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Honoring a True Eating Disorders Champion by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders The eating disorder world lost a true Champion. Christine Hartline , who created and ran www.EDReferral.com , was a life saver in many ways. She hel ... Read on »

Hospitalizations for Eating Disorders are Increasing in the U.S. by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders My colleague, Dr. Ken Pope, has passed along this release issued by the U.S. Agency for Health Care Research and Quality: More Americans Being Hospitalized Because Of E ... Read on »

How many of our clients believe ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders How many of our clients believe that the "right" way to eat involves deprivation and food restriction? How many of them think that denying their bodies what they' d "reall ... Read on »

How old does Kathy look to you? ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders How old does Kathy look to you? ( Click here ) Although she has lost her teeth and has the bones of an 80-year-old, when this photo was taken, Kathy was only 48 years-o ... Read on »

I am pleased to announce the rel ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders I am pleased to announce the release of my new book: 100 Questions and Answers about Anorexia Nervosa Available here at Gurze Books as well as Amazon ... Read on »

I am pleased to report that last ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders I am pleased to report that last week, some very valuable efforts around the Country really made an impact in the fight against eating disorders. Read on »

I had been seeing Mark for just ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders I had been seeing Mark for just a couple of weeks. He always wore long sleeve shirts, even in the middle of summer. That should have been my first clue. But Mark had a lot ... Read on »

I hope that you are in the pract ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders I hope that you are in the practice of asking all of your eating disorders patients to have a complete medical exam as they begin treatment. This is an essential aspect of ... Read on »

I just wanted to pass along the ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders I just wanted to pass along the announcement about a new documentary released on August 22, 2008 in Los Angeles. America the Beautiful is a hard-hitting look at the potent ... Read on »

Identifying feelings for recovery by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Having trouble connecting to your feelings? Do you find it difficult to identify what you feel? Maybe you know that you are upset, but you can't say why ... Read on »

If you are a dietitian, you are ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders If you are a dietitian, you are probably very familiar with the idea of clients keeping a food diary (also called a food record or food journal). However some of you from ... Read on »

If you have any eating disorder ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders If you have any eating disorder clients who have been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, you should be aware of a recently recognized form of purging that is becoming an in ... Read on »

In a recent post, I spoke about ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders In a recent post, I spoke about the danger of the misuse of prescription diabetes medication by patients seeking to maximize weight-loss caused by this medication's side ... Read on »

In a recent post, we looked at s ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders In a recent post, we looked at some of the most common assessment instruments used in eating disorders treatment (see Treatment Notes dated 09-18-08). Today, let's examine ... Read on »

In light of this year's groundbr ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders In light of this year's groundbreaking election cycle, vis-a-vis Senator Hillary Clinton and Governor Sarah Palin, allow me this indulgence on the association between femi ... Read on »

In Memoriam - Erin Bjorklund (1987- 2008) by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Please allow me to return next time to our discussion of Intuitive eating and the non-diet approach... Today, it is with great regret that I write about the loss of Erin ... Read on »

In my last post I introduced the ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders In my last post I introduced the concept of the Maudsley approach to family therapy and eating disorders. Today, let's explore the approach in more detail... Read on »

In my last post, I introduced th ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders In my last post, I introduced the subject of eating disorders among athletes. Today, I thought that I would integrate that topic into our discussion of a team approach to ... Read on »

In my last post, I left you with ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders In my last post, I left you with this question, "So, what should you do if an eating disorder patient tells you that she is pregnant?" Read on for some helpful suggesti ... Read on »

In my post dated 12-09-08, I int ... by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders In my post dated 12-09-08, I introduced many of you to the concept of a non-diet approach to weight and nutrition management, by way of something called "Intuitive Eating ... Read on »

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