EatingDisorderNews.com Is Helping Treatment Providers
Patients with conditions such as an eating disorder often seek out treatment help from professionals who, for many reasons, often are not up-to-date on recent developments in their field. For many treatment providers such as physicians, therapists and nutritionist, their practice can get very busy and leave little time to participate in continuing medical education. For specialties such as eating disorder treatment, much of the research conducted gets reported in an array of various scientific journals that are not available to most providers or are simply cost prohibitive since many journal subscriptions can be hundreds of dollars a year of 12 issues. Trade conferences, while very helpful for gaining some additional training, are also expensive and limited by time and specialty. The Eating Disorder News Network (EDNN) is trying to bridge the gap and get the latest information out to patients and treatment providers.
With eating disorder treatment, much of the research published gets reported throughout numerous medical journals that are not available to most providers or are simply cost prohibitive. Subscribing to all the necessary journals would cost tens of thousands of dollars. National and international conferences, while very important and helpful, are also cost and time prohibitive and few are willing to spend their limited resources to attend. The Eating Disorder News Network (EDNN) is trying to fill the void in current and continuing education for professionals and the public at www.EatingDisorderNews.com , an innovative website for eating disorders.
“It has been my experience that too many professionals and providers who see eating disorder patients have always been significantly behind the learning curve when it comes to evidence based treatment approaches and research findings,” states Dr. Marc Schwartz, a child and adult psychiatrist in Arizona who has a large eating disorder practice. “It’s great to see a site like this where I can go to once a week and get a brief newscast that keeps me current with recent research.” While some in the medical field often prefer treatment that is “evidence based,” the field of eating disorders often is disjointed and has been operating more as an art-form than as a medical practice.
“At times I think the public and profession forgets that this (an eating disorder) is first and foremost a serious medical condition with a very high rate of death if not properly treated,” reports Dr. Jeffrey DeSarbo, a Board Certified Psychiatrist and Producer of the EDNN. The public, patients and their families often are not aware that eating disorders have the highest mortality of any of the psychiatric conditions. “I think a site like the eating disorder news network can also build awareness to potential patients who think that they can simply go to any doctor, therapist or nutritionist for treatment. I think the newscast section of the site definitely sends a message to patients and inexperienced treatment providers that you need specialist when treating an eating disorder,” states Dr. DeSarbo.
Now, treatment providers including physicians, therapists and nutritionist can spend just a few minutes a week on the EDNN site and be able to demonstrate their knowledge in their practice. To learn more, go to www.EatingDisorderNews.com and tour the site.
Before You Visit A Million Sites That Provide Misleading Information for Eating Disorder News, Visit The Eating Disorder News Network for the latest on Anorexia & Bulimia Eating Disorders, and Eating Disorder News Archives
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