Eating Disorder Treatment for Adolescents & Adults

Adults

Adult females may choose from any of our programs or levels of care: 24 hour Residential, Extended Partial Hospital 10 hours per day, up to seven days per week, Traditional Partial Hospital 6 hours per day, up to seven days per week, two levels of Intensive Outpatient Programming, Phase I or II up to six days per week, Transition House, Aftercare, Support Groups, and Outpatient Treatment Services.

Adult males may utilize any level of our programming stated above, except 24 hour Residential or our Transition House, as these are designed for females. If seeking outpatient care, Webster Wellness Professionals offers services and support uniquely designed for men.

What Our Treatment Programs Offer Adults:

Board-Certified Psychiatrists

in child, adolescent, and in adult psychiatry on-site at least five days per week to guide treatment of co-occurring conditions, such as OCD, bipolar disorder, anxiety, addictions, PTSD, and depression.

Evaluation & Treatment Of Medical Issues

such as diabetes, IBS, asthma, seizures, reflux, osteoporosis, dehydration, gastroparesis, bradycardia, hypotension, and metabolic disturbances. Cared for on-site by our board-certified primary care physician.

Best Practices & Evidenced-Based Treatment

combining traditional and experiential group and individual psychotherapies teaching cognitive skills, mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotional regulation, while also addressing core concerns, such as body image, anxiety, trauma, addictions, and adult development.

Individual Nutritional Support & Meal Coaching

One on one, in groups, in cooking classes, self-portioning, and on restaurant outings multiple times a week.

Easy Access To World Class Medical & Psychiatric Care

if inpatient stabilization is necessary or should become needed for a brief period of time.

College Students

Often important to college-aged adults is having the freedom balanced with enough support to practice recovery, maintain independence and stay in school. McCallum Place’s location and philosophy of treatment offers the unique ability to easily have all these options and this is not typically found in a treatment setting. Our programs balance STRUCTURE and INDEPENDENCE, helping individuals build the confidence and skills necessary to LET GO of their patterns of restrictive eating, purging, and compulsive exercise.

College aged females may choose from any of our programs or levels of care: 24 hour Residential, Extended Partial Hospital 10 hours per day, up to seven days per week, Traditional Partial Hospital 6 hours per day, up to seven days per week, two levels of Intensive Outpatient Programming, Phase I or II up to six days per week, Transition House, Aftercare, Support Groups, and Outpatient Services.

College aged males may utilize any level of our programming stated above, except 24 hour Residential and our Transition House as these are designed for females. If seeking outpatient care, Webster Wellness Professionals offers services and support uniquely designed for men.

What Our Treatment Programs Offer College-Aged Students & Adults:

Board-Certified Psychiatrists

in child, adolescent, and in adult psychiatry on-site to guide treatment of co-occurring conditions, such as OCD, bipolar disorder, anxiety, addictions, PTSD, and depression.

Evaluation & Treatment Of Medical Issues

such as diabetes, IBS, asthma, seizures, reflux, osteoporosis, dehydration, gastroparesis, bradycardia, hypotension, and metabolic disturbances. Cared for on-site by our board-certified primary care physician.

Evidenced-Based Treatment

combining traditional and experiential group and individual psychotherapies teaching cognitive skills, mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotional regulation, while also addressing core concerns, such as body image, anxiety, trauma, addictions, and adult development.

Individual Nutritional Support & Meal Coaching

One on one, in groups, in cooking classes, self-portioning, and on restaurant outings multiple times a week.

Easy Access To World Class Medical & Psychiatric Care

if inpatient stabilization is necessary.

Teens/Adolescents

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING FOR TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS

Our nurturing, compassionate staff is well-qualified and experienced in caring for adolescents.

Our home-like setting helps ease transition from their home to a treatment setting

Our psychiatrists are board-certified in child, adolescent, and in adult psychiatry on-site to guide treatment of co-occurring conditions, such as OCD, bipolar disorder, anxiety, addictions, PTSD, and depression.

