UCSD Eating Disorders Center

Eating Disorders

Treatment Focus

You can get treatment for eating disorders at this center, helping you navigate symptoms, build coping tools, and restore your physical health under expert care.

Outpatient

Primary Level of Care

Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Some centers offer intensive outpatient program (IOP), which falls between inpatient care and traditional outpatient service.

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The UCSD Eating Disorders Center aims to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by eating disorders. As a non-profit, university-based center, it provides research-driven, evidence-based treatment for conditions like anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. Their approach includes outpatient, partial hospitalization, and inpatient care, offering support at all stages of recovery.

Therapies and Treatment Approach
The center uses various evidence-based therapies, including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). These therapies help patients manage emotions, improve behavior, and learn coping skills. Specialized treatments like radical openness DBT (RO-DBT) are also offered, focusing on those with anorexia nervosa and difficulty managing emotions.

Living Arrangements and Supportive Housing
The center provides flexible living options, including supportive housing for adults in partial hospitalization programs (PHP). This allows patients to receive intensive treatment while continuing to live at home or in the center's housing, helping them build real-life skills. The center aims to ensure a smooth transition into everyday life while preventing relapse and supports by offering evidence-based therapies like DBT, intensive outpatient programs, and family therapy, helping patients develop real-life skills and transition smoothly back to everyday life.

AT A GLANCE

Center Overview

Location
4510 Executive Drive, Suite 315, San Diego, CA 92121 View Map
Primary Focus
You can get treatment for eating disorders at this center, helping you n...

Treatment Focus

You can get treatment for eating disorders at this center, helping you navigate symptoms, build coping tools, and restore your physical health under expert care.

Conditions We Treat
Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression, Eating Disorders +2 More
Substance Use We Treat
Co-Occurring Disorders, Cocaine, Drug Addiction
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How to pay

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Provider's Policy: If you do not see your plan listed, please contact our admissions department or insurance verification specialist for alternative options. We will attempt an individual agreement with other companies.
(858) 534-8019
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Care Options

Levels of Care

Eating disorders interfere with healthy eating habits, potentially causing weight changes, poor mental health, and physical harm. Treatment addresses underlying thoughts and beliefs, aiming to heal relationships with food. Weight restoration and other medical interventions stabilize physical health.
Residential
Not Offered at This Center
Residential eating disorder treatment provides intensive medical and therapeutic care in a safe, structured setting with 24/7 monitoring, meal-time support, therapy, and services for weight restoration as needed.
Day Treatment
In a PHP, patients live at home but follow an intensive schedule of treatment. Most programs require you to be on-site for about 40 hours per week.
Intensive Outpatient Program
An intensive outpatient program (IOP) falls between inpatient care and traditional outpatient services, with therapy and skills-building activities designed to support recovery and provide flexibility. IOP is ideal for those needing support but not the 24/7 care of a residential facility.
Outpatient
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Outpatient care typically offers a range of therapies and medical interventions individuals can attend alongside daily life.
Virtual & In-Home Care
Not Offered at This Center
The delivery of therapeutic services utilizing technology such as video conferencing, online messaging or phone calls, allowing for flexibility, comfort and increased access to care.
Co-Occurring Disorders
Conditions like depression, substance use, and trauma can co-occur with eating disorders. Many programs provide co-occurring eating disorder treatment for comprehensive healing.
Treatment

Your Care Options

Specializations

Co-Occurring Disorders

Co-Occurring Disorders

A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.

Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

An eating disorder is a long-term pattern of unhealthy behavior relating to food. Most people with eating disorders have a distorted self-image.

Intensive Outpatient Program

Intensive Outpatient Program

In an IOP, patients live at home or a sober living, but attend treatment typically 9-15 hours a week. Most programs include talk therapy, support groups, and other methods.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.

Trauma

Trauma

Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."

Who We Treat

Men
Women
Adolescents

Adolescents

Teens receive the treatment they need for mental health disorders and addiction, with the added support of educational and vocational services.

Young Adults

Young Adults

Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.

Men and Women

Men and Women

Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.

Girls
Boys

Approaches

Evidence-Based

Evidence-Based

A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.

Therapies

1-on-1 Counseling

1-on-1 Counseling

Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Family Therapy

Family Therapy

Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.

Group Therapy

Languages

English

Conditions We Treat

Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.

Bipolar

Bipolar

This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.

Depression

Depression

Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.

Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

An eating disorder is a long-term pattern of unhealthy behavior relating to food. Most people with eating disorders have a distorted self-image.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.

Trauma

Trauma

Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."

Substances We Treat

Co-Occurring Disorders

Co-Occurring Disorders

A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.

Cocaine

Cocaine

Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.

Drug Addiction

Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.

Aftercare

Outpatient Treatment
Experience

Care Designed for Your Needs

Special Considerations

Dietary Accommodations
Family Program
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Further Research

The following therapies are included: group therapy, 1-on-1 counseling and more.
4510 Executive Drive, Suite 315, San Diego, CA 92121.
If you do not see your plan listed, please contact our admissions department or insurance verification specialist for alternative options. We will attempt an individual agreement with other companies.
UCSD Eating Disorders Center provides day treatment, intensive outpatient program and more.