Inpatient/day patient treatment is helpful for patients who are in need of weight restoration and have difficulty doing so outside of a structured setting. Typically, these programs have a multidisciplinary team approach that incorporates individual, family and group psychotherapy. Our clinic provides both inpatient and day-patient treatment for patients interested and eligible in the ongoing research studies.

Post-Hospitalization Psychotherapy

Research has also found outpatient Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to be useful in the prevention of relapse following completion of an inpatient program. CBT is a structured psychotherapy that aims to help patients develop a regular pattern of eating and challenge dysfunctional thoughts regarding eating, body shape and weight.

Family Therapy

Outpatient family therapy has been shown to be effective in treating adolescent patients with a recent onset of the disorder.

Medication

Currently, there is little evidence that the psychiatric medications that have been studied are helpful for patients with anorexia nervosa, but research on novel medication approaches is ongoing at our clinic and elsewhere.