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Resolutions or Revelations? Try Body Love in the New Year
Thinking back to the first of the year, how many of us set a resolution with the intention of bettering ourselves? How many of us set goals that were focused on new exercise regimens, weight loss and/or the changing of dietary habits? A recent Nielsen survey stated...
CP Research Corner: Graded Body Image Exposure
Kathryn Trottier, PhD1,2* Jacqueline C. Carter, D Phil3 Danielle E. MacDonald, MA1,4 Traci McFarlane, PhD1,2,4 Marion P. Olmsted, PhD1,2 Adjunctive Graded Body Image Exposure for Eating Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Initial Trial in Clinical Practice CBT is...
Visual Perception and Body Dysmorphia: Social Media and Brain Mechanisms
Research from a recent study out of Macquaire University has demonstrated that visual comparisons of body image have the ability to physically adapt our brain’s visual perception. After such an adaptation, we are more likely to overestimate our own body size and...
Mothers Working Toward Recovery
From infancy onward, mothers are under pressure to balance (as if!) their own self-care with the demands of a growing family. Women so often set high standards for their ‘performance’ as mothers which adds on more stress and pressure during an already challenging time...
CP Research Corner: Atypical Anorexia Nervosa and Brain Structural Changes
To date, significant neurological imaging and research has been conducted to better understand the underlying mechanisms driving anorexia nervosa. For those suffering from atypical anorexia nervosa, questions still remain regarding the existence of a brain-basis and...
Aging Anorexia and the Media
Author of the New York Times article “When Anorexics Grow Up," Lisa Fogarty vividly recalls her first experience with anorexia on screen. A number of made-for-TV movies hit televisions in the late 80’s and 90’s that provided her and many others with their first visual...
Reward Circuitry in the Anorexic and Bulimic Brain
Researcher Walter Kaye and his team at the UC San Diego Eating Disorder Center believe that brain imaging may play a key role in shaping the way we understand disordered eating behaviors. The team identified specific reward mechanisms within the brain that may be...
CP Research Corner: Therapeutic Alliance and Treatment Outcome
While therapeutic alliance is an important factor in favorable outcomes, the effects of it relative to early change remains undefined.
2017-2018 Outcomes in Review
Our data demonstrates continued improvement in our outcomes, solidifying our position among the best outpatient centers in the country.
Outcomes-Informed Care
Outcomes-Informed Care (also called Feedback-Informed Treatment) is an ongoing process of treatment review between client and clinician.