January19

The benefits of Anorexia treatment in a hospital setting

The choice of the treatment setting depends on the degree of severity of anorexia nervosa. Many patients that suffer from anorexia nervosa often find effective treatment at home, by their local doctor, while some find that they more better chances of recovery from the eating disorder when they seek hospitalized anorexia treatment. But if you have lost so much weight that poses a great risk of your life, you may need to be admitted to hospital. It may also be required to:

• Interrupt steady weight loss or promote weight gain if there has been a history of failure to gain weight in an outpatient care
• Interrupt vomiting and bingeing
• Control weight gain that occurs too rapidly
• Evaluate and treat physical complications
• Address other serious psychological problems reflected by severe depression, suicidal tendencies, self-destructive behavior, or substance abuse

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Here is a list of benefits provided by a hospital-based anorexia recovery program:

Daily target and weight gain
The advantage of the stay-in anorexia treatment is to be able to set ad follow through daily targets for meals and weight gain. It also provides a safe environment where food and weight are carefully regularly monitored. The psychological concerns of anorexia are also explored and gradually explored by means of various types of treatments.

Distraction-free environment

The setting of a hospital removes everyday distractions and associations that would otherwise encourage patients to keep seeing food in a negative way and maintain poor eating habits.

Benefit scheme
It is very often common for hospitals or clinics to offer a benefit scheme where the patient is rewarded for eating well. It is a very effective incentive to do well with their program. This type of reward-based therapy serves as a motivation for patients to respond well to this type of treatment.

How to avoid drawbacks after anorexia recovery program at the hospitals
Eating disorder centers can be very effective but they need to have a good program to prevent relapse. Anorexia treatment can take a long time to really change the patients eating patterns and many continue to go to the out patients center for many months after their treatment finishes.

Anorexia treatment can benefit greatly from the support of friends and family. The support system can help to make the sufferer feel that they are not alone and have people that they can talk to. It can make a great difference to the patient and may help them on the path to a long-term recovery.

This is usually a highly recommended avenue and is usually the most effective way to treat a sufferer. Hospitals usually have a team of specialists trained to help and advice so be sure to use them with confidence.

It’s possible to recover from anorexia, but it can be a long process and you may have relapses in times of stress. You may find anorexia difficult to overcome, but with determination, patience and support it can be done.

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July24

Find help with treatment centers

Comprehensive treatment is crucial to combat the ill and deadly effects of both anorexia nervosa and bulimia. The child and adolescent psychiatrist is trained to evaluate, diagnose, and treat eating disorders. The treatment consists of therapy, family therapy, working with a primary care physician, working with a nutritionist, and medication. Many adolescents also suffer form other problems such as anxiety, depression and substance abuse. It is vital that wholistic  approach of the treatment.

Early identification and treatment has been proven from studies to render sustaining and favorable results. Parents who recognize or suspects symptoms of anorexia and bulimia in their teenagers should seek the family physician of referral to a child and adolescent psychiatrist.

Below is a directory of treatment centers for anorexia and bulimia:

http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

Alabama:
Magnolia Creek
Residential Treatment Center for Eating Disorders
P.O. Box 391
Chelsea, Alabama 35043
205 678 4373 or
888 7MAGNOLIA

The Pinnacle Schools
500 Governors Drive
Huntsville, AL 35801
256-518-9998

Arizona:
Healthy Futures
9449 N. 90th St. Suite 210
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
480-451-8500

The Mandel Center
11811 N. Tatum Blvd. Ste 3031
Phoenix, AZ
480-734-1199

Mirasol, Inc.
7650 E. Broadway, #303
Tucson, AZ 85710
1-888-520-1700

ReddStone
A Remuda Program for Boys
1 East Apache Street
Wickenburg, AZ 85390
1-800-445-1900
info@remudaranch.com

Remuda Ranch
Programs for Eating & Anxiety Disorders
1 East Apache Street
Wickenburg, AZ 85390
1-800-445-1900
email: info@remudaranch.com

Rose Wood Ranch
36075 South Rincon Road
Wickenburg, AZ 85390
1-800-845-2211

Sierra Tucson
39580 S. Lago del Oro Parkway
Tucson, AZ 85739
1-800-842-4487

California:

