NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 1998--Growth Groups today
announced on the new website (http://www.growthgroups.com), they are
now accepting applications for the Eating Disorder Group next
scheduled to begin in March, 1998.
The Eating Disorder Group uses a skill building format with 12
weekly sessions lasting one and one-half hours (90 minutes) each.
The Group is limited to 10 participants.
The Eating Disorder Group is one of five ``self-over'' groups
offered by Growth Groups led by experienced licensed professionals.
The cost effectiveness of group treatment for difficult problems is
creating a demand for the expertise of the Growth Group team
approach.
The other ``self-over'' groups offered by Growth Groups include
The Assertiveness Group, The Anger Control Group, The Agoraphobia
Group, and The Depression Group. All of the ``self-over'' groups are
short-term, highly structured, and strongly goal-oriented.
They help participants achieve more effectiveness in their life,
improve their relationships and career, and receive support from
others with similar issues. Growth Groups will refund the
participant's money if they are not satisfied at the end of the
program.
``The incidence of bulimia/anorexia is prevalent in our culture.
In a society that continues to prize thinness, almost everyone
worries about their weight occasionally,'' said Dr. Anita Bohensky,
the clinical director of Growth Groups. ``People with eating
disorders take such concerns to extremes, developing abnormal eating
habits that threaten their well being.''
Richard Pfeiffer, director of Growth Groups, stated, ``People with
anorexia nervosa have a distorted image that causes them to see
themselves as overweight even when they're dangerously thin.
Individuals with bulimia nervosa eat excessive quantities of food,
then purge their bodies of the calories they fear.
``Those with binge eating disorder experience episodes of
out-of-control eating. The Eating Disorder Group reduces the shame,
guilt, and isolation, significantly enhancing recovery.''
Growth Groups is a pioneering health provider in the development
of time limited, issue focused small groups based in Manhattan, New
York City, with facilities in northern New Jersey. Please contact
Richard Pfeiffer, at 212/749-3684 or send email to
GrowthGroups@bigfoot.com for more information.
Monday February 9, 8:02 am Eastern Time
Self-Over Groups Bring Efficient, Highly Effective Alternative for Those Suffering from Eating Disorders
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Contact:
Growth Groups, New York
Richard Pfeiffer, 212/749-3684