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EDReferral.com Newsletter - December, 2010

 

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Current Research and News:  

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Disordered Eating and Depressive Symptoms. Objective: Research suggests that shared genetic factors underlie relationships between eating disorder and depression diagnoses, but no studies to date have examined these associations using dimensional symptom measures. This study examined whether genetic associations observed between eating disorder and depression diagnoses extend to continuous measures of these phenotypes. Method: The sample consisted of 292 young adult female twins from the Michigan State University Twin Registry. Disordered eating was measured using the Minnesota Eating Behavior Survey. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory. Results: Univariate twin models indicated that genetic factors accounted for 55% to 60% of the variance in disordered eating and depressive symptoms, with the remaining variance accounted for by nonshared environmental effects. Bivariate models indicated that genetic factors primarily accounted for associations between disordered eating and depressive symptoms (r(a) = .70). Discussion: Phenotypic associations between disordered eating and depressive symptoms appear to be due to common genetic factors. Int J Eat Disord. 2010 Nov 9. [Epub ahead of print].

 

 

For Professionals - Conferences/Seminars/Online Courses/Study Groups:  

Center for Change National Conference for Professionals on Eating Disorders: Putting the Pieces Together…An Integrated Approach. January 28-29, 2011 at Center for Change in Orem, Utah. Join Center for Change to hear from many highly respected Eating Disorder Professionals including Margo Maine, PhD, Michael E. Berrett, PhD, Reba Sloan, MPH, LRD, FAED, Nicole Hawkins, PhD, Terry V. Eagan, MD, Justine J. Reel, PhD, LPC, CC-AASP, Greg Ellis, MD, and Jenni Schaefer. Pending applications for 12.5 CEU’s. For more information or to register, go to https://centerforchange.com/site/conference.php.

 

New York, NY Workshops: Weight Matters, B.I.T.E.® The Body Image Transformation Experience - New Winter Spring 2011 Workshop Series - Two Interconnected Workshops. Workshop I: January 17-21, 2011. Meets Monday evenings from 5:30 -7:00pm. Owning My Body My Self "Why Can't I Just Do It" is a concentrated group therapy experience that focuses on the underlying emotions, compulsions, and regulatory problems connected to your overeating, overweight and self-perception. Goal: Learn about your regulatory system and become more accurately attuned. Workshop II: March 28-May 30, 2011. Meets Monday evenings from 5:30-7:30pm. Transforming My Body My Self involves learning about your body as a resource to learn to regulate yourself. Goal: Transform negative feelings towards a more balanced appreciation of you. For more information visit http://www.franweiss.com/bite.html. Facilitator: Fran Weiss, LCSW-R, BCD, DCSW, CGP, Associate Clinical Professor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NYC; Sr. Psychotherapist, New York Obesity Research Center, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, NYC. Specializing in the emotional components of disordered eating, weight regulation, obesity, bulimia and body image. Individual and Group Psychotherapy. Contact information: Phone: 212-362-6019, email: biddoc@aol.com, Website: www.FranWeiss.com.

 

IAEDP Symposium 2011: Evidence Based Treatment and Treatment Based Evidence. Dates: March 3-6, 2011. Location: Phoenix, AZ. Symposium 2011 will focus on the realities and challenges of working with eating disorder clients - the essence of treatment. Current research has now validated as effective many of the treatment protocols that clinicians have utilized over the years. However, there are still those protocols that promote higher levels of functioning and recovery for clients, but have yet to be supported by scientific evidence. It is iaedp's objective to bring forward and address those themes, topics, strategies, tools, and protocols that they know are powerful, transformative, and life-altering for clients and their families. For more information visit www.iaedp.com. 

 

Professional Study Groups - Southern CA. Facilitator: Carolyn Costin, LMFT. These professional study 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 on meeting times and locations call 310-457-9958, email mntc@montenido.com or visit the website at www.montenido.com.

 

 

Advocacy:  

The National Association for Males with Eating Disorders, Inc. (N.A.M.E.D.). N.A.M.E.D. is dedicated to supporting males with eating disorders and their families and being a resource of information on the issue. Visit http://www.NAMEDinc.org, call 1-877-780-0080 or email Chris@NAMEDinc.org for more information.

 

The Gail R. Schoenbach F.R.E.E.D. Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating eating disorders. The funds contributed to the F.R.E.E.D. Foundation provide individuals with the financial support needed for the treatment of eating disorders. For more information visit www.freedfoundation.org.

 

Become Involved - The Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy and Action (EDC). The EDC, is a Washington, D.C. based advocacy organization whose mission is to advance the federal recognition of eating disorders as a public health priority, for more information visit http://eatingdisorderscoalition.org.  

