During the month of September, mental health organizations all over the country honor National Suicide Prevention Month with an increased focus on education and suicide prevention. In the eating disorder community, an open dialogue about suicide is especially important since suicidal thoughts, self-harm, and suicidal behaviors or gestures are often present at some point in […]

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month. For today's blog post, we want to take a look at eating disorders among transgender and gender diverse people.

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month. For today's blog post, we want to take a look at eating disorder risk and treatment within the LGBTQ+ community.

In today’s third blog in our series on Family-Based Treatment, we have decided not to “reinvent the wheel”. Instead, we’d like to guide our readers to an incredible resource for families of children or teens with eating disorders: maudsleyparents.org. Below we share some common questions and expert answers from the Maudsley Parents website.   Common […]

In our series focused on Family-Based Treatment for Children and Adolescents, we started with a comprehensive description of the treatment model, highlighting the stages of treatment, the role of parents, and the approach to feeding. In this blog, we’d like to address some common myths or misconceptions about FBT. Research has demonstrated that FBT is […]

Family-Based Treatment Family-Based Treatment, also called “FBT” or “The Maudsley Method”, is widely accepted as the leading evidence-based treatment for Anorexia Nervosa in childhood and adolescence. Studies show that FBT is similarly effective in treating Bulimia Nervosa in young people. In this blog, we’ll primarily be referencing work with adolescents but please note that FBT […]