http://www.mirasol.net/eating-disorders/anorexia.php| There are many different treatment options for Anorexia. Understanding your options allows you to seek the best treatment for your needs. This presentation provides information regarding the different Anorexia treatment options available to you.

1. Mirasol Eating Disorder Recovery Centers
Anorexia Treatment: Understanding The Options

2. Anorexia isn’t just being too
skinny, it’s a serious health threat
▪ According to medical experts, anorexia is the deadliest psychiatric
disorder, carrying a six-fold increase in risk of death, quadruple the risk
major depression causes.
▪ The disorder is particularly deadly to young people, making them 18
times more likely to die than healthy people their age.
▪ Unfortunately, this disorder is often overlooked or unnoticed until it’s too
late, and treatment is often difficult. A whole mind, whole body approach
to treating anorexia is essential to reducing patients risk of death and
allowing them to enjoy happier, healthier lives.

3. Anorexia is an eating disorder affecting
hundreds of thousands
▪ Estimates vary, but about 10 million women and a million
men in the U.S. are facing a significant struggle with
anorexia or bulimia.
▪ Anorexia is characterized by extreme food restriction,
distorted body image and an irrational fear of gaining
weight. Anorexia is also typically accompanied by other
mental health problems.
It may not be the only problem patients are facing,
however…

4. Comprehensive treatment is the best way to get
control over anorexia and build a healthier life.
People suffering from anorexia often
face a number of other mental health
challenges as well. At Mirasol Recovery
Centers, we believe merely focusing on
the anorexia without treating the other
issues is a strategy doomed to failure.
Mirasol believes that the skills we teach
are more effective and longer lasting
than restrictive protocols, and provide
the opportunity to practice those skills in
a safe environment that supports
change.

5. Common Issues Frequently Accompanying
Anorexia
• Depression
• Substance abuse disorders (as many as 50%
of people with eating disorders also have
substance abuse issues)
• Panic and anxiety disorders
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Obsessive compulsive personality disorder
(which is different from OCD)

6. Mirasol Recovery Centers offer a variety of
therapy options…
Mirasol Recovery Centers use an
integrative approach that combines
cognitive-behavioral therapy with
alternative interventions as well. We
focus on treating underlying issues
that may contribute to anorexia and
teaching our clients to identify
emotional triggers, manage them and
to make healthy choices. Mirasol
believes that you can fully recover
from anorexia.

7. Treatment alternatives offered by Mirasol include:
▪ 3-4 daily groups
▪ Regular one-on-one psychotherapy sessions
▪ Individual daily sessions
▪ Expressive and experiential therapies
▪ Meal support and regular consultation with dietary staff, meeting with nutritionist 2-3 times
a week.
▪ Group sessions to teach and practice behavior modification and emotion management
▪ Family therapy (including family participation)
▪ Onsite and offsite twelve-step meetings
▪ Weekly psychiatric consultation
▪ Trauma awareness and recovery
▪ Educational services for school-age women

8. Alternative Methods
Mirasol Recovery centers provides a number of alternative therapies that can help clients
dealing with anorexia recovery from the disorder. Some alternative treatments offered at
our facility include:
•Acupuncture
•Adventure therapy
•Bodywork
•Art Therapy
•Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
•Neurofeedback
•Yoga
•Functional medicine
•Naturopathic medicine
•Whole foods

9. Successful Treatment
Mirasol Recovery Centers have an
excellent track record of helping clients
overcome anorexia and eating disorders.
Clients who follow aftercare instructions
have a success rate of 85 percent at the
one year mark. Many of our clients have
been through multiple other recovery
programs with no success.

10. About Mirasol Recovery Centers
Mirasol Recovery Centers, a Tucson, AZ eating disorder treatment
organization, works to help people struggling with anorexia, bulimia and other
eating disorders overcome their challenges and live better lives. We use a
comprehensive approach, combining medical, alternative and psychiatric
care to guide our clients to a healthier outlook on eating and life. For more
information, visit http://www.mirasol.net/.

11. All photos taken from client website,
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12. Anorexia affects hundreds of thousands of
people, with young women comprising the
majority of people suffering from this eating
disorder. Mirasol Recovery Centers uses
an integrative holistic approach to treating
anorexia and other eating disorders.
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