Cost/Benefit of Obesity and Eating Disorder Treatment

September 12th, 2011

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/232109.php

This article hit me on two different levels.

1- In our struggles with insurance companies I often find myself wondering how they fail to realize that investing in solid treatment will not only lead to lowering the suffering of the individual we are working with, but also in the long run save insurance companies money in the long term health problems which result from eating disorder behaviors.

2-This study states “that obesity prevention programs that stigmatize obesity or create a sense of blame can actually contribute to eating disorders.” Goes along with awareness of weight bias.

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One Final Word on Michael Jackson

July 6th, 2009

I absolutely do not believe that there is a place for blame in Michael’s death. I didn’t especually want to write about this, but I find it necessary to clarify a few things.

First of all, Michael was in the public eye from the age of 5. He was abused physically and emotionally by his father throughout his childhood. Make no mistake — emotional abuse can be just as horrible as physical abuse. Physical abuse has a stopping point — a slap or a spanking, and it’s done for the time being. But emotional abuse is like water dripping on a stone. Self-esteem never gets a chance to develop when a person is severely emotionally abused.

Michael’s father telling him what an ugly nose he had over and over was one of the precipitants for Michael’s body-dysmorphic disorder.

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Can a “Practice” Help You Recover from an Eating Disorder?

June 28th, 2009

The sad truth is that only 32% of all people who have had eating disorder treatment are still in recovery after one year.  Many people spend thousands of dollars and months of their lives on treatment and still don’t recover.   As soon as one of those pesky, high-risk situations comes along, the person has a setback and soon is in full relapse.  Conversations with former patients highlight the difficulties they experience after treatment.

There are a number of strategies that can help prevent relapse, but one of the most successful is to develop a spiritual practice. Spiritual practice can provide a rock-solid foundation for recovery. 

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