Description of the Sample
This analysis includes all patients with a primary diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa (AN) who participated in an evaluation followed by a minimum of one therapy session with me between the start of my practice in 2009 and spring 2017. Given that this is an analysis of end of treatment outcomes, patients who are currently in treatment with me were not included in this sample. Patients and families whom I saw only for evaluations or consultations rather than treatment were not included in this….
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Description of the Sample
This analysis includes all patients with a primary diagnosis of a mood disorder who participated in an evaluation followed by a minimum of one therapy session with me between the start of my practice in 2009 and spring 2017. Given that this is an analysis of end of treatment outcomes, patients who are currently in treatment with me were not included in this sample.
The sample includes 34 individuals (29 females….
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In an effort to improve the quality of services I offer, and in the service of full transparency to those who seek treatment, I am committed to compiling and sharing outcome data every few years on the patients I have treated. The last time I compiled and shared my treatment outcome data was in 2013, so it is time for another round, this time with a larger sample to describe.
Description of the Sample
This analysis includes….
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Technology can be used in a variety of ways to enhance mental health and aid in recovery from psychological disorders. For example, patients can use smart phone apps to help them track moods and symptoms, implement coping strategies, and reach out for help from clinicians and peers when needed. Most evidence-based, behaviorally-oriented treatments for mental health problems – such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical….
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Today is the second annual World Eating Disorders Action Day, and I am proud to be a part of this international movement. World Eating Disorders Action Day (#WeDoAct) is a grassroots movement designed for and by people affected by eating disorders, their families, and the healthcare professionals who support them. Uniting activists across the globe, the aim is to expand global awareness of eating disorders as genetically linked, treatable illnesses which affect both males….
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The results of a randomized clinical trial (RCT) comparing Parent-Focused Treatment (PFT) and Family-Based Treatment (FBT) for adolescent Anorexia Nervosa (AN) were published this month in the Journal….
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Somehow, sometime in the past several years, I crossed some invisible line from “young adult” to simply “adult.” Polite strangers call me “ma’am” at least as often as they call me “miss.” Shopping at Forever 21 now seems scandalously inappropriate. And I can’t remember the last time I was still awake to watch Saturday Night Live. Now that I seem to be old enough to complain about the younger generation (They think women’s….
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Today – June 2, 2016 – is the first annual World Eating Disorders Action Day.
In honor of this day, my esteemed colleague, Dr. Tarah Martos, and I hosted the first annual South Florida Parent Summit on Eating Disorders. The summit provided a unique opportunity for parents of eating disorder sufferers….
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The first World Eating Disorders Action Day (WEDAD) will be held on June 2, 2016. This is an event that I support with hope and enthusiasm. Since opening my private practice in 2009, I have been an advocate for, and practitioner of, evidence-based treatments for eating disorders and related mental health conditions.
In my clinical practice, I am consistently awed and inspired by the power of families. Parents have unique knowledge about their children and unparalleled….
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The year is 1892. Emily, age 14, is the second of six children in a Midwestern farming family. One evening in March, Emily’s mother catches a glimpse of her daughter undressing and is taken aback by how slim she looks. Over the next few days, mother notices that Emily eats very little at family meals. She mostly just pushes her food around the plate and slips pieces of her food under the table to the family’s two dogs.
Later that week, Emily’s older sister, Cora, confides in her mother that Emily is no longer getting her monthly….
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