What Are the Benefits of Residential Treatment Programs Eating Disorders?

Residential treatment for eating and exercise disorders provides a highly-structured environment that also offers round-the-clock medical and psychiatric treatment in a controlled, safe environment. It provides a higher level of…


Day Treatment Is Often the Best Option for Eating Disorder Recovery

The first thought many people have when they hear the phrase “eating disorder treatment” Is a residential situation. The image of clients living in a highly focused facility and devoting…


Examining Treatment for Co-Occurring Substance abuse and Eating Disorders

Although it does happen from time to time, behavioral health disorders are known to occur simultaneously and in groups. As such it is not uncommon, for example, for a person…


Can Medication Help Treat Eating Disorders?

As mental health treatment is discussed during this Mental Health Awareness Month, a common question people have about is the efficacy of medications for treating mental illness. After all, there…


Beyond Anorexia Nervosa; Exploring Lesser-Known Eating Disorders

The most well-known eating disorders in women are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. In popular perception, indeed, anorexia nervosa might be considered the only eating disorder. Because of…