Overview

Children’s Minnesota uses evidence-based treatments such as Family-Based Treatment (FBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Enhanced (CBT-E), The Unified Protocol (UP) and other treatment plans to help patients recover from eating disorders.

Conditions treated

• Anorexia nervosa
• Bulimia nervosa
• Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)
• Other specified feeding or eating disorders (OSFED)
• Unspecified eating disorders

Services offered

• Evidence-based treatment interventions
• Comprehensive treatment for anxiety disorders, including phobias and depression which may occur with eating disorders
• Family-Based Treatment (FBT) for eating disorders
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Enhanced (CBT-E)
• The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP)
• Emphasis on collaboration with families and referring providers
• Immediate access for medical stabilization on an inpatient pediatric unit at Children’s-St. Paul
• Outpatient therapy specifically tailored to children, adolescents and adults

Refer a patient

• Patient Name
• DOB
• Referring provider
• Primary care provider
• Insurance information
• Diagnosis and isolation requirements
• Special needs requirements
• Patient’s city and state

Related Specialty

• Psychiatry
• Psychology