GAINING:
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After Eating Disorders
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Treatment Programs for Eating DisordersEating disorders affect people of all ages. While writing an article about mid-life eating disorders for PREVENTION magazine, I compiled the following list of programs that specialize in treating grown-ups. This list does NOT constitute a recommendation for any particular program. It is simply one place to begin your research if you are looking for specialized adult treatment. EATING DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS SPECIALIZING IN ADULTS Laureate Eating Disorders Program Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital Tulsa, OK 74136 http:/ We do not commingle adolescents with adults and we usually have several women over the age of 40 in the program at any time. * * * Center for Behavioral Change 3212 Skipwith Rd. Suite 104 Richmond, VA 23294 804-270-4111 A structured out-patient program (group and individual, cognitive-behavioral focus). * * * St. Cloud Hospital Centracare Health plaza Women's specialty center St. Cloud, MN 56303 Phone: 320-229-4918 www.centracare.com/ At the Women's specialty clinic we have a multidisciplinary outpatient eating disorder treatment team. Our team is comprised of three therapists and a nutritionists who specialize in the treatment of eating disorders. We also collaborate with several physicians and physiatrists to provide the most comprehensive care to our clients. We treat adults of all ages with Binge eating disorder, Bulimia, Anorexia, and other eating disorder difficulties on an outpatient basis. * * * The Eating Disorders Treatment Center at River Oaks Hospital Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, LA www.riveroakshospital.com/ Our program at River Oaks in New Orleans treats both adults and adolescents. * * * The Center for Eating Disorders The Bodywise Program 111 North First #2, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (734)668-8585 www.center4ed.org; www.stopcompulsiveeating.com The Center for Eating Disorders in Ann Arbor has a program "Bodywise," developed to help people of all ages dealing specifically with BED, chronic dieting and body image. Most of our clients are between 30 and 50 years of age. * * * Rebecca’s House Eating Disorder Outpatient Programs™ Diets Don’t Work® 23861 El Toro Road 7th Floor Lake Forest, CA 92630 800-BULIMIA 949-900-8262 Rebecca@ www.RebeccasHouse.org 1. Diets Don’t Work® Structured Program. 800-711-63336. www.dietsdontwork.org 2. Rebecca’s House Eating Disorder Treatment Centers. 800-711-2062. www.rebeccashouse.org * * * Conscious Eating®, LLC 5575 Lake Park Way, Ste 114 La Mesa, CA 91942 800-643-7711 www.ConsciousEating.com Conscious Eating was created for adult women who have battled with "emotional eating", "binge eating" or "stress eating" for most of their adult life. We also work with women who have had weight loss surgery. * * * OMNI 5115 "F" Street Omaha, NE 68117 Ph: 402-397-9866 Fax: 402-397-1404 www.omnibehavioralhealth.com/ The only day program in the state of Nebraska for adult women; works to maintain adult women in the community through partial day and intensive outpatient programs. * * * The Awakening Center 3523 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL 60657 www.AwakeningCenter.net The Awakening Center in Chicago has many groups and services. The majority of our clients are adult women from 25 to 55 years old. * * * Eating Disorder Institute Fargo, North Dakota 701-234-4111 www.meritcare.com/ We treat significant numbers of women in their 30s-60s for eating disorders. We have outpatient services both individual and group therapies, partial hospitalization (day hospital) and inpatient hospital services that all address the different theraputic needs of older (non-adolescent) patients. * * * Eating Disorders Program The Johns Hopkins Hospital Meyer 101, 600 N. Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21287 www.hopkinsmedicine.org/ The Johns Hopkins Eating Disorders Program treats a large percentage of older patients as we are a tertiary referral facility and have a very well-established reputation for treating chronic and medically ill cases. • Nationally recognized. • Over 30 years experience. • Integrated inpatient, partial hospital and outpatient programs. • Supervised overnight accommodation for partial hospital patients. • Daily evaluation and treatment by a psychiatrist-led team. • Teatment of coexisting medical and psychiatric conditions. • Behavioral, cognitive and group therapies, psychoeducation, family therapy and parent training. • We help our patients: • interrupt unhealthy behavioral cycles and establish healthy eating • prepare meals, grocery shop and eat in restaurants • eat in social settings • reduce preoccupation with food and weight • improve communication skills and self-esteem create healthier goals for themselves * * * The Renfrew Center of Philadelphia 475 Spring Lane Philadelphia, PA 19128 1-800-RENFREW www.renfrewcenter.com Renfrew has a Thirty Something and Beyond(TSAB) track for adult women at the Philadelphia residential program. They also run a TSAB group at the Philadelphia outpatient program. * * * The Eating For Life Program QEII Eating Disorder Clinic 5909 Veterans Memorial Lane Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2E2 (902) 473-6285 (902) 473-6282 fax cdha.nshealth.ca under "Capital Health A to Z" and then look up "Eating Disorders" Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre's Eating Disorder Clinic is in Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada (address below). We are an adult clinic, 40-50% of our clients are above the age of 30. We have a few males from time to time but 95+% are women. * * * The Oak House is located in Melbourne Australia. Phone: (03) 9888 4737 Fax: (03) 9888 4797 E-mail: info@ Web: www.theoakhouse.com.au The Oak House is a private out-patient facility that treats sufferers of all types of eating disorders and all ages. Our adult program is specifically designed to assist the adult and the carers (family, partner, friends) in bringing about recovery. Many of our clients are 30 + years old and have been unwell for many years. Our program involves psychological, dietary and family counselling (usually intensive treatment of several sessions per week), support groups, meal support (if required), stage-specific group therapy programs, and medical management and liaison. * * * |
The LINKS below will take you to organizations and treatment programs where Aimee has spoken over the past few months. |
