Current Research and News:  

Depressive tendencies and lower levels of self-sacrifice in mothers, and selflessness in their anorexic daughters. Reseachers: Bachar E, Kanyas K, Latzer Y, Canetti L, Bonne O, Lerer B. Department of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. (1) To compare levels of selflessness (the tendency to ignore one's own needs and serve others') and asceticism of parents and daughters, in anorexic and control families. (2) To investigate the relationship between parents' depression and daughters' selflessness. Twenty-eight anorexic daughters and their 28 mothers and 23 fathers were compared to 29 control daughters and their 29 mothers and 28 fathers, participants were administered the Beck Depression Inventory, the Selflessness Scale, the asceticism scale of the Eating Disorder Inventory and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. Anorexics' mothers showed significantly lower levels of selflessness and asceticism compared to control mothers; anorexic daughters showed significantly higher levels of selflessness and asceticism compared to control daughters. Depressive tendencies in anorexics' mothers were associated positively and significantly with their daughters' selflessness. The results support the clinical literature that depicts the anorexic daughters' readiness to sacrifice themselves for the family's needs.Clinical implications are drawn.(c) 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd & Eating Disorders Association. Source: Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2008 May;16(3):184-90.

San Jose, Los Angeles, and San Diego, CA: 2008 Center for Discovery Educational Series: Adolescent Eating Disorders: Current Trends and Practical Approaches to Treatment Featuring: Buck Runyan, MFT, LPC, CEDS; Rachel Liger, MS,RD; Brian Holt, MD, MPH. 5 CEU Hours: PhD, PsyD, MFT, LCSW, RD. September 26, 2008 - San Jose, CA (exact location TBD), RSVP to Yusvi Salza by September 19; October 3, 2008 - Sherman Oaks Marriott; October 10, 2008 - Sheraton La Jolla. $60 per person, lunch included. Please RSVP to Yusvi Salza by September 26, 2008: 800.760.3934/yusvi.salza@centerfordiscovery.com , or online: www.centerfordiscovery.com.

Westwind Roundtable on Innovations in Treatment of Eating Disorders September 26th and 27th, 2008 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Register Now! Westwind is very excited to present to you their most impressive line up of speakers yet for their Fourth Annual Westwind Roundtable on Innovations in Treatment of Eating Disorders. The presenters and topics at their conference this year includes Jim Mitchell, M.D. "New Technologies in Treatment," Carol Peterson, Ph.D. "Assessment of Eating Disorders," Ted Weltzin, M.D. "Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and Eating Disorders," Craig Johnson, Ph.D. "Determining Outcome Measures”, Ovidio Bermudez, M.D. "Readiness for Change", and Jillian Croll, Ph.D., R.D./L.D., M.P.H. “Harmony in the Treatment Team." They are dedicated to providing you with presentations on the cutting edge eating disorder research and treatment from leading eating disorder professionals; while at the same time offering specific and applicable content to your practice in thier unique “roundtable” setting. The city of Winnipeg is a major Canadian city located about an hour drive north of the US-Canada border and only a short flight from Chicago, Minneapolis, Calgary and Toronto. Join them in Winnipeg for this first class educational and networking opportunity. For more information visit www.westwind.mb.ca, contact Westwind at 888-353-3372 or email Lynne@westwind.mb.ca.

SAVE THE DATE! Philadelphia, PA: The 18th Annual Renfrew Center Foundation Conference for Professionals, Feminist Perspectives and Beyond: The Power of Therapeutic Relationships in the Treatment of Eating Disorders. This is a four day seminar for behavioral health professionals and dietitians and offers 22.5 CEUs. The event is taking place at the Philadelphia Airport Marriott, Philadelphia, PA on November 13th - 16th, 2008. Both clinical experience and empirical research emphasize the crucial importance of the treatment relationship during the course of psychotherapy. In order to further theoretical understanding and effective practice in eating disorders, the 2008 Renfrew Center Foundation Conference is devoted to an examination of therapeutic relationships. Topics will include: Therapist Self-Disclosure and Self-Care; Engaging Reluctant Patients; Impasses and Repair; Family and Friends as Therapeutic Agents; Expressions of Caring During Treatment; Psychoneurology and Attachment; Temperament and Genetic Factors; Ending Therapy; Therapeutic Alliance in Outpatient and Inpatient Settings. The keynote speakers for this conference are Jane Fonda, award-winning actress, humanitarian and author of My Life So Far; Christopher Fairburn, MD, author of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Eating Disorders; Amy Banks, MD, Director of Advanced Training, Jean Baker Miller Institute. For additional information visit the website at www.renfrew.org. 

