The process of getting help at UCC for an eating disorder typically includes a medical evaluation and an assessment of the history and severity of the problem. This leads to recommendations for treatment. All or any of these treatments may be used depending on the nature of the problem and the desires of the client. For some students, what we can offer is sufficient. For other students, what we offer is not sufficient.
More intensive treatment is needed through specialized intensive outpatient or inpatient settings.
An eating disorder is often only noticeable when it becomes more advanced. People who suffer with an eating disorder develop many ways to hide their problem. Secrecy is essential to maintaining their goals. Given that it is an addiction, students with this problem believe that they need their eating disorder to attain their goals just as an alcoholic feels that he or she needs alcohol to live. They do not see alternatives, nor do they believe that treatment is in their best interest.