or conflict in one's life. The disorder is often caused by a strong desire to be perfect, a need to control, and body distortion. Eating disorders are both a medical and psychological disease. Such disorders are best treated by a comprehensive program that treats the two concerns.
Fear of gaining weight, fear of getting fat, and difficulty finishing healthy meals are often signs of an eating disorder. In addition, family mealtime tends to be tense and is often avoided and met with resistance.
Your child is displaying significant eating disorder behaviors of anorexia. This is the fear of gaining weight and the fear of what food can do to one's body. Your daughter should receive a complete medical examination by her physician. Discuss your concerns about your daughter's eating behaviors with the physician.
Your daughter is experiencing the bulimic cycle of binging and purging. This includes the guilt that accompanies this eating disorder. The best way to talk with her about this is with love and understanding. Once you talk with your child, follow-up with her physician for a complete medical examination.
Parents are an important part of the recovery process and have a required involvement in their child's treatment. Participating in our family-centered treatment groups is critical to success.
Our treatment team includes psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, chaplains, dieticians, family counselors and therapists. Team members work closely together to help get each patient on the road to recovery.
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