Eating disorders program
Peter Beumont Centre for Eating Disorders at
Wesley Private Hospital
The late Professor Pierre (‘Peter’) Beumont, world-renowned psychiatrist, was the founding Director of the Centre for Eating Disorders.
The Peter Beumont Centre for Eating Disorders offers a unique approach in Australia, through a continuum of care model, tailored to meet the patients individual needs. Led by a team of internationally recognised experts in the treatment of Eating Disorders, the Centre also participates in research, the results of which are then incorporated back into the programs provided, ensuring the Centre remains at the forefront of Eating Disorder treatment providers both within Australia and world wide.
About the program
Eating disorders are a recognized group of illnesses where patients are either unable to maintain a health body weight, or stop weight loss or are unable to gain weight due to their disordered eating behaviours. These behaviours can result in the patient developing serious medical complications which could be fatal.
Symptoms include:
- Binge eating, purging or laxative abuse
- Over-exercise to reduce weight
- Refusal to eat
- Abnormal eating patterns or behaviours
- Refusal to maintain healthy body weight
The Eating Disorders Program aims to restore patients to normal eating patterns and behaviours utilizing a combination of techniques including psycho-education, cognitive behaviour therapy, mindfulness and other skills addressing not only on the eating disorder but enhancing the patients ability to regulate emotion, motivation and self-esteem.
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