Southern California: Professional Study Groups: Carolyn Costin, MFT invites all treating professionals to her study groups. These groups cover case reviews, treatment strategies, new literature, research, and other areas related to the treatment of eating disorders. CEU's are given to MFT's and LCSW's. For more information call 310-457-9958. Group #1 takes place the first Tuesday of every month from 12:00 - 1:00pm at the Eating Disorder Center of CA, www.edcca.com. Group #2 takes place the first Wednesday of every month from 12:00-1:30pm at the Monte Nido Treatment Center, www.montenido.com.

Advocacy:  

Advocacy - The Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy and Action. The EDC, a Washington, D.C. advocacy organization, is preparing to expand its online information about eating disorders among men and boys and other populations. If you know of high quality resources already online, let them know. The EDC would like to link to those pages, or share the information already available. Send suggestions to manager@eatingdisorderscoalition.org. Individuals can join their email list. Hospitals, treatment programs, non-profits, and other groups can become EDC member organizations. For more information visit http://eatingdisorderscoalition.org/involved/involved.html.

Treatment Center Spotlight:  

Arizona:

Arizona Treatment Center News - Mirasol: Mirasol is awaiting approval to operate its adolescent unit as a Level I Sub-Acute Agency, making it the only sub-acute adolescent residential eating disorder treatment center in Tucson, AZ. The alternative eating disorder treatment program for women and girls will celebrate its 10th anniversary next year. With just 10 beds for adults and 10 for adolescents, Mirasol has already helped more than 600 women recover from eating disorders, including clients from 14 from different countries. Since loved ones may be far away, Mirasol now offers optional videoconferencing for family visits. For more information call Mirasol at 520-546-3200 or visit www.mirasol.net.

California Adolescent Residential Treatment News - Center for Discovery: Center for Discovery's Eating Disorder Program is a comprehensive residential treatment program dedicated solely to the treatment of adolescent males and females suffering with eating disorders. Discovery offers a professional, structured environment with the comfort and nurturing of a serene home-style setting with several locations in California. The individualized and intensive treatment experience and twenty-four hour supervision is particularly effective in identifying and addressing the destructive behaviors and underlying emotional issues of the eating disorder. The Discovery program includes an integrated family approach with one to two private family sessions weekly, a weekly family education and support group and therapeutic family meals. Treatment also includes individual therapy, group education, narratives, expressive art therapy, emotion-management skills training, family support development, medical assessment, psychiatric consultations, and nutritional components. Discovery is a preferred provider to many insurance plans and they will assist families in verifying their insurance benefits as well as creating a financial plan for continued care. For more information call 800-760-3934 or visit www.centerfordiscovery.com. 

Calabasas, CA: Treatment Center News - Monte Nido Residential Treatment Center: Monte Nido combines a beautiful natural healing environment with the expertise of the renowned national expert and author, Carolyn Costin, and the treatment professionals from her company, Community Counseling for Individuals and Families, Inc.  Monte Nido is a very small, intimate facility. Monte Nido only takes six clients at a time. Clients treated at Monte Nido are all women suffering from anorexia, bulimia or exercise addiction. The facility has a family-like environment; their unique level system allows each client to gain increasing freedom and responsibility for her own recovery. By the end of her stay, each client is shopping for and preparing her own food and monitoring her own exercise. This will help prepare her for handling these activities upon discharge from Monte Nido. They also have a unique transition program, Bella Mar, which offers various levels of transitional and independent living situations. For more information call 310-457-9958, visit www.montenido.com or email mntc@montenido.com.

