Professional Treatment Goals and Guidelines
Over recent years, scientific research from all over the world has provided important information and guidelines for the most effective care of eating disorders.
Here is a brief summary of typical treatment goals:
- normalize and restore regular, healthy eating and activity
- reduce/minimize compensatory behaviors, e.g., purge behaviors
- restore health and stabilize healthy weight
- body acceptance
- learning to listen to body cues
- develop positive self-talk and alternative healthy coping strategies
- good self-care including healthy sleep and exercise
- increased connectedness with family and friends
- eating disorders are no longer the focus of family communications
