by Melissa Gerson | Jan 30, 2022 | Blog
Columbus Park believes in Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT). We shouldn’t wait weeks into treatment to assess how patients are responding. Instead, progress should be monitored closely right from the start. Furthermore, adjustments to the treatment need to be made...
by Melissa Gerson | Jan 24, 2022 | Blog
At Columbus Park, we rely on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach our patients mindfulness skills, such as urge surfing, that help them better handle their challenging thoughts, emotions, and urges. Let’s take a closer look at urge surfing, a distress tolerance...
by Melissa Gerson | Jan 17, 2022 | Blog
When 21-year-old author and reality television star Jazz Jennings opened up to the public about her recent diagnosis of binge eating disorder, some fans assumed that her struggles with her weight and eating habits stemmed from her identity and experiences as a...
by Melissa Gerson | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog
Each January brings an onslaught of articles, tips, and social media posts about New Year’s resolutions. And every year, losing weight is among the most popular resolutions. In fact, almost half of the respondents in a national survey named losing weight as a...
by Melissa Gerson | Jan 5, 2022 | Blog
Critical questions for any eating disorder treatment provider or facility: “Is your treatment effective?” “Are your clients getting better?” “If so, how can you tell?” At Columbus Park, we’re proud to report an effect size of 0.93 for the treatments that we’ve...
