Personalized Treatment for Addiction and Eating Disorders

What We Treat:

• Anorexia nervosa. Extreme weight loss, severe calorie restriction, compulsive exercise and an obsession with being thin are the classic signs of anorexia, an eating disorder that has become one of the most common chronic illnesses among adolescents.
• Bulimia nervosa. Like anorexia, bulimia centers around an obsession with weight gain. But this disorder is known for its destructive cycle of binge eating and purging. Bulimics may force themselves to vomit, exercise to the point of exhaustion or starve themselves for periods of time in order to compensate for binging on high-calorie foods. Bulimics may be underweight or overweight, but in most cases, their body size remains average in spite of their attempts to reach an unrealistic physical ideal.
• Binge eating disorder. Regular episodes of compulsive overeating, or binges, are the characteristic sign of this disorder. Unlike bulimia, binge eating disorder usually does not involve purging behavior. As a result, binge eating can quickly lead to obesity.
• Orthorexia. Orthorexia is an eating disorder that restricts the diet to foods that are perceived as "healthy." A person with orthorexia may attempt to live on a diet of fruits and vegetables, for instance, at the expense of grains, dairy products, lean proteins and other nutritious foods. The result is a severely imbalanced diet that can cause serious health complications.
• Night eating syndrome. Night eating syndrome is characterized by the consumption large quantities of food after the traditional dinner hour but before breakfast. People with night eating syndrome consume most of their calories after dark and will often get up in the middle of the night to snack. They may also have trouble sleeping. This eating disorder is often linked with stress and depression.
• EDNOS. Many of those who struggle with dysfunctional eating patterns don't meet all of the diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder. For instance, a high school student may diet her way down to an abnormally low body weight without meeting all the official criteria for anorexia. A young professional woman who binge eats and purges occasionally may feel tormented by her behavior, but she might not qualify as a bulimic according to the standards of the mental health profession. Does this mean that these people don't need help? Absolutely not. The phrase "eating disorder not otherwise specified" (EDNOS) is just the clinical term for people who don't necessarily reflect the medical portrait of anorexia or bulimia.