 

 

Treatment Center Spotlight: 

 

Arizona: Treatment Center News - Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders. Rosewood is in the process of renovation at their extended care facility, Rosewood Capri. Opened in 2004, Rosewood Capri, Partial Hospitalization Program with residential living, is located just three miles from the main campus of Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders. All of the same therapeutic services are offered at the Capri campus as at their main campus, including psychiatric, individual therapy, experiential therapy, including equine, and nutrition in a less structured setting. The remodeled Capri will more closely resemble the main campus of Rosewood, making the transition from one level of care to the next seamless. The remodeled building will feature comfortable and spacious, state-of the art patient rooms and treatment spaces. The new Rosewood Capri will be the perfect environment for clients to put their recovery skills in action. To inquire about Rosewood's full continuum of treatment services contact their intake department at 800-845-2211 or visit www.rosewoodranch.com.

 

Arizona: Treatment Center News - Mirasol.  Blue Cross Blue Shield has joined the long list of health insurers who recognize Mirasol Eating Disorder Recovery Centers as an authorized provider.  "We receive calls every day from women who want to come to Mirasol, and it was heart-breaking to have to refer them elsewhere simply because they had BCBS insurance," said Mirasol founder and CEO Jeanne Rust. "Now many more women are free to make their own choices about where they want to go for eating disorder treatment." Mirasol pioneered the mind-body-spirit approach to the treatment of eating disorders, combining traditional individual and group psychotherapy with proven alternative therapies including neurofeedback, acupuncture and EMDR. Since its founding in 1999, Mirasol has helped more than 700 women recover from eating disorders. Its residential treatment programs are licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services Office of Behavioral Health and certified by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). For more information, call 1-888-520-1700 or visit the Mirasol website at www.mirasol.net.
 

 

 

Northern and Southern California: Treatment Center News - Discovery Practice Management.  Discovery Practice Management offers excellent eating disorder treatment at both Center for Discovery, a premier adolescent residential eating disorders program and Oceanaire, a program for adult women. Center for Discovery is a residential program dedicated exclusively to adolescent males and females between the ages of 10 and 19 who are struggling with Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating Disorder. Discovery's home-like settings are located in Whittier, Downey, Lakewood, and Menlo Park, CA. Discovery offers a very individualized and intense treatment program, under 24-hour supervision, with weekly family involvement including the Discovery Therapeutic Family Meal. Oceanaire is dedicated to the treatment of adult women struggling with Anorexia, Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder. Nestled above one of the greens of the Los Verdes Country Club Golf Course on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles, CA, the space at Oceanaire provides residents with ocean vistas and Pacific Coast sunsets. Oceanaire offers a peaceful and healing environment where women can safely and effectively address their issues and begin their path to recovery. Discovery Practice Management contracts with many major insurance providers and will provide a complimentary benefits check. For more information, call 800-760-3934 or visit www.centerfordiscovery.com or www.oceanaire-ed.com.

 

San Francisco and Thousand Oaks, CA: Treatment Center News -  La Ventana Eating Disorder Programs. La Ventana Eating Disorder Programs is an intensive outpatient program with housing accommodations, featuring locations in both San Francisco and Thousand Oaks, CA. Both programs offer Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Programs for ages 13 and older featuring comprehensive treatment for anorexia, bulimia, compulsive and binge eating. The PHP/Day program consists of 7 hours per day, 6 days per week with supported food therapy. For those working or attending school there are two Intensive Outpatient schedules to choose from, each 3 ½ hours in length for 5 or 6 days per week. Registered Dietitians create personalized meal plans and provide supported food therapy for all program levels. Each client is personally assessed by the Clinical Director and an individualized treatment plan is created for optimum success. As a service to their day clients, La Ventana offers complimentary staff supervised housing, ensuring a strong recovery for those needing a safe place to live. La Ventana accepts all major insurance and is dedicated to the education and treatment of eating disorders. La Ventana San Francisco is located at 3150 California Street, Suite 6 in San Francisco, CA 94115. La Ventana Thousand Oaks is located at 275 E. Hillcrest Drive Suite 120, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. For more information about either facility, call 800-560-8518, or contact Lisette Fraser, Outreach Coordinator directly at lisette@laventanaED.com, or 805-444-8072.

 

 

Santa Monica, CA: Treatment Center News - A New Journey. A New Journey is the first Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Partial Day Treatment Program (PDT) in Santa Monica with a unique constellation of treatment programs for men, women and adolescents suffering from anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. Because the first few months of recovery can be the most difficult, A New Journey is pleased to offer PHP transitional living services at their gorgeous new Journey Home. Located in a lovely serene neighborhood, Journey Home offers a supportive recovery environment for individuals with moderate to severe eating disorders. Life at Journey Home supports the development of real world daily living and recovery skills. While at Journey Home, individuals work, attend school and/or volunteer on a part-time basis. Individuals develop independence and confidence in their recovery skills within the supportive safe haven of Journey Home. A New Journey offers innovative treatment options providing the flexibility and support for individuals to overcome their disease. A New Journey is contracted with most major insurance companies for IOP and PHP levels of care. To learn more about A New Journey call 800-634-1733 or visit www.anewjourney.net.

