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Compulsive Eating: What It Is and How You Can Recover
Compulsive eating, often driven by emotional distress, involves consuming excessive amounts of food beyond physical hunger and can be managed through professional support, cognitive-behavioral therapies, emotional regulation strategies, and developing healthier coping mechanisms.
Eating Disorder Treatments: Calling for a Reboot
Let’s explore some of the ways that current evidence-based eating disorder treatments are narrow in scope for diverse patient populations.
Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E) for Adolescents
Current guidelines inform that CBT-E is the most appropriate alternative to FBT for adolescents with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.
Eating Disorders Cast a Wide Net
Let's consider some statistics that show that eating disorders cast a wide net, affecting 9 percent of the population worldwide.
Finding a CBT-E Therapist
If learning more about CBT-E leaves you interested in exploring the treatment, here are a few tips for finding a CBT-E therapist.
Learn More About CBT-E
A form of CBT called Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E) is an adaptation of CBT designed to treat eating disorders. Learn more!
10 Surprising Facts About Eating Disorders
As we celebrate National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, it’s the perfect time to share 10 surprising facts about eating disorders.
The Importance of Early Change in Eating Disorder Care
A recent meta-analysis of the literature highlights how the early change principle applies to patients with common eating disorders.
Gender-Affirming Care for Eating Disorders
Here are ways that eating disorder treatment providers can better provide gender-affirming care to patients who are not cisgender.
Suicide Prevention for Eating Disorder Sufferers
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, which makes it an important time to discuss the link between eating disorders and suicide.
Exercise Addiction: What You Need to Know
A new study published in the journal Eating and Weight Disorders indicates that exercise addiction is over 3.5 times more likely to occur in people who have an eating disorder versus those who don’t. Through a meta-analysis of nine studies across four countries, this new report analyzed results from over 2,000 participants.
2019 Outcomes: A Year In Review
As the year came to a close, we completed a review of 2019 outcomes and are proud to report on our exceptional results and positive trends.
Eating Disorder Research 2019 Roundup
2019 was another year filled with interesting research on eating disorders. Here are a few of the studies Columbus Park found to be particularly interesting and impactful to our practice.
Eating Disorders, Suicidal Thoughts, and Self-Harm
With International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day on the horizon, it’s important to recognize that suicide attempts, suicidal thoughts, and self-harm can be significant challenges for people dealing with eating disorders.
Columbus Park's Outcomes for 2019
Read here to see how Columbus Park patients are faring... Does our method of treatment delivery work?
Think Values, Not Goals for 2019
Values are statements or expressions about how you wish to behave, about what really matters to you, about what is most important. Like a compass, values give us direction.