HOPE for Eating Disorders
Alta Bates Summit-Herrick Campus
2001 Dwight Way, Berkeley CA 94704
Inpatient (510) 204-4405
Outpatient (510) 204-4560
Balanza
1761 Hotel Circle South
San Diego, CA 92108619-297-4499

The Bella Vita
Los Angeles, CA Woodland Hills, CA
and
La Canada Flintridge, CA
877-912-3552

Casa de Lago
22590 Canyon Lake Drive South
Canyon Lake, CA 92587
1-800-824-4936

Casa Palmera
14750 El Camino Real
Del Mar, CA 92014
1-888-481-4481
info@casapalmera.com

Center for Discovery
4281 Katella Avenue
Suite 111
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
800-760-3934
info@centerfordiscovery.com
www.centerfordiscovery.com
Whittier, CA
Lakewood, CA
Menlo Park, CA
Downey, CA

CRC Health Group
20400 Stevens Creek Blvd.
6th Floor
Cupertino, Ca. 95014
(866)549-5034

Del Amo Hospital Eating Disorders Program
23700 Camino Del Sol
Torrance, CA 90505
800-533-5266

Harmony Grove: Supportive Living for Eating Wellness
San Diego, CA 92130
(858)342-1514

Healthy Within
4510 Executive Dr. 103
San Diego, CA 92121
(858)622-0221

Loma Linda University Behavioral Med. Center
Redlands, CA
1-800-752-5999

Mandometer Treatment for Eating Disorders
11777 Bernardo Plaza Court, Suite 208
San Diego, CA 92128
858-451-1008

Montecatini
2524 La Costa Ave.
Rancho La Costa, CA 92009
760-436-8930

Monte Nido
27162 Sea Vista Dr.
Malibu, CA 90265
(310) 457-9958

New Dawn Recovery
2320 Marinship Way Suite 240
Sausalito, CA 94965
(415) 331-1383

New Directions Eating Disorders Center
14542 Ventura Blvd. Suite 211
Sherman Oaks, Ca 91403
818-377-4442

Oceanaire
866.406.1066
info@oceanaireinc.com
www.oceanaireinc.com

Ohlhoff Eating Disorders Outpatient Program
2418 Clement St.
San Francisco, CA 94121
415-221.3354

Puente de Vida
La Jolla, CA
1-877-995-4337

Rader Programs
Pacific Shores Hospital
2130 N. Ventura Road
Oxnard, California 93036
1-800-841-1515
rader@raderprograms.com

Reasons
4619 Rosemead Boulevard,
Rosemead, CA 91770
626.270.4226

Rebecca’s House
23861 El Toro Road, Suite 700
Lake Forest, CA 92630
800-711-2062
info@rebeccashouse.org

Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital
7850 Vista Hill Avenue
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 694-8434

Shoreline Center for Eating Disorder Treatment
Satori House
Long Beach, CA
562-434-6007

Sober Living by the Sea Treatment Centers
CRC Health Group
Newport Beach, CA
(949) 554-1114

South Coast Medical Center
Eating Disorders Treatment
31872 Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
(949) 499-7504

Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program
601 University Ave, Ste. 225
Sacramento, CA 95825
916-920-5276

Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program
Intensive Outpatient Program
400 Montgomery St., Suite 501
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-788-0158

Torrance Memorial Medical Center
3330 Lomita Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90505
310-325-4353

UCLA Eating Disorders Program
Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
150 UCLA Medical Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Adolescent inpatient services: 310-267-9140
Adult inpatient services: 310-267-7364
Adult outpatient program: 310-206-3954

The Victorian of Newport Beach
2811 Villa Way
Newport Beach, CA 92663
800-647-0042

Colorado:

Children’s Hospital
13123 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
1-800-624-6553

Denver Health A.C.U.T.E Medical Center
777 Bannock Street
Denver, Colorado 80204-4507
877-228-8348

Eating Disorder Center of Denver
950 South Cherry St., Suite 1010
Denver, CO 80246
1-303-771-0861

Eating Recovery Center
Nourishing Health
Denver, CO
1-877-825-8584

La Luna Center
3002 Bluff St. Ste. 200
Boulder, CO 80301
720-470-0010

New Directions Eating Disorders Center
2121 S. Oneida #412
Denver, Co 80224
303-694-7484

