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How to Provide Support to Kids in Bulimia Nervosa Treatment
Although most common in teens and adults, bulimia nervosa can also affect kids of all ages. Thankfully, through treatment, kids can make a full recovery from this disorder and move on with their lives unburdened by disordered thoughts and behaviors. But to do so...
Education for Family Caregivers
Becky Henry is trained as a Certified, Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), ACC and provides radical support for caregivers to become effective guides for their loved one in eating disorder recovery. In this post, Becky discusses Education for Family Caregivers...
The Role of Family in Treating Adolescent Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia nervosa is a potentially life-threatening disorder that is characterized by eating an abnormally large amount of food in a relatively short time span. It is then followed by purging that could include vomiting, the excessive use of laxatives, or extreme...
What Are Co-Occurring Disorders?
Experiencing co-occurring disorders, such as having an eating disorder along with PTSD, happens more frequently than many people may realize. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), there is a high correlation between...
A Look Inside Clementine The Woodlands
Family Therapist Kate Funk, MS, LMFT offers an intimate look inside our newest location, Clementine The Woodlands, in this week's blog post. Kate shares just what makes The Woodlands so special. Read on to learn more... I have worked with Monte Nido and Affiliates...
Dangerous Health Consequences Associated with Teen Eating Disorders
According to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, it's estimated that in the United States up to 10 out of every 100 young women have some sort of eating disorder. There are dozens of health and medical conditions associated with eating disorders....
What Is Binge Eating Disorder and How Can It Be Treated?
Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that can have many different health risks. However, when most people hear the term “eating disorder,” they only think of anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, not binge eating disorder. Binge eating disorder is...
The Role of Counseling in Treating Teens with Eating Disorders
Counseling is an integral part of an effective treatment program for teens with eating disorders. When used as a part of a multidisciplinary approach, therapy provides the knowledge and tools teens need to become fully recovered from eating disorders. As teens...
How to Choose the Right Treatment Center for Teenagers?
For adolescent girls who are struggling with an eating disorder and their families, it is important to know that there are effective and dedicated eating disorder treatment programs available. These programs can help teens learn methods for defeating their disordered...
Why Structure Is Essential to Adolescent Eating Disorder Recovery
When attending adolescent-dedicated bulimia nervosa treatment centers, a structured leveling system is crucial to long-term recovery. This type of treatment for anorexia and bulimia nervosa program helps individuals progressively set recovery goals and achieve them...
When Are Residential Programs for Teens the Right Call?
Very few things can be quite as terrifying for parents than trying to navigate eating disorder treatment and recovery for their child. Should parents start looking at residential treatment services or is an outpatient or day treatment a better option? Whether teens...
Varied Roles of Education in Adolescent Eating Disorder Treatment Centers
Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa affect teenagers all over the United States. In fact, they are more common overall than type II diabetes, and the average age of onset is decreasing. Teenage eating disorder treatment can help prevent a...
Disordered Body Image in Adolescent Eating Disorder Treatment
In the United States alone, as many as 10 out of 100 young girls and women have been diagnosed with an eating disorder. The causes of eating disorders in adolescence are many, including biological factors, genetics, and environment; additionally, a disordered body...
What Happens When Psychiatric Care Is Needed in Adolescent Eating Disorder Treatment?
Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa do not exist in a vacuum; cases where they exist almost always co-occur with a psychological disorder or one which requires psychiatric treatment. These can range from the relatively mild to severe...
Crucial Steps to Take If Your Daughter Is Showing Symptoms of Bulimia Nervosa
Crucial Steps to Take If Your Daughter Is Showing Symptoms of Bulimia Nervosa Bulimia nervosa is one of the most common eating disorders in the United States, affecting 1.5 percent of women and 0.5 percent of men. This translates to over 4 million people in the US,...
Making the Most of the Moment: Mindfulness Matters in Eating Disorder Recovery
For years and years, eating disorder treatment centers used only medical and psychiatric methods to provide eating disorder treatment for sufferers of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other common disorders. While in keeping with the scientific and medical...
Four Ways Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescence Is Affected by Body Image
Anorexia nervosa disorder is one of the most well-known and, contradictorily, maybe one of the least understood mental health disorders in the United States. Most people have known someone with anorexia nervosa disorder personally, and may even have known someone who...
8 Benefits of Inpatient Psychiatric Care
For people diagnosed with eating disorders, psychiatric care is often the primary treatment offered by treatment centers. Whether conducted by a certified psychiatrist, or in the form of various therapies offered by certified therapists, mental health treatments are a...
Summer at Clementine
With the summer in full swing, parents and families may find themselves looking for programs that will help treat and prepare their children before they had back to school in the fall. At Clementine, we offer programs that incorporate highly personalized medical,...
Eating Disorder Counseling: The Whats, Whys, and Hows
Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa are more complex than they might seem on the surface. Indeed, even though the sentiment concerning the best treatment options is changing to a more inclusive attitude, there are still many families and loved ones of individuals...
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