Everything You Need to Know About IOP

Everything You Need to Know About IOP

An intensive outpatient program (IOP) is a comprehensive and supportive treatment structure providing therapeutic services while participants live in their home environments and continue to engage in their typical activities. IOP is a less intensive and restrictive...
Exercise Addiction: What You Need to Know

Exercise Addiction: What You Need to Know

Eating disorders and disordered eating don’t necessarily involve unhealthy exercise habits, but it’s long been noted that the two often seem to go together. Now, there’s scientific evidence to back up these anecdotal observations: a new study published in the journal...
What Is Outpatient Treatment for Eating Disorders?

What Is Outpatient Treatment for Eating Disorders?

Consistently, the research on eating disorders highlights that treatment should be offered in the very least restrictive setting possible to effectively address the condition. [i] The outpatient setting (treatment in one’s real-life environment) is the least...
So What’s An IOP Anyway?

So What’s An IOP Anyway?

An Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is a treatment option that serves as a step-down from a residential or partial hospitalization program or a step-up from standard outpatient therapy. IOP is an opportunity for individuals to engage in their daily lives (i.e....