Connecticut:

The Institute of Living
400 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
1-800-673-2411

The Renfrew Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Coconut Creek, Florida; New York City; Ridgewood, New Jersey; Wilton, Connecticut; Charlotte, North Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee
1-800-RENFREW

Wellspring
21 Arch Bridge Rd.
Bethlehem, CT 06751
203-266-8000

Florida:

The Boswell Center
6817 Southpoint Parkway, Suite 904
Jacksonville, FL 32216
904-332-9100

Canopy Cove
13305 Mahan Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32309
1-800-236-7524

Center for Eating and Weight Disorders
Assessment and Psychotherapy Services, Inc.
2155 Main Street
Sarasota, Florida 34237
(941) 365-2962

Fairwinds Treatment Center
1569 South Fort Harrison
Clearwater, Florida 33756
1-877-ANOREXIA

La Bonne Maison
Tampa, FL and Orlando, FL
1-800-824-8580

Milestones at High Point
5960 Southwest 106th Ave
Cooper City, FL 33328
800-347-2364
Oliver-Pyatt Centers
www.oliverpyattcenters.com
Miami, FL
866-511-HEAL (4325)

The Renfrew Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Coconut Creek, Florida; New York City; Ridgewood, New Jersey; Wilton, Connecticut; Charlotte, North Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee
1-800-RENFREW

Turning Point of Tampa, Inc.
6227 Sheldon Rd.
Tampa, FL 33615
800-397-3006
The Willough at Naples
9001 Tamianm Trail East
Naples, FL 34113
1-800-722-0100

Georgia:

Ridgeview Institute
3995 South Cobb Dr.
Smyrna, GA
1-800-329-9775
Peachford Hospital
2151 Peachford Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30338
770-455-3200

Hawaii:
Aloha Healing Retreats
P.O. 1850
Pahoa, Hawaii 96778
1-888-967-8622

Anorexia and Bulimia Center of Hawaii
Kailua, Oahu, Maui, HI
1-808-262-0398

Illinois:
Alexian Brothers Medical Center, IL

1650 Moon Lake Boulevard
Hoffman Estates, IL 60194
1-800-432-5005

Arabella House
806 Edgewater
Naperville, IL 60540
(630) 646-6798

ENH Highland Park Hospital
Center for Eating Disorders
777 Park Avenue West
Highland Park IL 60035

847-480-2617
Insight Psychological Center
4711 W. Golf Rd. Ste 403
Skokie, IL 60076
(847) 604-1918

Linden Oaks at Edward
801 South Washington Street
Naperville, IL 60540
(630) 305-5500
Timberline Knolls
40 Timberline Dr.
Lemont, IL 60439
630-343-2346

Indiana:
Eating Disorders Center of Indiana
3945 Eagle Creek Parkway
Suite C
Indianapolis IN 46254 lah
317-329-7071

Selah House
2541 North Shore Blvd
Anderson, IN 46011
(888) 641 - 0022

Kansas:

Menninger Clinic
Topeka, KS
1-800-351-9058

Louisiana:

Depaul Tulane Behavioral Health Center’s Eating Disorders Program
1040 Calhoun Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
1-800-548-4183

River Oaks Hospital
Eating Disorder Treatment Center
1525 River Oaks Road West
New Orleans, LA 70123
1-800-366-1740

Maine:

Mercy Hospital
144 State Street
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 879-3795

Maryland:
Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt
Sheppard & Enoch Pratt Hospital
6501 N. Charles Street Unit B-5
Baltimore, Maryland 21204
Phone: 410-938-5252

Washington Center for Eating Disorders & Adolescent Obesity
6410 Rockledge Drive, Suite 412
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
(301) 530-0676

Massachusetts:

Arbour Hospital
49 Robinwood Ave
Boston, MA 02130-2156
(617)522-4400

Cambridge Eating Disorder Center
3 Bow Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
main: 617-547-2255
residential program: 617-661-0841

Laurel Hill Inn
P. O. Box 368
Medford MA 02155-0004
781-396-1116

The Klarman Eating Disorders Center
at McLean Hospital
115 Mill St.
Belmont, MA 02478
email: klarmancenter@mclean.org
(617)855-3410

