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...
Last week the 2019-2020 New York State Budget approved dramatic provisions to enhance parity for New Yorkers suffering from mental health disorders, substance use disorders and autism spectrum disorders. The Behavioral Health Insurance Parity Reforms (BHIPR) landmark...
On February 26, 2019, the United States District Court released a ruling that United Behavioral Health (UBH/Optum), our country’s largest managed behavioral health care organization, maintained internal policies designed to save money by discriminating against...
Come As You Are… in honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week Monday, February 25 through Friday, March 1, 2019 It may mean coming to treatment even when you don’t feel ready or even willing…. It may mean coming to treatment when you’ve tried treatment...
Extensive research validates that trauma and eating disorders frequently co-occur. A 2012 study illuminated that “the vast majority of women and men with anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED) reported a history of...
