Effective treatment for SERIOUS Anorexia and Bulimia

This table compares traditional approaches for the treatment of eating disorders with the Mandometer Clinic treatment.

Aspect of treatment	Traditional care
Psychotherapy	Extensive (family and group)	Behavioral (individual)
Medication	Used liberally	Only as needed
Cost	High	Moderate (flexible)
Nutrition Based	Rarely	Extensive
Medical Monitoring	Minimum	Intensive
Tube Feeding	Liberal use	Rarely needed
Patient Follow-up	Limited, if at all	Five years for each patient
Outcomes - Published	Poor (Steinhausen¹: "46% fully recovered)	Good (Bergh et al²: 75% remission, 10% relapse over 5 years)
Academic Affiliation	Rarely	Karolinska Institute, Sweden (Nobel Prize Sponsor)

_{1. American Journal of Psychiatry, August 2002}

_{2. Proceedings of National Acdemy of Science, July 2002}

_{Michael Leon, PhD}

_{Professor of Neurobiology and Behaviour}

_{Associate Dean of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine}