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Eating Recovery Center's New Evening Intensive Outpatient Program Offers Much Needed Structure for Some, Bridges Transition to Everyday Life for Others
Launch of New Outpatient Program Distinguishes Denver's Eating Recovery Center as Only Center in Rockies to Provide Full Spectrum of Eating Disorder Treatment for Adults
| Source: Eating Recovery Center
DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - April 13, 2009) - The launch of a new evening intensive outpatient
program this month distinguishes Denver-based Eating Recovery Center as the
only facility in the Rocky Mountain region to provide a full spectrum of
recovery options for adults with anorexia or bulimia. The new
program bridges the transition to everyday life for patients stepping down
from more intensive treatment, while simultaneously building structure into
the lives of individuals seeking a treatment option that allows them to
continue working or attending school.
"We want to create a pathway to a healthy lifestyle that enables lasting
behavioral change, reduces the chances of relapse and sustains long-term
recovery in our patients," explains Emmett R. Bishop, MD, director of
outpatient services and co-founder of the Eating Recovery Center. "This
added service is one piece of our vision to provide comprehensive care to
patients at all levels of treatment."
Whether serving as a first step to recovery or a transition from a higher
level of care, the intensive
outpatient program focuses on teaching the skills necessary for
patients to remain healthy after leaving treatment. In an eight-week
cycle, patients attend four-hour sessions that include dinner on Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Individual, group and family activities
center around building mindfulness, values awareness and connection with
self and others, enabling patients to integrate recovery behaviors into
their post-treatment lives. Classes and therapy sessions focus on body
image, nutrition and other key recovery skills.
"Eating disorders are complex conditions and every person's experience with
the disease is different," explains Bishop. "The evening intensive
outpatient program offers us an additional resource to tailor treatment to
the unique needs of each patient and promote their successful recovery."
Founded by nationally-recognized eating disorder experts, Drs. Kenneth
Weiner and Emmett R. Bishop, the Eating Recovery Center is one of the only
treatment facilities offering a full spectrum of recovery options for
adults, including intensive inpatient and residential care, partial
hospitalization and outpatient programming. Unlike the majority of other
facilities devoted to the treatment of eating
disorders, the Eating Recovery Center is equipped to care for the most
severe eating disorders through the provision of 24/7 nursing care under
the supervision of highly experienced psychiatrists and internists who use
a modernized approach to care. The Center combines medical management and
psychiatric evaluation with therapeutic interventions, including expressive
arts therapy, yoga and exercise therapy, personalized dietary counseling,
culinary lessons and massage therapy.
The evening intensive outpatient program is open to adults 17 and older,
whether they have been in treatment at another center or are seeking
treatment for the first time. The program curriculum rotates in an
eight-week cycle. New patients can join at any time. For more information,
please call 877.825.8584 or visit http://www.eatingrecoveryinfo.com.
About the Eating Recovery Center
Located in the heart of Denver's medical district, the Eating Recovery
Center is the only facility in the Rocky Mountain region that offers adults
a full spectrum of eating recovery treatment options. From inpatient,
residential, partial hospitalization and outpatient programs to meet each
patient's unique needs, the Eating Recovery Center combines highly-trained
medical staff with a unique integrated treatment philosophy to make each
patient's successful recovery a life-restoring event. For more
information, visit http://www.eatingrecoveryinfo.com.