by Columbus Park Staff | Jul 25, 2018 | In The News
Melissa Gerson, LCSW, the Founder and Clinical Director of Columbus Park Outpatient Center for Eating Disorders came to the mental health field after a having fulfilled a dramatically different career course as a professional ballet dancer. Melissa joined the Miami...
by Melissa Gerson | Jun 3, 2018 | Blog
An interesting Op Ed was recently published to online publication Redbook Magazine discussing the fine line between body positivity and body obsession. Lisa Fogarty, an adult female who has been recovered from anorexia nervosa for many years, delved into her unique...
by Melissa Gerson | May 7, 2018 | Blog
We continue to travel through the Distress Tolerance module (one of the four “chapters” or modules of DBT, each presenting a number of strategies in each skills group) of DBT with the introduction of the “ACCEPTS” skill. Like other skills within the Distress Tolerance...
by Melissa Gerson | Apr 9, 2018 | Blog
While Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) was initially developed as a treatment for chronic suicidal individuals diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, it has been proven effective as a treatment for a broad range of issues like substance abuse, depression,...
by Melissa Gerson | Feb 26, 2018 | Blog
Prevalence of dieting and fear of weight gain across ages: a community sample from adolescents to the elderly Margarita C. T. Slof‑Op ‘t Landt1 · Eric F. van Furth1,2 · Catharina E. M. van Beijsterveldt3 · Meike Bartels3 · Gonneke Willemsen3 · Eco J. de Geus3 ·...