Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are thought to result from a process where people become intensely concerned with their shape and weight, and judge themselves based largely on this. This then results in the symptoms we often associate with the Eating Disorders, such as strict control over eating, maintenance of an abnormally low body weight, seeing oneself as fat, excessive exercising or forced vomitting to reduce calorie intake, and over-eating or binge episodes¹.

These patterns of thinking, feeling, body weight and eating habits can cause people to have multiple physical problems, some of which can be dangerous, constant preoccupation with weight, shape and eating, and frequent distress.

Treatment for Eating Disorders 

Martin Hood is able to provide the leading evidence based treatment for Eating Disorders, CBT-E, developed by Christopher Fairburn and his colleagues. The evidence shows that about two thirds of people who complete treatment make an excellent response².Due to practical limitations, at the practice, we do not provide treatment to clients who meet criteria for Anorexia Nervosa, and will refer these clients to other services so they may receive the best treatment possible.

1. Fairburn notes this applies to patients with a Body Mass Index over 17.5. Fariburn, C. (2008).  Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Eating Disorders. New York: Guildford Press.

2. Fariburn, C. (2008).  Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Eating Disorders. New York: Guildford Press.

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