When looking at treatment options for an eating disorder, it is important to know that different people respond to different types of treatment even if they are experiencing the same eating disorder.

Some treatments are better suited to specific eating disorders than others and a multidisciplinary approach to treatment is often the best way to treat an eating disorder.

These evidence based treatments have been found to be effective in the treatment of eating disorders. Typically these treatments are not stand alone treatments and a person with an eating disorder will usually receive a combination of treatments.

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• Psychotherapy
• Family approaches
• Self help approaches
• Nutritional management
• Medication

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