Walden Plans Conference on Advances in Treatment of Eating Disorders: Integrating Research with Clinical Practice

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 6, 2013 – Walden Behavioral Care, LLC, one of the country’s leading hospitals for treating eating disorders, announced today that it will hold a day long conference, “Advances in the Treatment of Eating Disorders: Integrating Research with Clinical Practice,” from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 at the LaCava Center, Bentley College, 75 Forest St.

After opening remarks, Ralph E. Carson, Ph.D., R.D., Executive Director of FitRx, will open the conference with, “Low Carb Mania – Facts and Fantasies,” beginning at 9:15 a.m.

James Greenblatt, M.D., Walden’s Medical Director of Eating Disorder Services, will present, “Food Addiction: The Biology of Appetite and Binge-Eating Disorder,” at 10:45 a.m.

Clinical psychologist Margo Maine, Ph.D., F.E.A.D., C.E.D.S., co-founder of the Maine & Weinstein Specialty Group, and a founder of and advisor to the National Eating Disorder Association, will present, “The Weight-Bearing Years: Eating Disorders and Body Image Despair in Adult Women,” beginning at 1 p.m.

Kamryn T. Eddy, Ph.D. and Jennifer J. Thomas, Ph.D., co-directors of the Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, will present, “CBT for Body Image: Breathing Life into the Manual,” at 2 p.m.

Karen Milller, Ph.D., director of the Neuroendocrine Research Program in Women’s Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, will present, “New Hormone Treatments for Anorexia Nervosa,” beginning at3:15 p.m.

Registration will be from 7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.  Breakfast and lunch will be served.

The cost to attend the conference is $59.95, plus $30 for those seeking continuing education credits (CEUs).  Those who wish to attend can register online at www.waldenbehavioralcare.com or by contacting Katie FitzGerald at KFitzGerald@waldenbehavioralcare.com.  The deadline for registration is Monday, Oct. 28, 2013.

About Walden Behavioral Care

Walden Behavioral Care, LLC of Waltham, Mass., treats eating disorders and psychiatric disorders.  It is the only facility in New England that provides acute inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient care for patients with eating disorders.  It is also the only facility in New England that provides dedicated inpatient care for mood disorders.  By treating mental and physical conditions concurrently, Walden helps achieve lasting results for those who seek a meaningful recovery.  Walden has satellite locations in Braintree, Worcester and Northampton, Mass., and South Windsor, Conn.  Additional information is available on Walden’s website at www.WaldenBehavioralCare.com.

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