Walden Behavioral Care
9 Hope Ave.
Waltham, MA
881 647-6727

and

109 Main st.
Northampton MA
413 582-0100

Westwood Pembroke Health System:
The Eating Disorders Program
New England
1-617-762-7764 x488
1-800-22-ACCES

Michigan:
Forest View Psychiatric Hospital
1055 Medical Park Drive S.E.
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
1-800-949-8439
Four Seasons Treatment Center
1176 S. Main St.
Plymouth, MI 48170
(734) 416-3341

Minnesota:
The Emily Program
2550 University Avenue West, Suite 314N
St. Paul, MN 55114
(651) 645-5323
Methodist Hospital
Eating Disorders Institute
6490 Excelsior Blvd.
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
(952) 993-6200

Mississippi:

Pine Grove Women’s Center
3875 Veteran’s Memorial Drive
Hattiesburg, MS 39403
1-888-574-HOPE
info@pinegrove-treatment.com

Missouri:

Castlewood Treatment Center for Eating Disorders
800 Holland Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63021
636-386-6611
Eating Disorder Recovery Center
1034 S. Brentwood Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63117
(314)721-5514

McCallum Place
231 W. Lockwood Ave Ste. 201
St. Louis, MO 63119
314-968-1900

Montana:

Rimrock Foundation
1231 N. 29th St.
PO Box 30374
Billings, MT 59107
1-406-248-3175
1- 800-227-3953

Nebraska:

Children’s Hospital of Omaha, NE
8200 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68114
402-955-6190
OMNI Behavioral Health
8715 Oak St.
Omaha, NE 68124
402-333-0898
Nevada:
Center for Hope of the Sierras
1453 Pass Drive
Reno, Nevada 89511
1-775-828-4949Ê

New Hampshire:

Westwood Pembroke Health System:
The Eating Disorders Program
New England
Information: (617) 762-7764 x488
Admissions: 1-800-22-ACCES

New Jersey:

The Renfrew Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Coconut Creek, Florida; New York City; Ridgewood, New Jersey; Wilton, Connecticut; Charlotte, North Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee
1-800-RENFREW

Somerset Medical Center
110 Rehill Avenue
Somerville, NJ 08876
1-800-914-9444

University Medical Center at Princeton
253 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
1-877-932-8935

New Mexico:
The Life Healing Center of Santa Fe
25 Vista Point Rd.
Santa Fe, NM 87508
(877)907-6237

New York:
Avalon Eating Disorder Center
346 Harris Hill Road
Williamsville, NY 14221
(716) 839-0999

The Eating Disorder Resource Center
24 East 12th St. Suite 505
New York, NY 10003
(212) 989-3987

Oliver-Pyatt Centers
www.oliverpyattcenters.com
866-511-HEAL (4325)
Ophelia’s Place
407 Tulip St.
Liverpool, NY 13088

315-451-5544×10
The Renfrew Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Coconut Creek, Florida; New York City; Ridgewood, New Jersey; Wilton, Connecticut; Charlotte, North Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee
1-800-RENFREW

North Carolina:
Carolina House
176 Lassiter Homestead Road
Durham, North Carolina 27713
866-540-5240

Structure House
Durham, NC
1-800-553-0052
The Renfrew Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Coconut Creek, Florida; New York City; Ridgewood, New Jersey; Wilton, Connecticut; Charlotte, North Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee
1-800-RENFREW

North Dakota:
Eating Disorder Institute
Meritcare South University
1720 S. University Dr.
Fargo, ND 58122
800-437-4010 x 4111
701-234-4111

Ohio:
Laurelwood Eating Disorders Program
35900 Euclid Ave.
Willoughby, OH 44094
1-800-438-4673

Lindner Center of HOPE
4075 Old Western Row Road
Mason, Ohio 45040
513 / 536-HOPE
River Centre Clinic
5465 Main St.
Sylvania, OH 43560
1-419-885-8800
Sibcy House
4075 Old Western Row Road
Mason, Ohio 45040
513 / 536-HOPE

Oklahoma:
Laureate Eating Disorders Program
6655 South Yale Avenue
Tulsa, OK
1-800-322-5173 Option 3

