Eating disorder treatment experts are discovering new, unconventional methods for treating patients with disordered eating behaviors. These unconventional therapies include such methods as Art Therapy, Dance and Movement Therapy (DMT), and equine-assisted therapy.

These therapies, which involve expressive and experiential activities, are believed to significantly improve the mental health and behavioral issues of disordered eaters. That is true particularly when combined with traditional therapies such as counseling, medication, and 12-step recovery models.

According to Kimberly Dennis, M.D., medical director of a residential treatment center for eating disorders, "By recreating experiences and relationships, experiential therapies help residents to identify and address issues they cannot yet articulate or understand ... The creative process involved in experiential therapies helps to resolve conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and self-awareness, and achieve insight."

(Source: PR Newswire)

Labels: eating disorder, therapies

Posted By: Aspen Education Group