by Jasslyn Turks
Dr. Jeffrey DeSarbo, a Long Island, N.Y. based Board Certified Psychiatrist and Specialist in Eating Disorder Treatment has developed a novel approach for the treatment of eating disorders using evidence-based medicine, traditional therapeutic interventions, and didactic courses in self-esteem building. ED-180 opened new offices in Garden City, N.Y. to provide patients with a more intensive, outpatient treatment programs for moderate to severe cases of eating disorders that require a higher level of care than simply once or twice a week therapy.

Dr. Jeffrey DeSarbo
There are several elements that make the ED-180 outpatient program unique: the program is supervised by an onsite physician/psychiatrist, the program offers over 30 different types of therapeutic groups, course work and special activities. Meals are structured under the ED-180 Mosaic Meal Rehabilitation Program which re-trains clients to feel comfortable when eating in a variety of situations including in the dining room, at a deli, a restaurant, a buffet, and at food courts, a feature not found in other outpatient programs and only a few select residential programs. (more…)