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Walden is currently planning interviews for prospective patients who would like to be considered for participation in the Integrative Treatment Program for Binge and Night Eating, which will be held at Dedham Health & Athletic Complex two nights per week beginning Jan. 15, 2008. more

Q: My son has recently been excusing himself early from the dinner table, claiming he has a lot of homework to do. When he did this last night, I followed him upstairs and heard him vomiting in the bathroom. I asked him about it later, but he told me to mind my own business. I'm extremely worried and upset, but don't know how to approach the subject again. I need to talk to him soon-before this situation gets out of control. Do you have any suggestions? more

Roberta Pearle Lamb, lead dietician at Walden Behavioral Care in Massachusetts, says she can spot when someone is hung-up on healthy eating because the diet begins to interfere with the person's ability to participate in everyday life. The person becomes isolated from relationships and activities he or she once enjoyed, and thoughts of planning meals and feelings of guilt about eating take up a large part of the person's day. more

Walden is currently planning interviews for prospective patients who would like to be considered for participation in Mastering Balance: Positive Treatment Program for Binge and Night Eating, which will be held at The Dedham Health & Athletic Complex, 200 Providence Highway, two nights per week beginning Jan. 15, 2008. more

At a doctor's visit about a year and a half ago, Jade Denny, who was 19 and five feet tall at the time, weighed in at 60 pounds. She had been anorexic since her junior year at Vergennes Union High School, but it wasn't until this appointment that she acknowledged she had a problem. more

In response to a major increase in eating disorders in adolescents, Walden Behavioral Care, LLC today announced it is launching a new program for males and females 13 to 17 years old who have eating disorders. more

Walden Behavioral Care, LLC announced that Melissa B. Freizinger, PhD, was appointed to the position of director of the Intensive Outpatient Care Program. The program serves patients with eating disorders who do not require in-patient care. more

Barbara Stepkowski of Brimfield has been named nurse manager at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham. more

The young woman who entered Walden Behavioral Care's clinic in Waltham five weeks ago was close to death. She weighed just 72 pounds. She was so weak that to cross her left leg over her right, she had to lift it with both hands. Her pulse was so weak that she needed a trip to a hospital emergency room before the staff at the clinic could finish evaluating her. She was diagnosed with anorexia and obsessive-compulsive disorder. more

"The big thing with me is really communicating respect and professionalism to our (Walden) clients," he said. "They need to be reassured ... that they are in a safe place." more

"Walden appointed Terri Halperin-Eaton director of expressive therapy." more

"Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham announced that Amy Mueller, of Arlington, has been appointed to the position of clinical director for Walden's Eating Disorders Service." more

"Once thought of as a condition chosen by adolescents in response to family difficulties, recent research suggests that genetics has much to do with the onset of anorexia." more

According to Margaret Moran, RN, MHSA, vice president of marketing and contracting, Walden Behavioral Care, “Early identification is imperative to combat the psycho/social challenges that our youths experience today." more

Walden announced that Anne Robinson, LCSW of Brookline has been promoted to the position of Director of the Partial Hospitalization Program and the Intensive Outpatient Program for Walden’s Eating Disorders Service. more

According to CEO Stu Koman, making Walden successful involved bringing many of the models once used at Choate, including implementing “whole health” and “continuum of care” approaches to patient care. In just three years, Walden has already established itself as one of the country's leading eating disorder facilities. more