An anorexia treatment center may be the only place a person that has an eating disorder may be able to find real help. Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric illness that is defined by extremely low body weight and body self image. It is an illness that usually affects adolescent females and is usually manifested in purging, voluntary starvation and the taking of laxatives. The tragedy of anorexia is that even after a person is skeletal in appearance, she or he (in about 10% of the cases) views their self as being overweight. In at least 6% of the cases, death occurs as a result of the mental illness.
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are often confused terms. Bulimia is often much harder to discover because bulimics are usually at a normal weight. Bulimics often over eat due to stress or depression and then purge through vomiting, fasting or the use of laxatives and diuretics. This purging is often done in very private settings and this activity is then difficult for loved ones to discover. Bulimics often eat enormous amounts of food that some may consider comfort food, Ice cream, cakes, pastries and other items can sometimes amount to as many as twenty thousand calories a day. Bulimia is usually most prevalent among models, dancers, those involved in gymnastics and runners. However, women who are very high achievers are often the most prone to begin bulimic activity and certain anorexia treatment centers are able to treat both types of food addiction issues.
Because of the usually deeply ingrained attitudes, beliefs and practices that are associated with anorexia, the average stay at an anorexia treatment center may be us long as four or five months. This is because of the time it takes to gain the patient's trust and to begin to see healthy weight gain. In many cases, effective therapy that results in long term behavior modification cannot take place until a normal weight is achieved. At an anorexia treatment center the first weeks of residence must include an inordinately large amount of time in the client being supervised so that trust can be built. During these first weeks, hope must often be restored and motivation must be ignited. In these first weeks, psychological one on one therapy is frequent and group therapy is primary.
An anorexia treatment center will no doubt take the team approach to caring for those who have this illness. Medical doctors will be needed to take care of immediate physical needs such as electrolyte imbalances, dehydration and malnutrition. Mental health professionals are needed to help the client deal with the low self esteem issues as well as family issues that may have help lead to the condition. Finally, dieticians will be used to prescribe a diet that can bring health back to the client in a healthy way. As a result of all this treatment, the cost of using an anorexia treatment center can be quite expensive. Many insurance programs do not cover long in house stays. This can be a problem because relapse rates are higher when treatment ends too soon.
This psychological disease is not easily overcome. It can end up being a lifetime battle for people and while the symptoms can go away, they often reappear when there are times of high stress in a person's life. One of the most difficult battles that professionals have who treat this disease is the belief by many clients that there is nothing wrong with them. Sadly, there are actually anorexic websites in the World Wide Web that encourage people to practice this deadly conduct. It is actually promoted as a healthy lifestyle by some ill informed people. There are no medications that have been recognized by the FDA as a treatment for this disease, so an anorexia treatment center may only be able to address the often accompanying depression that come with the illness.
Because health insurance may not be exactly sympathetic with in-house treatment programs for this illness, many programs are designed to be day only treatment. One particular anorexia treatment center uses a proprietary computer program that the clients use while eating to help them learn how to eat correctly. Many of the centers that are online are situated in very restful geographic locations so as to provide as much relaxation and as distraction-free an atmosphere as possible. If you are the parent of a child suffering from this illness, know that God is very aware of your hurt, pain and worry. "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble...therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea..." (Psalm 46: 1, 2)
It is important for parents to know that while it may be easy to point fingers at them for a child's anorexia, they are not typically the main cause. Of course, there are certain behaviors such as continual criticism of a child and little praise in the home that could certainly influence a child in negative ways. But studies have shown that there may be greater influences at work for an anorexic child than even what is going on at home. Some people may actually be genetically predisposed to this illness. And if a mom has struggled with this illness, it is quite possible that it may affect one or more of her children. There is no doubt that while this illness has been around for several centuries, the cultural emphasis upon thinness and beauty does not help foster healthy attitudes in young people.
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are often confused terms. Bulimia is often much harder to discover because bulimics are usually at a normal weight. Bulimics often over eat due to stress or depression and then purge through vomiting, fasting or the use of laxatives and diuretics. This purging is often done in very private settings and this activity is then difficult for loved ones to discover. Bulimics often eat enormous amounts of food that some may consider comfort food, Ice cream, cakes, pastries and other items can sometimes amount to as many as twenty thousand calories a day. Bulimia is usually most prevalent among models, dancers, those involved in gymnastics and runners. However, women who are very high achievers are often the most prone to begin bulimic activity and certain anorexia treatment centers are able to treat both types of food addiction issues.
Because of the usually deeply ingrained attitudes, beliefs and practices that are associated with anorexia, the average stay at an anorexia treatment center may be us long as four or five months. This is because of the time it takes to gain the patient's trust and to begin to see healthy weight gain. In many cases, effective therapy that results in long term behavior modification cannot take place until a normal weight is achieved. At an anorexia treatment center the first weeks of residence must include an inordinately large amount of time in the client being supervised so that trust can be built. During these first weeks, hope must often be restored and motivation must be ignited. In these first weeks, psychological one on one therapy is frequent and group therapy is primary.
An anorexia treatment center will no doubt take the team approach to caring for those who have this illness. Medical doctors will be needed to take care of immediate physical needs such as electrolyte imbalances, dehydration and malnutrition. Mental health professionals are needed to help the client deal with the low self esteem issues as well as family issues that may have help lead to the condition. Finally, dieticians will be used to prescribe a diet that can bring health back to the client in a healthy way. As a result of all this treatment, the cost of using an anorexia treatment center can be quite expensive. Many insurance programs do not cover long in house stays. This can be a problem because relapse rates are higher when treatment ends too soon.
This psychological disease is not easily overcome. It can end up being a lifetime battle for people and while the symptoms can go away, they often reappear when there are times of high stress in a person's life. One of the most difficult battles that professionals have who treat this disease is the belief by many clients that there is nothing wrong with them. Sadly, there are actually anorexic websites in the World Wide Web that encourage people to practice this deadly conduct. It is actually promoted as a healthy lifestyle by some ill informed people. There are no medications that have been recognized by the FDA as a treatment for this disease, so an anorexia treatment center may only be able to address the often accompanying depression that come with the illness.
Because health insurance may not be exactly sympathetic with in-house treatment programs for this illness, many programs are designed to be day only treatment. One particular anorexia treatment center uses a proprietary computer program that the clients use while eating to help them learn how to eat correctly. Many of the centers that are online are situated in very restful geographic locations so as to provide as much relaxation and as distraction-free an atmosphere as possible. If you are the parent of a child suffering from this illness, know that God is very aware of your hurt, pain and worry. "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble...therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea..." (Psalm 46: 1, 2)
It is important for parents to know that while it may be easy to point fingers at them for a child's anorexia, they are not typically the main cause. Of course, there are certain behaviors such as continual criticism of a child and little praise in the home that could certainly influence a child in negative ways. But studies have shown that there may be greater influences at work for an anorexic child than even what is going on at home. Some people may actually be genetically predisposed to this illness. And if a mom has struggled with this illness, it is quite possible that it may affect one or more of her children. There is no doubt that while this illness has been around for several centuries, the cultural emphasis upon thinness and beauty does not help foster healthy attitudes in young people.
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