What is ARFID? ARFID is an acronym that stands for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. ARFID is a type of eating disorder that involves a cycle of avoiding and restricting foods due to three maintaining mechanisms: sensory sensitivity, fear of aversive consequences, and lack of interest in eating. One of the primary differences between ARFID and … Read More
It is estimated that 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men will develop an eating disorder within their lifetime. Despite the high prevalence of eating disorders, many people feel completely lost and overwhelmed when supporting a loved one in recovery. I hear time and time again that loved ones express feeling blindsided by … Read More
The therapists at McCallum Place recently completed a training on Adolescent-Focused Therapy (AFT) based on Adolescent-Focused Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa: A Developmental Approach by James Lock. I was curious to learn and teach about an individual therapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa and how it differs from Family-Based Therapy (FBT). AFT is the current incarnation of … Read More
Have you ever wondered how much you should weigh? Of course you have. We all have. Now, let’s reword that question. Have you ever wondered what an appropriate weight is for you, right now, at this point in your life? Can you see the nuance between the two questions? The first question includes the word … Read More
Happy Halloween from the McCallum Place Team! We know that this time of year is designed to be spooky for everyone, but it can be especially haunting for those navigating through their personal eating disorder recovery journey. Eating disorder treatment is scary and we are hopeful that this Halloween season is full of more treats … Read More
McCallum Place Clinical Director discusses the importance of Prolonged Exposure Therapy in the treatment of PTSD Three treatments currently exist for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that involve trauma reprocessing and which carry the designation of “strong” research support from the American Psychological Association: Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Eye Movement Desensitization … Read More
A common misconception throughout the non-clinical world is that eating disorders are a youthful diagnosis. There is a misbelief that eating disorders only effect naïve and impressionable teens and emerging adults who are easily persuaded by peer pressure and social media, intensified by unformed self-esteem and overwhelming feelings, emotions, and hormones. For those of us … Read More
Lots of patients come to me struggling with anxiety and eating disorders and aren’t ready to address the eating disorder, but want their anxiety to get better. Their anxiety is often super distressing, and they want relief from their suffering. On the other hand is the patient’s eating disorder, which they may not want to … Read More
In the past several weeks the foundation on which many of us experience our lives has been pretty severely shaken. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, I would spend my days running art therapy groups and working alongside patients and their families battling eating disorders. Now, like many of you, I spend my days at home … Read More
Eating disorders (ED) have a devastating impact on the health of athletes. EDs are often accompanied by medical complications including, but not limited to, disruption of cardiorespiratory, endocrine, neuropsychiatric, and gastrointestinal functioning. Collectively, the medical complications associated with low energy availability encompass a syndrome known as “Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)”. In addition to … Read More
Read about how our clients continue to show improvement after discharging from our facility.
