Eating Disorders Day Treatment Program
The Eating Disorders Day Treatment Program specializes in treating eating disorders (including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other specified feeding and eating disorders).
The program provides structure, support, and guidance through individual and group care.
Day treatment provides intensive eating disorder treatment while allowing you to participate in other activities that are important to you such as work, school, and socializing.
The program goals are:
- Restoring physical health (including normalization of eating and weight restoration)
- Symptom interruption (e.g., interruption of bingeing, purging, restriction, excessive exercise)
- Acquiring recovery-oriented skills (e.g., mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness skills)
- Improving participants’ quality of life.
Registration is by referral only. Referrals are accepted from physicians and nurse practitioners.
For more detailed information on this program, please see our patient guide.
Admission criteria
We provide services for individuals who meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for moderate to severe Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa or other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders. We provide care to individuals 16 years of age and older.
To be eligible for services, an individual must:
- Have a BMI of 16.0 or above (for individuals with a BMI below 16.0 kg/m2 or weighing less than 80% predicted body, we recommend a higher level of care. If weight decreases during the assessment or treatment phase, a higher level of care will be recommended).
- Be medically stable and agree to regular medical monitoring carried out by their primary care provider (the primary care provider is responsible for medical monitoring while an individual is waiting for service and through the assessment and treatment program),
- Be able to commit to staying alive and addressing eating disorder behaviours,
- Be able to engage in activities of daily living, and
- Be ready and willing to work on recovering from the eating disorder.
If you are a health care provider and require assistance with accessing the appropriate level of care for individuals with a lower BMI or medical complications resulting from the eating disorder, please find below eating disorders treatment programs available in Ontario that offer both inpatient and day programs:
+ Ottawa Hospital – Regional Center for the Treatment of Eating Disorders
+ Toronto General Hospital Eating Disorder Program
+ Trillium Health Partners Eating Disorders Program at Credit Valley Hospital
+ Homewood Health Centre’s Eating Disorder 9-week and 16-week Programs
Please note that our program does not currently accept referrals for binge eating disorder, rumination disorder, or avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).
Intake Assessment Process
The time from referral to an initial psychiatric assessment with our team psychiatrist can vary. Primary Care Providers will be asked to maintain updated medical information (including weight, symptoms, and bloodwork) every 3 months while on our waiting list.
All patients entering the program first receive a psychiatric assessment with our team psychiatrist. Following this, those interested will attend an information session to learn more about the commitment and treatment offered at the Day Treatment Program.
For those expressing interest in the Day Treatment Program, there are further assessments with the nurse practitioner and allied health professionals. These assessments do not guarantee acceptance to the Day Treatment Program. Rather, they are to assess suitability for the Day Treatment Program and to assess individual treatment needs.
Contact Us
Phone
613-544-3400 ext. 2506
1-855-544-3400 (toll-free)
Fax
613-548-6007 (prescription renewal requests only)
613-545-1364 (referrals only)
Email
@email (referrals only)
@email (general inquiries)
Mailing Address
190 Wellington Street, suite 302
Kingston, ON K7L 3E4
