The Adaptive Care Model: Treating the Whole Person, Not Just the Eating Disorder

Eating disorders are dangerous, life-threatening conditions that affect all aspects of the individual. In the past, many treatment models focused solely on the psychological, medical and nutritional components of the eating disorder itself rather than treating the complete, individual person. Now there is a model that builds off the traditional methods to focus on healing all dimensions of the whole person. To do this, clinicians must understand the biological underpinnings that cause eating disorders and the behaviors that help maintain them long-term, and work together in multi-disciplinary teams to achieve total health. The Adaptive Care Model The Adaptive Care Model was developed by a group of industry experts at Alsana, an eating disorder recovery community, working together to create a comprehensive, integrated model for eating disorder treatment centered on total health for each client. This model is built on the belief that full recovery is possible when an individual is approached collaboratively with compassion, and has the opportunity to receive evidence-based treatment. The model treats the whole person, addressing five dimensions through an integrated approach: Therapeutic: The therapy program is centered on an understanding of the complexity of eating disorders and their underlying biological, behavioral and environmental influences. Therapy is provided with compassion and acceptance to create an environment in which clients stabilize symptoms, process underly...
Source: Psych Central - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Addictions Alcoholism Neuroscience Substance Abuse Treatment Source Type: news