Carlsbad, CA: Treatment Center News - Montecatini. Since 1991, they have successfully treated hundreds of adolescent girls and adult women, ages 12 and up, with severe eating disorders and have become nationally recognized for providing care at the residential and partial hospitalization levels. The facility is comprised of two neighboring and cozy modern style homes. With six beds per house, our home-like setting offers an environment conducive to healing and recovery. The key to their success is having a staff that is highly experienced in treating adolescent girls and adult women with eating disorders and associated disorders, an intensive, structured and dynamic program and a high staff-to-patient ratio. These key components allow them to deliver the personalized care necessary for recovery. Montecatini offers a range of treatment services in order to provide the most comprehensive programming based on the individual needs of each patient. These services include: initial assessment and consultation, clinical assessment, medical/ psychiatric care, individual and group psychotherapy, family therapy, a family intensive weekend, academic support, nutrition therapy, discharge planning and a continuing care program. For more information about Montecatini or to schedule a tour, call 760-436-8930 or visit their website at www.montecatinieatingdisorder.com.

Malibu, CA: Treatment Center News - Monte Nido Vista: Carolyn Costin and the Monte Nido Treatment Center are pleased to announce a new 10 bed residential facility for anorexia, bulimia and exercise addiction. Monte Nido Vista is located in the foothills of Malibu, CA. The residential program is designed to meet the individual needs of clients and their families in a way that gives them an increasingly higher level of responsibility and "teaches" them how to recover and sustain it. The atmosphere is professional and structured, but is also warm, friendly and family-like. The staff members are highly dedicated professionals, many of who are recovered themselves, thus serving as excellent role models. For more information on The Monte Nido Treatment Center or its affiliates visit www.montenido.com, call 310-457-9956, or email mntc@montenido.com. 

Ventura County, CA: Treatment Center News - Rader Programs: Pacific Shores Hospital is a 30-bed facility completely dedicated to Rader Programs Eating Disorders Treatment. The facility was specifically designed to provide a warm and nurturing environment. The facility is located five minutes from the ocean in picturesque Ventura County just North of Los Angeles and South of Santa Barbara in Southern California. Rader Programs at Pacific Shores Hospital maintains an outstanding treatment team with extensive experience and training in Rader Program's proven treatment philosophy. The Rader Program is a national treatment center with multiple locations. The facility accepts patients from all across the United States. For more information visit www.raderprograms.com, call 800-841-1515 or email rader@raderprograms.com. 

Colorado:
 

Denver, CO: Treatment Center News - Eating Recovery Center: A Behavioral Hospital, Nourishing Health: Colorado’s Newest Treatment Center Opens in September. The Eating Recovery Center is the result of 25 years of meticulous preparation and planning; and, 50 years of combined experience treating individuals with eating disorders. Their world-class recovery center not only provides a serene, spa-like, secure environment, but also treatment from renowned experts in the field of eating disorders. Drs. Weiner and Bishop have seen almost every patient situation imaginable. This experience plus their treatment philosophy of collaboration between staff and patient, results in a recovery plan tailored to be the most effective and efficient. They are fully committed to making your treatment a life-restoring event.  Mission & Vision - Their mission is to provide holistically sound treatment that fosters the long-term recovery from eating disorders, all within a restful, enlightening, accepting environment and under the supervision of some of the field’s best specialists. The Eating Recovery Center aims to ensure each patient’s healthy transition by honoring individual strengths and social supports. Their vision is to equip patients with habit-changing tools so that nourishing healthy behavior will be sustained outside their center. Accredited behavioral hospital facility. Please contact them by phone 877-825-8584 or by email info@eatingdisorders.md   www.EatingRecoveryCenter.com

