Eating disorder treatment options
We believe that eating disorder treatment must address all psychological, family, social, nutritional and medical issues to be effective.
Caring in the recovery process
Eating disorders, like anorexia and bulimia, are serious illnesses that can result in both medical and psychological complications. Prompt treatment is essential, but parents are often uncertain if their child has an eating disorder and don’t know where to turn for help.
The good news is that with the proper care, full recovery from pediatric anorexia nervosa, pediatric bulimia nervosa and other pediatric eating disorders is possible. Atlantic Health can help, our program is the only one in New Jersey that is exclusive to children ages 8 to 12 and adolescents ages 13 to 21. Parents are included in all aspects of care from the earliest stages of diagnosis through treatment. We offer outpatient care as well as a partial hospitalization program (PHP).
Patients receive medical and mental health evaluations to help identify and diagnose eating disorders and provide a family-based treatment model of therapy.
Atlantic Health focuses on outpatient care so that patients can remain close to home and their families can fully participate in the recovery process. Therapy typically includes medical monitoring, nutritional counseling, psychiatric and psychosocial consultations and Family-Based Treatment. Physician services are provided by Atlantic Medical Group and are on staff at Goryeb Children's Hospital.
Our programs
We offer services tailored to age and individual needs for patients who may need more intensive treatments to manage an eating disorder:
Adolescent intensive outpatient program
Teens who have made significant psychological and medical progress continue to receive eating disorder treatment as they re-integrate back into school.
Child intensive outpatient program
Younger children who have made progress both mentally and physically begin the transition back to school, while continuing their eating disorder therapy.
Adolescent partial hospitalization program
Kids ages 13 to 21 who are medically and psychologically compromised as a result of their eating disorders attend daily structured programming focused on restoring health.
Child partial hospitalization program
Children ages 8 to 12 who have medical and mental health complications due to eating disorders receive structured treatment on a daily basis.
In cases where an eating disorder has resulted in hospitalization, our team of professionals can assist with medical stabilization.
Our multidisciplinary program’s team of health care professionals includes board-certified adolescent medicine physicians, psychologists, a psychiatrist, nurses, social workers, mental health therapists, creative arts therapists, and nutritionists. All of them are specially trained in providing comprehensive assessments and treatments for eating disorders and related problems. Our Center specializes in Family-Based Treatment – the only evidence-based treatment for anorexia and pediatric anorexia.
Pediatric eating disorder treatment locations
Generous sponsors
Our eating disorders program was developed by and is supported through generous donations from individuals, families and organizations concerned with the prevention and treatment of eating disorders.
