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Eating Disorders 2016
September 12-13, 2016
Volume 6, Issue 7(Suppl) J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2016
ISSN: 2165-7904 JOWT, an open access journal
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September 12-13, 2016 Philadelphia, USA
World Congress on
Eating Disorders, Nutrition & Mental Health
Encouraging people with an eating disorder to fulfill themselves rather than fill themselves
Lorraine M Dorfman
Clincial Psycholgist, University of Wisconsin, USA
In an anecdotal study of efficacy of treatment, female patients between the ages of 10 and 55 years with a diagnosis of anorexia
nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder were seen in individual, family or group therapy in an outpatient setting.
Patients were exposed either to an addictions model or to a competency model for treatment. Outcome measures were self-
report of consecutive days of abstinence from eating disorder behavior; weekly ratings of sense of self, relationships with
family and significant others, work or school and friendships and overall sense of well-being and the difference between the
GAF at the initial appointment and GAF at termination of treatment. The modal number of treatment appointments was six
with a range between 1 and 20. All the original data was lost with a computer systems change. The conclusion was that patient
motivation for change was greater with a competency model.
Biography
Lorraine M Dorfman was trained in the addictions model in the treatment of eating disorders at DePaul Rehabilitation Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has
established an Eating Disorder Program at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and at the Achievement and Guidance Centers of America, Inc. where
she was the Director in Ewing and Flemington, New Jersey. She currently maintains a private practice in Bucks County and Lehigh County in Pennsylvania.
Her forthcoming books from Hillcrest Media Group, Inc., Five Essentials to Be Your Best You and Head vs. Heart: 3 Steps to Your Best Choice, delineate the
competency model she utilizes in the treatment of eating disorders.
Lorraine M Dorfman, J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2016, 6:7(Suppl)