Colorado Treatment Center News -- The Eating Disorder Center of Denver (EDC-Denver): The EDC-Denver offers a full spectrum of care from partial hospitalization through outpatient to males and females age 16 and older. The Partial Hospitalization Program operates 11 hours per day, 7 days per week and includes supervised meals and snacks. Lodging is provided at a nearby apartment building for PHP patients from out of town. The Evening Intensive Outpatient Program operates 4 hours per evening, three days per week and includes one meal. Most of the Eating Disorder Center of Denver's group/program components are available on an outpatient basis. Services include individual and family/couples therapy; DBT; aftercare; psychiatric evaluation; therapy and medication monitoring; and nutritional counseling by a registered dietitian. EDC-Denver accepts most insurances. Treatment providers are welcome to utilize EDC-Denver's outpatient services as adjunct therapies to their own treatment. Visit www.edcdenver.com for details, schedules and listings for support groups.

Eating Disorder Center of Denver's Support Groups: Call 303-771-0861 to register for any of the groups, except for the Family & Friends Support Group.

Family & Friends Support Group: First and third Thursday of each month 6:00-8:30pm - A group for families and friends of individuals suffering with eating disorders to discuss their problems, concerns and successes. RSVP & questions to Eating Disorder Foundation at 303-322-3373.*Meetings are held at The Eating Disorder Foundation, 3003 East Third Ave, Suite 110, basement level, Denver, CO 80206.

Nevada:

Nevada Treatment Center News - Center for Hope of the Sierras: Receives CARF Accreditation! Center for Hope of the Sierras (CHS), a residential therapy program for eating disorders, is very excited to announce that it has received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for a period of three years – the highest level of accreditation! Receiving this level of accreditation reflects upon the high level of clinical care and implemented systems in which CHS prides itself. CARF’s main objective is to ensure that residential programs are operating at the highest level of clinical care and sound business practices, with attention to cultural competency, access to services, health and safety, information management, and quality/performance improvement. Ultimately, CHS's very high level of individualized clinical care in a home-like setting is enhanced to benefit the persons they serve, and allows those persons an extra measure of confidence that the care they provide is backed by a well-respected accreditation body. To learn more about CHS contact Maria E. Dias at medias@crchealth.com, call 775-828-4949 ext. 103, or visit www.CenterforHopeoftheSierras.com. Center for Hope of the Sierras is a member of CRC Health Group – to learn more about CRC Health, visit www.crchealth.com.

North Carolina:

North Carolina Treatment Center News - Carolina House, a residential eating disorders treatment facility in Durham, NC, is proud to announce that they have been CARF Accredited for almost one year. The Carolina House CARF Accreditation was completed in September 2007, only one year after the facility opened. This accreditation means Carolina House has created and implemented systems that ensure the highest level of clinical care and sound business practices, with attention to cultural competency, access to services, health and safety, information management, and quality/performance improvement. Ultimately, their very high level of individualized clinical care in a home-like setting is enhanced to benefit the persons they serve, and allows those persons an extra measure of confidence that the care they provide is backed by a well-respected accreditation body. Carolina House received a three year accreditation from CARF, which is the highest level of accreditation. To learn more about the Carolina House treatment program, call 919-372-7951 or visit their website at www.carolinaeatingdisorders.com.

Oregon:

Oregon Treatment Center News - RainRock: A Residential Treatment Facility for Women, A Monte Nido Affiliate. Executive Director: Carolyn Costin, LMFT. RainRock is located in a former bed and breakfast along the McKenzie River on 3.5 acres of lush lawn, gardens and riverfront. RainRock lives up to its name, evoking the healing properties of both earth and water combined. The secluded park-like setting is private yet expansive with abundant manicured grounds and the constant energy and flow of the river. This facility is an important addition to the Pacific Northwest where there are no residential treatment facilities. Carolyn Costin's 30 years of eating disorder experience and the uniqueness of this property promises the clients a rare opportunity to deal with and find recovery from these very difficult disorders. Carolyn serves as Executive Director of RainRock and The Eating Disorder Center of California and as Clinical Director of the original program, Monte Nido Treatment Center, located in Malibu, California. For additional information on RainRock and The Monte Nido Treatment philosophy, visit their websites at www.rainrock.org or www.montenido.com or call 310-457-9958.

