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How to Support Someone You Love Who has an Eating Disorder
Just like any medical or psychiatric condition, the importance of family involvement in recovery from an eating disorder cannot be understated. The best way to support someone with an eating disorder is by remaining [...]
ARFID Treatment – Patient Story
Western Mass News aired a story featuring Walden's Amanda Smith and one of our amazing alumni, Layla, who received treatment in our program for kids with ARFID - avoidant restrictive food intake disorder. In [...]
Walden’s Georgia Eating Disorder Program Team at NEDA Walk Atlanta
The Walden Team was in full swing at NEDA Walk Atlanta in the always lovely Piedmont Park in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The event took place on April 24, 2022, and successfully surpassed its goal [...]
Get to Know Walden’s Georgia Eating Disorder Treatment Team
Walden has a stellar eating disorder treatment team in Georgia, so we thought we’d introduce you to a few of them! Our adult residential eating disorder program, located in Dunwoody, is the only residential [...]
Can Intermittent Fasting Lead to an Eating Disorder?
Several months ago, I was co-leading a presentation on eating disorders at the National Wellness Conference, and my lunchtime companion was a personal trainer who was leading a session on intermittent fasting. Upon learning [...]
5 Warning Signs of Anorexia in Teenagers
Since the start of the pandemic, hospitalizations in adolescent populations have skyrocketed. In one study, the number of admissions has doubled. At Walden’s Center for Recovery, we have seen a dramatic increase in the [...]
Covid Has Shown That Telehealth for Eating Disorders Works
By Dr. Stuart Koman, Emily Slager and Rebekah Doweyko Originally published in the Boston Business Journal Nearly 30 million Americans will struggle with an eating disorder over the course of their lifetimes. During Covid-19, [...]
Walden Patients Interviewed as Part of BU Eating Disorder Study
BU associate professor and chair of the Department of Health Sciences at Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences and Walden senior consultant Paula Quatromoni is currently researching adult patients who have both binge [...]
Using Biofeedback to Treat Eating Disorders
What is biofeedback? Biofeedback is a tool used to practice self-regulation and can help improve anxiety, stress, sleep, mood, and more. There are several kinds of biofeedback, and at Walden, we use heart rate variability [...]
Caring for an Adult Child With an Eating Disorder
The following eating disorder post is a personal account that was shared with the author, Tessa Paget-Brown, who is a graduate student at Boston University. At Walden, we are proud to support the next generation [...]