The answer is, without a doubt, a resounding Yes. Whatever the collective merits of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law by President Obama on March 23,…

DSM-V: A Rose by any other name... It is true that childhood-onset anorexia nervosa would be the same illness no matter what we called it, so why does it matter…

Anyone with any experience - personal or professional - of eating disorders will know the lengths individuals or families often have to go to get proper treatment. I speak on…

From the world of public health and the campaign against tuberculosis comes critical information relevant to our patients with eating disorders.  As many of you know, we have found the…

I can't keep quiet about it.  All over this country we are talking about the outrageous cost of medical care, trying to tease out the reasons medical care seems to…

I often have to counsel families to appeal denied claims, especially from mental health insurers who are hired by larger health plans to "administer" mental health benefits. In my experience…

That light we can see at the end of this long, dim tunnel is the lantern of hope.  Sound corny?  It wouldn't if you had been afraid to go to…

Dear Kartini Families - We don't usually wade into politcal issues on this blog, but these are desperate times for many of our families, and we are determined to advocate…

Although most of us would agree that classes on health and fitness can be fun and informative for many kids, they can be stressful for some and positively destructive for…

I have been silent here on my blog over the Christmas and New Year's holiday, traditionally a hard time for our patients.Christmas and Hanukkah, with all of the candies and…