Rader Programs
Brookhaven Hospital
201 South Garnett
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74128-1800
1-800-841-1515
rader@raderprograms.com

Oregon:
A Better Way Counseling Center
818 NW 17th Av.
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 226-9061

Aliveness Institute Healing Retreats
BodyWay’s Unique and Customized Programs for Eating Disorder Recovery
Arnold & 35th
Portland OR 97219
503.293.8906; 1-800-765-1319
Kartini Clinic
2800 N. Vancouver, Suite 118
Portland, OR 97227
(503) 249 8851

Pennsylvania:
Belmont Center for Comprehensive Treatment
4200 Monument Road
Philadelphia, PA 19131
(215) 456-8000

Friends Hospital Eating Disorders Program
4641 Roosevelt Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 831-4600

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Eating Disorders Program
905 W. Governor Road Suite 250
Hershey, PA 17033
717-531-2099
www.PennStateHershey.org/eatingdisorders
UPMC

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic (WPIC)
3811 O’Hara Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2593
877-624-4100

South Carolina:
Hilton Head Health Institute
14 Valencia Road
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
1-800-292-2440

Tennessee:
Center for Eating Disorders at Focus Health
7429 Shallowford Road
Chattanooga, TN 37421
1-800-675-2041
www.focuscenterforeatingdisorders.com

The Ranch
P.O. Box 38
Nunnelly, TN 37137
1-800-849-5969

The Renfrew Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Coconut Creek, Florida; New York City; Ridgewood, New Jersey; Wilton, Connecticut; Charlotte, North Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee
1-800-RENFREW

SOLACE, LLC
3085 South Broad Street
Chattanooga, TN 37408
423-752-5207

Texas:

Cedar Springs
4613 Bee Caves Road, Suite 104
Austin, TX 78746
877.755.2244
512.732.2400

La Que Sabe ED Clinic
4103 Marathon Blvd.
Austin, TX 78756
512-478-9240
Menninger Clinic
Houston, TX
1-800-351-9058

Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
8200 Walnut Hill Lane
Dallas, TX 75231
1-800-411-7081

Sante Center For Healing
914 Country Club Rd.
Argyle, TX 76226
1-800-258-4250

Shades of Hope Treatment Center
P.O. Box 639
Buffalo Gap, TX 75908
1-800-588-HOPE

Cadwalder Behavioral Clinics
30903 Quinn Road
Tomball, TX 77375
281-351-6644
866-351-6644 (toll free)
Utah:

Avalon Hills Eating Disorder Clinic
7852 West 600 North
Petersboro, UT 84325
(800) 330-0490
info@avalonhills.org

Center for Change
1790 North State Street
Orem, UT 84057
1-801-224-8255

New Life Center
1255 E. 3900 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
(888) 281-3353

Vermont:
Brattleboro Retreat
75 Linden Street
P.O. Box 803
Brattleboro, VT 05302
1-800-738-7328
Green Mountain at Fox Run
Fox Lane, Box 164
Ludlow, VT 05149
800-448-8106

Washington:

A Place of Hope
The Center for Counseling & Health Resources, Inc.
547 Dayton
Edmonds, WA 98020
1-888-771-5166

Moore Center, The
1601 114th Av. SE, #180
Bellevue, WA 98004
(425) 451-1134

Wisconsin:

Rogers Memorial Hospital ED Center
34700 Valley Road
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
1-800-767-4411

CANADA:
Beau Cote Centre For Eating Disorders Inc.
RR#1, AR-49
Bowen Island, B.C. V0N 1G0
1.888.947.9003

The Last Resort
c/o McCarroll & Associates Inc.

Seefried Plaza, Suite 208
6036 - 3 St. SW
Calgary, Alberta Canada T2H 0H9
1-403-209-0224
Marnies Place
Brantford, Ontario

CANADA
519-752-5468
New Realities Eating Disorders Recovery Centre
62 Charles Street East, Suite 103
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1T1
Toronto: 416 921-9670
Thornhill: 905 763-0660
SACRED’s Eating Disorder Recovery Program
#182, 10654-82 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T6E 2A7
(780)903-3300
Westwind Eating Disorder Recovery Centre
458 14th St.
Brandon, MB R7A 4T3
Canada
1-204-728-2499

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