We have immediate availability in our Child and Adolescent Inpatient unit. Take advantage of this opportunity for rapid placement in one of Rogers Memorial’s nationally renowned programs.

Call admissions at (800)767-4411, or request an assessment online.

A growing number of people between the ages of ten and twenty are starving themselves, sometimes to death. (Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, June 2008)

Disordered eating often emerges in the form of preoccupation with weight, food, body shape and appearance. Behaviors indicated such may indicate a need for further screening for an eating disorder.Rogers Memorial Hospital-Milwaukee offers inpatient hospitalization in an acute, behavioral health setting for both children and adolescents who require intensive treatment specifically for an eating disorder. The primary goals of this highly specialized unit are nutritional and medical stabilization, identification of comorbid illnesses, psychoeducation for the family, and transition to a structured yet less restrictive level of care.

WHY TREATMENT IS EFFECTIVE

• Eating disorder specific treatment on a supportive inpatient hospital unit
• Treatment services are directed by a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist
• Experienced child- and teen-friendly multidisciplinary treatment team
• Comprehensive assessment and personalized treatment plan
• Individualized length of stay
• Emphasis on patient and family education and reintegration back into the family
• Comprehensive case management/coordination of continuing care
• Access to onsite experts for additional clinical consultations

TREATMENT COMPONENTS

Our treatment philosophy emphasizes family involvement and participation as well as education about the eating disorder. Treatment components may include:

• Group therapy
• Family-focused therapy with family meals
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy
• Nutritional monitoring, education and meal planning
• Experiential therapy (art, relaxation, recreational and body image work as appropriate)
• Individual and family education
• Spirituality (upon request and with parental consent)
• School time led by an education specialist
• Multi-family sessions on weekends led by social worker and dietitian
• Medication management and monitoring (only if clinically indicated and upon parent consent)

TREATMENT TEAM

Upon admission, each patient and family meets with members of the multidisciplinary treatment team for a comprehensive evaluation, which forms the basis of a personalized plan of care. Members of the treatment team may include:

• Board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist
• Internal medicine physician
• Licensed psychologist
• Registered psychiatric nurses
• Registered dietitians
• Masters prepared social workers/counselors
• Experiential therapists (art, relaxation, recreation)
• Mental health technicians