Texas:

Grainger, TX - Treatment Center News: Austin Sendero – SAVE THE DATE! Please join them for the Grand Opening of Austin Sendero, CRC Health Group’s newest residential eating disorders facility. Featured speakers will be Leigh Cohn, MAT, CEDS; Craig Johnson, Ph.D., CEDS; and Barry Karlin, Ph.D. Wednesday, September 17, 2008 from 4 – 6:00 p.m. Held one day prior to the 2008 NEDA Conference being held in Austin, TX. Austin Sendero treats males and females, ages 17 and above, who suffer with anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. For more information about the Grand Opening or to schedule an admission, contact Lorena Hampton, Intake Coordinator at 512-819-9149 or CRC's National Resource Center at 1-866-549-5031 or visit www.austinsendero.com.

For listings of professionally led support groups, follow this link: http://www.edreferral.com/Professional_Support_Groups_and_Workshops.htm 

Coaching Services:

Coaching Services: Stonestreet Coaching is a partnership with individuals, families, educators and treatment providers to: actively counter and prevent disordered eating; support recovery and prevent relapse and provide tools and accountability for sustaining change. Services include: interventions nationwide; consulting and treatment planning; transitional living in Santa Barbara, CA; assisted Living nationwide; life, career and change management; coaching in person or via telephone; individual and family meal support and sensory engagement; conflict mediation and role-play practice and personal fitness training. For more information visit www.stonestreetcoaching.com. 

Employment Opportunities:

Anderson, IN: Eating Disorder Treatment Program Job Positions Available, Due to the expected expansion in programming, Selah House residential treatment facility is looking to add quality individuals to its treatment team. Selah House is a beautiful facility located in the heartland, situated on 63 river bordered acres. Misty Rees, program director, is looking for individuals with a strong background in eating disorders to work in a Christ centered environment. She is looking at a number of positions including a primary therapist, registered dietician and residential care specialists. Send resume to shaner@selahhouse.net or fax to 1-765-641-0066. Visit www.selahhouse.net to get more details on this wonderful facility. You may contact their office at 1-765-641-0022. 

Denver, CO: Eating Recovery Center, A Behavioral Hospital, Nourishing Health: The Brand-New State-Of-The-Art Facility Is Opening September 2008 In Beautiful Denver, Colorado.  Be a part of creating a center of excellence!  Join the team of nationally known, highly experienced and professional individuals led by Drs. Ken Weiner and Rick Bishop. The urban center has a retreat-like atmosphere –balancing secure medical recovery with a safe, inspiring environment where patients can make and maintain change. Training, supervision and experience at ERC prepares clinical staff to attain certification as a Certified Eating Disordered Specialist. Registered Nurses –24 hour Medical and Psychiatric care of inpatient population and nursing supervision of partial hospitalization. Min. 2 years experience.  Program Therapists – Provide psycho-education, group, meal, and activity therapy for inpatient and partial hospitalization treatment. Min 2 years post-MA experience. Expressive arts therapists encouraged to apply. Primary Therapists – Provide individual therapy, facilitate group therapy, coordinate treatment plans, and manage insurance utilization review. Licensed Ph.D. or MA, Min 4 year post-MA experience. Family Therapists – Provide weekly family and multi-family therapy groups as part of interdisciplinary team. Licensed Ph.D. or MA, Min 4 year post-MA experience. Outpatient Therapists – Provide individual and group therapy. Licensed Ph.D. or MA, Min 4 year post-MA experience. Dietary Supervisor – Supervise dietary aspect of program including supervision of dieticians, meal planning, patient education and nutritional wellness. Registered Dieticians, Min 4 years supervisory experience. Send letter of interest, resume and salary requirements to: humanresources@eatingdisorders.md.

