The Duke Eating Disorders Program offers a number of specialized programs and services designed to help both patients and their family members cope with all types and severities of disordered eating.

Patient Treatment Options

All prospective patients undergo an initial assessment, which includes a medical evaluation, psychological assessment, and feedback session. The Eating Disorders Program team then presents each patient with an individualized treatment plan that outlines specific areas of skill development that would be particularly valuable for that person.

Treatment may include one or more of these Duke programs:

• Standard treatment -- Includes four individual psychotherapy sessions, four nutrition sessions, and weekly parent training groups
• Intensive treatment -- Includes two weekly individual therapy sessions, four nutrition sessions, and weekly parent training groups
• Step-down treatment -- Includes four weekly individual therapy session, one nutrition meeting, and weekly parent training groups
• Patients and family members may also pursue individual therapy sessions, nutrition consultation, and other related services separately.

Patient and Family Support Groups

The Duke Eating Disorders Program’s specialized patient and family support groups serve:

• Adolescent patients (with separate groups for patients ages 12-14 and 14-18)
• Adult patients
• Parents of patients
• Siblings of patients
• Spouses and partners of patients

Issue-Specific Support Groups

We also offer support groups that address specific issues related to disordered eating. These include:

• Goals
• Binge eating disorder
• Body image
• Mindful eating

To schedule an appointment or get a referral, call 919-668-7301 locally or 888-ASK-DUKE (888-275-3853) toll-free.

Physicians

Physicians offering this service include:

• Jiang, Wei
  • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences / Biological Psychiatry
• Looney, John G.
  • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences / Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Pediatrics / Duke Child and Family Studies
• Sangvai, Devdutta G.
  • Community and Family Medicine / Student Health
  • Pediatrics / Student Health
• Spratt, Susan E.
  • Medicine / Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition
• Staples, Betty B.
  • Pediatrics / Primary Care Pediatrics
• Story, Lisa B.
  • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences / Medical Psychology
• Trost, Melanie K.
  • Community and Family Medicine / Student Health
  • Pediatrics / Student Health
• Weisberg, Laura J.
  • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences / Medical Psychology
• Zucker, Nancy L.
  • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences / Medical Psychology

Locations

This service is available at:

• Duke Eating Disorders
  718 Rutherford Street, Durham, NC 27705