First things first: On this Veteran’s Day, thank you, veterans and active service members, for serving! An article in the November 2015 issue of the International Journal of Eating Disorders highlights predictors of good eating disorder treatment outcomes (Vall...
In today’s blog post, we take a look at the 2016 eating disorder treatment guidelines. You may have heard the term evidence-based treatment.What it means is that the treatment is supported by published research demonstrating its effectiveness (in other words,...
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a form of treatment that has been researched and tested for 30+ years, targets emotion regulation. For someone with binge eating— particularly for those who try to cope with emotional distress by bingeing—DBT offers a way to better...
A neuroscience study highlighted the role of habit formation in eating disorders — to which I say, “The sooner, the better!” That’s my headline after reading a recent article in the New York Times titled, “Anorexia May Be Habit, Not...
If you are looking for binge eating treatment, here’s a checklist of what to look for in a provider: 1. Expertise in binge eating . Binge eating is its own diagnosis and has its own treatments. Check out this post to learn more. 2. Evidence-based That means using the...
