I made this dialogue up, pieced it together from things that have been said to mothers and fathers seeking our care for their eating disordered children many times over the…
The great thing about having your own blog is that you get to decide what you think is appropriate reading for your patients and their families. Book reviews are always…
I sit at my desk drinking coffee; our patient census over the years is approaching two thousand children and young adults, the majority of whom have had anorexia nervosa or…
Family-based treatment for the young adult patientFor most of us when we are 17, 18, 19 or slightly older, independence from our family of origin can’t come a moment too…
OK folks, as Laura Collins says: “A new era of science-based, family inclusive and truly optimistic eating disorder treatment begins now.”And it begins with the F.E.A.S.T. conference, the very first,…
I am often asked: “do we really need to have all this treatment for our child’s eating disorder? Can’t she/he just talk to someone once a week and not have…
What does it mean to say a family member of a patient with anorexia nervosa is “affected” or “partially affected” with an eating disorder? When Other Family Members are Affected…
This week I am including an interesting blog I found on medscape. Dr Puhl (the Director of Research at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University)…
As Dr. O’Toole is away this week, I thought I would try to fill her rather roomy shoes and take a stab at this week’s blog. As CEO I’m often…
Who is not a candidate for family-based treatments (FBTs)? We don’t like to think about this question, and we like to talk about it openly even less. As a community…
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