by Melissa Gerson | Jul 26, 2019 | Blog
As smartphone use becomes more and more prevalent in our culture, growing numbers of people are using health-tracking apps. Here are the basics on health-tracking apps and how they might relate to disordered eating. What are health-tracking apps? Health-tracking apps...
by Melissa Gerson | Jul 20, 2019 | Blog
We call it the “anorexic wish:” the desire to recover from the cognitive symptoms of anorexia (like the obsessive thoughts about food and the body and weight preoccupation) without having to gain weight. Anorexia is tricky to treat since so much about the...
by Melissa Gerson | Jul 10, 2019 | Blog
Findings suggest that anorexia nervosa may be related to a biological adaptation that thousands of years ago helped migrating populations find food. Researchers believe that nomadic people possessed a natural instinct that prompted them to move on when food supply was...
by Melissa Gerson | Jun 26, 2019 | Blog
When I founded Columbus Park, my main priority was to assemble a team of clinicians that could deliver the best evidence-based treatments available to those struggling with eating disorders and their co-occurring conditions, such as depression and anxiety. It quickly...
by Melissa Gerson | Apr 16, 2019 | Blog
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...
