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Early detection and eating disorder intervention save lives. If you or a loved one are struggling with the following symptoms, complete a free, confidential assessment here. You may also contact our admissions team via contact form or Live Chat to learn more about treatment options.

• Sudden interest in weight loss diets (e.g., keto) or specialized diets (e.g., no sugar)
• Excessive/compulsive exercise
• Binge eating
• Self-induced vomiting
• Laxative, diuretic, and/or diet pill abuse
• Food chewing and spitting
• Obsession with food cleanliness
• Feeling overweight despite weight loss or
• low body weight
• Impulsive or irregular eating habits
• Insulin misuse (in individuals with diabetes)
• Noticeable distress and feelings of disgust, depression, or guilt around food

Our admissions team is here to provide guidance and support for individuals struggling with eating disorders and the people who care about them. 

• Anorexia Nervosa: An eating disorder characterized by restriction of food intake, intense fear of gaining weight, and excessive weight loss. 
• Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): More than “extreme picky eating,” individuals with ARFID struggle to consume enough food to meet their energy and nutritional needs. Unlike individuals with anorexia, dietary restrictions in people with ARFID are not motivated by body image dissatisfaction or a desire to lose weight.
• Binge Eating Disorder (BED): An eating disorder characterized by consuming large amounts of food during a short period of time. Individuals with BED may experience a loss of control during binges, which are often followed by feelings of shame.
• Bulimia Nervosa: Bulimia involves cycles of binge eating followed by purging. Post-binge compensatory measures could include vomiting, laxative misuse, fasting, or excessive exercise.
• Diabulimia: ED-DMT1 or “diabulimia” describes eating disorders in individuals with co-occurring diabetes and is diagnosed when an individual manipulates insulin use in order to lose weight.
• Other Specified Feeding/Eating Disorder (OSFED): Individuals with clinically significant eating disorder symptoms that do not meet the strict diagnostic criteria for another eating disorder in the DSM-V may be diagnosed with OFSED. Individuals with OSFED may struggle with obsessions with food cleanliness or exercise, feeling overweight despite weight loss, loss of control when eating, including impulsive or irregular eating habits, and other challenges.

Eating Disorder Treatment Programs

Alsana offers in-person eating disorder programming in Alabama, California, and Missouri, as well as virtual PHP/IOP. Live Chat with our admissions team to learn more.

• Residential Treatment provides structured support and 24/7 care.
• Day Treatment (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) are well-suited to deliver early intervention care and relapse prevention support. PHP/IOP are often utilized as step-down care for clients leaving residential treatment.
• Virtual PHP/IOP expand eating disorder care accessibility significantly by allowing clients to participate in PHP/IOP programming from home.