Adolescent females may choose from the following programs or levels of care: 24 hour Residential, Extended Partial Hospital 10 hours per day, up to seven days per week, Traditional Partial Hospital 6 hours per day, up to seven days per week, two levels of Intensive Outpatient Programming, Phase I or II up to six days per week, Aftercare, Support Groups, and Outpatient Services.

Adolescent males may utilize any level of our programming stated above, except 24 hour Residential and our Transition House as these are designed for females. If seeking outpatient care, Webster Wellness Professionals offers services and support uniquely designed for men.

Our Treatment Programs Also Offer Adolescents:

Evaluation & Treatment Of Medical Issues

such as diabetes, IBS, asthma, seizures, reflux, osteoporosis, dehydration, gastroparesis, bradycardia, hypotension, and metabolic disturbances. Cared for on-site by our board-certified primary care physician.

Evidenced-Based Treatment

combining traditional and experiential group and individual psychotherapies teaching cognitive skills, mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotional regulation, while also addressing core concerns, such as body image, anxiety, trauma, addictions, and adult development.

Individual Nutritional Support & Meal Coaching

One on one, in groups, in cooking classes, self-portioning, and on restaurant outings multiple times a week. PLUS! Special supported meals with family members or loved ones to ensure a smooth and successful transition back home.

Easy Access To World Class Medical & Psychiatric Care

if inpatient stabilization is necessary.

Children & Adolescents: Outpatient Options

Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa in Children and Adolescents

Adolescent Eating Disorder Treatment Using Parent and Family Support

The extent to which a family plays an essential role in helping someone recover from anorexia nervosa has been acknowledged since the condition was first recognized over one hundred and fifty years ago; however, how to best involve the family in treatment has not always been clear. In the past, family and parents sometimes experienced blame and felt that they were a cause in the development of the eating disorder in a family member. While this situation can be true on occasion, it is most often not the case. This incorrect belief, whether believed by the parents or a professional, can have a negative effect on a patient’s recovery and the parents’ ability to be a great resource. The family-based treatment approach emphasizes the extremely positive role parents can play in helping an adolescent or child overcome anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. A main assumption of this treatment for eating disorders is that the individual with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa has been diverted from healthy development by the eating disorder. In this situation, the parents’ role becomes focused on demonstrating they are committed to helping the teen resume healthy psychosocial development by temporarily and respectfully adopting a more involved role to address the immediate health needs of their child. This evidence-based treatment method assumes that the teen is no longer functioning adequately at the adolescent level and needs assistance to return to normal development, similar to a teen with a life-threatening medical condition such as juvenile diabetes or Crohn’s disease. In this form of eating disorder treatment, the therapist functions as a coach to the parents to help them work with the adolescent to achieve improved eating habits that will result in restoration within a healthy weight range. By maintaining a focus on overall health and weight restoration, the eating disorder relinquishes control of the teen, allowing the child to return to normal development.

 

Resources for Family-Based Treatment of Adolescent Eating Disorders

• Treatment Manual for Anorexia Nervosa: A Family-Based Approach by James Lock, Daniel le Grange, W. Stewart Agras, & Christopher Dare.
• Treating Bulimia in Adolescents: A Family-Based Approach by Daniel le Grange & James Lock
• "A five-year follow-up of a controlled trial of family therapy in severe eating disorders”
  by I. Eisler; C. Dare; G. Russell; G. Szmukler; D. le Grange; E. Dodge. Archives of General Psychiatry. 1997
• Maudsley Parents website: A volunteer organization of parents who have helped our children recover from anorexia and bulimia through the use of a family-based treatment known as the Maudsley approach, an evidence-based therapy for eating disorders.

To learn more about this treatment offered by Maudsley-trained clinicians with Webster Wellness Professionals in St. Louis, please contact us to consult a professional or schedule an appointment or visit http://www.websterwellnessprofessionals.com/family-based-treatment.html.