 

 

Denver, CO: Treatment Center News – Eating Recovery Center Opens Innovative Eating Disorders Hospital for Children and Adolescents. Eating Recovery Center is pleased to announce the opening of their new specialty hospital for children and adolescents with eating disorders in late November 2010. They are currently accepting patients for admission to their facility. The child and adolescent hospital will treat children and adolescents ages 10-17, including boys and young men. Ovidio Bermudez, MD, FAAP, FSAM, FAED, CEDS, will serve as the hospital’s Medical Director. It will operate under the direction of Eating Recovery Center’s CEO and Co-Founder, Kenneth Weiner, MD, FAED, CEDS and Chief Clinical Officer, Craig Johnson, PhD, FAED, CEDS. “Our comprehensive treatment model will blend traditional approaches like medical stabilization, psychiatric stabilization and nutritional rehabilitation with new approaches like Behavioral Family Therapy in the partial hospitalization phase of the treatment experience,” explains Dr. Bermudez. “We have carefully chosen an outstanding staff and, in addition, will use technologies to enhance patient care. Our goal is to be a center of excellence and to offer the best treatment to the patients and families we care for.” Eating Recovery Center is a national center for eating disorders recovery, providing comprehensive treatment for anorexia and bulimia. Denver-based facilities include a licensed behavioral hospital treating adults, an outpatient office in addition to the new Child and Adolescent hospital. Eating Recovery Center was founded in October 2008 by Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, CEDS, and Emmett R. Bishop, Jr., MD, CEDS, and reflects the culmination of the doctors’ focused efforts and industry expertise. For more information, call 877-218-1344, email info@EatingRecoveryCenter.com or chat confidentially at www.EatingRecoveryCenter.com.

 

Reno, NV: Center for Hope of the Sierras – NEW IOP & PHP Day Treatment Programs Opening January 2011. Center for Hope of the Sierras is proud to announce planned program expansion! As of January 2011 they will be offering multiple levels of care to better meet the needs of their local and regional communities. In addition to the proven residential and unique 24-hour partial hospitalization programs, Center for Hope will soon be offering partial hospitalization day treatment (PHP) and intensive outpatient therapy (IOP) to women and adolescents, for the treatment of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating and related disorders including a specialized track for the treatment of co-occurring diabetes and eating disorders. The new IOP will require patients to participate in programs four hours per day, three to five days a week, with both afternoon and evening sessions available. The PHP day treatment will consist of eight hours per day, five days per week. Both levels of care incorporate many of the same components as residential treatment at the Center for Hope including a variety of individual and group therapy options, nutritional counseling with a registered dietitian, individualized treatment planning, medical management, and meal support. Housing will also be available to patients at a discounted rate. To learn more about the programs offered at the Center for Hope of the Sierras visit www.centerforhopeofthesierras.com, find them on Facebook, or call 877- 828-4949.

Dallas and Houston Texas: Treatment Center News - The Walker Wellness Clinic. The Walker Wellness Clinic, an intensive outpatient facility based in Dallas and Houston recently announced that it is expanding the Dallas Treatment Facility and relocating to Cooper Aerobics Center. The Walker Wellness Clinic will be ideally situated on the world famous 30 acre preventive medicine campus in North Dallas. The new location will provide the eating disorder clinic with access to a 62 bed guest lodge for patients and families to reside during treatment and comprehensive medical services at Cooper Clinic. In addition, on-campus restaurants, catering services and a cookery will provide quality nutrition treatment for all patients. Furthermore, facilities such as a full service spa, fitness center, tennis courts and swimming pools are accessible for patients who are ready to transition to an active lifestyle. The Walker Wellness Clinic will continue to specialize in eating disorders, depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, body image and self improvement, by providing Day, Intensive Outpatient, and Standard Outpatient programs. However, the on-campus board and lodging will allow The Walker Wellness Clinic to offer a Residential Outpatient environment for patients to ease the transition from the inpatient setting to home. For more information contact The Walker Wellness Clinic at 1-877-899-7254, or visit www.walkerwellness.com.

 

 

 

Books:

The Slender Trap: A Food and Body Workbook, Lauren Stern (Author), Gary Zamchick (Illustrator). The Slender Trap is a self-discovery food and body workbook for girls and women who think they may have an eating disorder or a distorted sense of what their body looks like. Written by an expert art psychotherapist and licensed professional counselor who has practiced in the field of eating disorders for over 25 years, this manual takes the reader on a drawing and writing journey into wellness. It provides her with solutions to find the way out of her own mind and body traps. Each chapter assists the reader to gain control of the negative behaviors and symptoms that have taken over her life. The book provides the reader with the information that is needed as she draws, writes, answers questions, and assesses her feelings and emotions. By the end, the reader will learn to love herself for who she is and to appreciate her body for what it is. Individuals with eating disorders and therapists will find this book extremely helpful in dealing with these very difficult issues. For more information about this book visit www.edreferral.com/books.htm.

 

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