Malibu, CA: Eating Disorder Treatment Program Job Positions Available. Carolyn Costin and the Monte Nido Treatment Center is pleased to announce their new 6-bed residential eating disorder facility, Monte Nido Vista, which opened close to their original location. Monte Nido Vista is an important addition to their family of facilities in their continuing efforts to expand services and reduce wait times for clients entering their programs. They are looking for applicants for all positions at various facilities. Send resume to mntc@montenido.com or fax to 310-457-8442. Monte Nido Vista is in a private park-like setting, with multiple inviting gardens for outside private sessions. Visit www.montenido.com to visit campuses. For further information, contact the administrative office at 310-457-9958.

Research Studies on Eating Disorders:  

Clinics and Hospitals Team up to Study Eating Disorders: Six North American sites are teaming up to evaluate outpatient treatments for adolescents with anorexia nervosa. To date, this is the largest National Institute of Mental Health-funded anorexia nervosa treatment study. The study will allow for a thorough evaluation of two types of family therapy and will also test whether FDA approved antidepressant medication can enhance and prolong the result. The goal of the study is to improve recovery rates.

"Males and females ages 12 through 18 are the target population, because it is essential to identify and treat the illness in its early stage," says Craig Johnson, Ph.D., director and founder of Laureate Eating Disorders Program. He says that a parent may suspect anorexia nervosa if they have an underweight child that worries about their weight and appears to avoid food obsessively. Dr. Johnson and Ovidio Bermudez, M.D., internationally known eating disorder experts, are the principal investigators at Laureate for this study of two forms of outpatient family therapy. The treatments prescribed in the study, have been tested and shown to be helpful with patients in previous studies at Stanford University School of Medicine and The University of Chicago Hospitals.

After undergoing a screening process, families who qualify will be randomly assigned to one of four treatment combinations. The study is comprised of 16 one-hour family therapy sessions delivered over a nine-month time period and a medication (either fluoxetine or placebo) delivered over 15 months under close medical supervision. The family therapy sessions, medications and medication monitoring are all paid for by the NIMH grant.

This international eating disorders study is being coordinated by Stanford University, and includes six recruitment sites: University of California San Diego, Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, Cornell Medical College, Toronto General Hospital, Sheppard Pratt Health System in Baltimore and Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital.

Individuals who suspect they might have anorexia nervosa, family members who believe their child may have the illness and physicians of potential patients are urged to call Nancy Morales, RN at 918-491-3722 to learn more about the study and/or apply for participation.

San Diego, CA: UCSD Researchers Seek Males and Females with Anorexia Nervosa: The UCSD researchers are currently seeking adolescents and adults currently suffering from Anorexia Nervosa to participate in one of their three current studies. To qualify for any of the studies one must be at least 15% below ideal body weight and be fearful of weight gain, despite being underweight. Both adults and adolescents between the ages of 14-45 are needed to participate in a taste study and would be compensated for up to $70 for completing the assessments, taste tests and interview. Adults 18 years of age and older are needed to participate in a randomized control trial of the medication Quetiapine, in which they will receive either the study medication or a placebo. Subjects will be compensated up to $360 for completing study related assessments and the medication treatment. In addition, they are offering several months of family therapy treatment for families with adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 at no cost. The adolescents in this study will also be randomly assigned to receive either the medication Fluoxetine or a placebo. For more information, contact UCSD Eating Disorder Treatment and Research Program at 858-366-2525 or email edresearch@ucsd.edu.

San Diego, CA: UCSD Researchers Seek Women Recovered From an Eating Disorder: Help UCSD researchers understand what causes eating disorders. They are seeking female participants between 18 and 45 years of age who are recovered from Anorexia or Bulimia Nervosa. By participating in the study, subjects will be assisting physicians and researchers in developing new treatments for these complex and serious disorders. Subjects will be compensated for your participation in this study. For more information contact the UCSD Eating Disorder Research and Treatment Program at 858-366-2525 or email edresearch@ucsd.edu.

