My daughter, 17, wants to stop therapy now that things are going OK. What can I do?
She is being treated for depression with 20 mgs Prozac. She also has an eating disorder, and is using marijuana. Answered by:Evelyn Attia
In general, treatment for eating disorders take time. Often, individuals receiving treatment, for eating disorders like for other medical conditions, believe that the treatment can be stopped as soon as there is some initial symptom relief. Clinicians usually recommend that treatment focus not only on acute management, but on maintenance of the improvement, if the improvement is to last most successfully.
Evelyn Attia, M.D.
Director, Eating Disorders Research Program
Dr. Evelyn Attia is The Director of The Columbia Center for Eating Disorders at NYSPI/CUMC, and a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons.
Dr. Attia received an A.B. from Princeton University, and an M.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Formerly the director of NYSPI's inpatient eating disorders program, Dr. Attia is currently studying the psychobiology and treatment of anorexia nervosa. She has received a Young Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD),...
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