Here is Renee's interview with Deborah Weymouth, CEO of ECHN and Dr. Mariela Podolski, Psychiatrist at Walden Behavioral Care at the ECHN-Walden Eating Disorders Center at Rockville General Hospital.
They remind us that February is National Eating Disorder Awareness Month and share about all of the different specialized treatment options ECHN provides for patients of all ages.
Listen to the complete interview here:
Deborah Weymouth, CEO of ECHN
Dr. Mariela Podolski, Psychiatrist at Walden Behavioral Care at the ECHN-Walden Eating Disorders Center at Rockville General Hospital.
Connecticut Inpatient Eating Disorder Treatment Center:
Walden Eating Disorders Center at Rockville Hospital is Connecticut’s first dedicated inpatient eating disorder treatment center, serving people from across the country. With 30 dedicated in-patient beds, this facility provides the most intensive level of care for patients working towards eating disorder recovery.
This facility provides the most intensive level of care for patients working towards eating disorder recovery.
Patient benefits include:
- A dedicated multi-disciplinary treatment team, including physicians, nurses, therapists, dietitians and mental health professionals
- Treatment for patients with Anorexia, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders (OSFED)
- Most major insurances accepted
Open to all individuals age 18 and older
ECHN-Walden Eating Disorders Outpatient Location:
Located at ECHN’s South Windsor Campus, the Walden eating disorder clinic provides patients specialized outpatient care, who require less intense care. The clinic provides treatment for adolescents and adults struggling with anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder.
In addition, the clinic provides partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs that include:
- Dialectical and cognitive behavioral therapy
- Expressive therapy
- Nutrition education and meal planning
- Relapse prevention, goal setting
- Self-esteem and body image therapy