As smartphone use becomes more and more prevalent in our culture, growing numbers of people are using health-tracking apps. Here are the basics on health-tracking apps and how they might relate to disordered eating. What are health-tracking apps? Health-tracking apps are a group of digital tools designed to help individuals track, understand, and often alter […]

We call it the “anorexic wish:” the desire to recover from the cognitive symptoms of anorexia (like the obsessive thoughts about food and the body and weight preoccupation) without having to gain weight. Anorexia is tricky to treat since so much about the condition can be reinforcing. Often both the dietary restriction and weight loss […]

Findings suggest that anorexia nervosa may be related to a biological adaptation that thousands of years ago helped migrating populations find food.

So what does Outcomes Informed Care mean exactly? At Columbus Park, we believe in the power of constantly engaging in regular treatment reviews with our clients to ensure that we are offering the highest level of care possible.

Consistently, the research on eating disorders highlights that treatment should be offered in the very least restrictive setting possible to effectively address the condition. [i] The outpatient setting (treatment in one’s real-life environment) is the least restrictive treatment setting available and the best course for the majority of patients.   More intensive, highly controlled settings are […]

Over the last few decades, science has come a long way.  As a result, we’ve seen advances in effective interventions for eating disorders.  While there is still much we don’t know, we’ve learned a lot about how and why eating disorders develop and how to treat them most effectively. The most current, evidence-based outpatient eating […]