Evidence-Based Treatment: Is It The Answer To Treating Eating Disorders?
May 29, 2012 by Laura Lees
Filed under Anorexia, Athletes, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Featured, Males with Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Parents, Politics, Recovery, Treatment
Evidence-based treatment (EBT) has become a hot topic in the field of eating disorders as well as healthcare in general. EBT is defined as interventions, treatments or psychotherapeutic techniques that have been shown to produce therapeutic change when studied in controlled research trials. While the purpose of this article is not to be critical of […]
Family Based Therapy for Adolescents with Anorexia
March 15, 2012 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Anorexia, Parents
Jack and Susannah Pierce (names changed) are caring, supportive parents. They have been on a rollercoaster since their daughter Wendi, now 15, was diagnosed with anorexia almost a year ago. “It was a vicious cycle,” says Jack. “She was hospitalized twice due to very low weight. As soon as she was discharged from the […]
