Treatment and Management of Eating Disorders
December 19, 2008 by BipolarChick
Filed under Anorexia, Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia, Eating Disorders, Treatment
Persons with eating disorders often have difficulty admitting that they have a serious problem, and in many cases, particularly with anorexia, family or friends must persuade the individual to seek treatment.
In treating anorexia nervosa, the first step is the restoration of normal body weight. The greater the patient’s weight loss, the more likely the individual is to require hospitalization to ensure adequate food intake. Outpatient programs have become common in recent years; some centers have day programs where patients may spend eight hours a day, five days a week.
