New treatment concept for anorexia and bulimia

With interval therapy for normal weight

Seriously ill people with eating disorders are at the Asklepios Klinik Nord - now treated Ochsenzoll with an interval therapy. In several stages, including a close-knit outpatient treatment, the weight will not only be increased and stabilized, but relapses better bending forward.

Eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa (anorexia) and bulimia (eating / crushing addiction) are difficult to treat. Because with a stationary treatment with increasing body weight and normalization of eating behavior, it is often not done. Back at home everyday threat of relapse into old behaviors. "Recent studies show that after discharge can occur again very quickly a disturbed eating behavior," says Prof. Dr. Claas-Hinrich Lammers, medical director of the Asklepios Klinik Nord - Ochsenzoll and chief physician of the Clinic for Affective disorders. "With our new therapy concept we want to prevent these relapses."

Psychologist Silka Hagena has developed a cognitive-behavioral approach for treatment interval. First, as previously increased the body weight with a stationary treatment and stabilize the overall condition. Before discharge, patients are prepared with a meal plan. Here is a fourteen-day stress testing at home with the aim to keep the weight. "Especially in this phase, patients need special consideration and support by e-mail, regular Essprotokollen and outpatient group therapy," explains Hagena.

Seamless transition from inpatient to outpatient psychotherapy

During a second and possibly third-patient treatment phase, the goal is a normal body weight and normal body mass index. It is followed by another domestic load testing with stabilization of the higher body weight on their own - but continue with outpatient support. This closely knit monitoring in an integrated supply concept increases for seriously ill eating disorders, the chances of long-term recovery and stability. After the difficult period between the inpatient and outpatient psychotherapy can be bridged better.

Source: Hamburg [Asklepios Klinik Nord]