Massachusetts Research Study - Massachusetts General Hospital Study of Therapy for Bone Loss in Anorexia Nervosa: The Neuroendocrine Unit of Massachusetts General Hospital is conducting research studies on anorexia-induced bone loss. Their screening study is for men and women age 12-50 with anorexia nervosa. They are investigating causes of osteopenia (or bone loss) in the spine, hip, wrist and total body. The study involves one visit of approximately 3 hours.  Their treatment study is for women aged 18-45 with anorexia nervosa and absent or irregular menstrual periods. They are investigating the combined use of a natural hormone and a medication that is effective for bone loss in postmenopausal women as a novel treatment for the bone loss seen in women with anorexia nervosa. They hope that the combination of these two investigational medications will help rebuild depleted bone and prevent further bone breakdown in women with anorexia nervosa. The study consists of 6 visits over 12 months. A stipend of up to $675 is awarded throughout the course of the study. If interested, call Erinne Meenaghan, N.P. at 617-724-7393 or email nedresearchstudies@partners.org.

Massachusetts: Bulimia Nervosa Study: Free confidential treatment is available to those who are eligible. Do you or someone you know binge eat? Do you or someone you know compensate by vomiting or other extremes? Do you or someone you know have severe moodiness or relationship problems? Researchers are now enrolling participants (ages 18-65) in a free treatment study investigating two active treatments, including education and counseling, for bulimia nervosa. If interested call 617-353-9610 or visit www.bu.edu/anxiety.

New York, NY: NIMH-funded, IRB-Approved Study of Adolescents with Bulimia Nervosa (ages 12 - 21 years). This study takes place at NYSPI/Columbia University and compensation is provided for participation ($100). For more information, contact Laura Berner at 212-543-5316. P.I.: Rachel Marsh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Columbia University/ New York State Psychiatric Institute, phone 212-543-5384, email marshr@childpsych.columbia.edu.

New York, NY: The National Institute of Mental Health is sponsoring a multi-center international study to compare two types of family therapy as well as fluoxetine or placebo (an inactive medication) in the treatment of adolescents with anorexia nervosa. They are looking for families with an adolescent with anorexia nervosa between the ages of 12-18 years. Participation involves completing assessment interviews, questionnaires, and engaging in 16 family therapy sessions over the course of nine months with medication continuing for another six months. The study is being held at the Eating Disorders Research Program, The Westchester Division of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Contact the Research Coordinator, Samantha Berthod, MA at 914-997-4395.

Pittsburgh PA. Seeking Women Recovered from Anorexia or Bulimia Nervosa. Dr. Walter Kaye and his research team at the Eating Disorders Research Program at the University Pittsburgh Medical Center are looking for women who have recovered from anorexia or bulimia nervosa for a research study on brain chemistry in eating disorders. Study participants must be between 18 and 45 years old, medication free (birth control pills acceptable) and not pregnant or nursing. The study involves phone interviews, questionnaires, PET and MRI scans, lab work, physical exam, two visits to Pittsburgh and 8 weeks of fluoxetine (generic form of Prozac). (Note: All expenses incurred during the study, e.g. travel expenses, lab work, physical exam and etc. are paid for by the study.) In addition, eligible participants will be compensated up to $1300 upon completion of the study. For more information, email EDResearch@upmc.edu or Dr. Kathy Plotnicov at plotnicovkh@upmc.edu or Dr. Sharon Barnes at barnessd@upmc.edu. 

Books, Resources, and Media:

Documentary Film - America the Beautiful: America the Beautiful is a powerful film about the impact that the beauty industry has upon our culture.  This file examines how the self-image of American women is affected by the beauty industry and how the net effect is that everyone feels worse about themselves! www.americathebeautifuldoc.com. Carolyn Costin the founder and executive director of The Monte Nido Treatment Center and its affiliates contributed to this documentary.  Visit  http://www.montenido.com/montenido/index.php?fa=video_americabeautiful to view a clip of the film.

Business Building and Marketing Ideas:

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