Leading the way by integrating trauma treatment with eating disorder programs
Traditional beliefs in the eating disorder field recommend delaying trauma work until outpatient treatment. This is often due to limited trauma expertise and unfounded concerns about exacerbating the eating disorder. Our recent research supports concurrent, integrated treatment for both conditions by the same providers in residential settings, leading to sustained improvements post-discharge.
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We are the first to provide evidence-based trauma treatment and groundbreaking research showing that clients’ improvements last.
45% of admitted adults have PTSD
Almost half (45%) of adults admitted to residential eating disorder treatment have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In response to high rates of trauma, we developed an integrated trauma treatment program.
Improvement in EDEQ scores
We are the first to provide evidence-based trauma treatment (CPT) in parallel with eating disorder treatment that complements cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in higher levels of care. The results showed reductions in eating disorder questionnaire scores in both clients with and without PTSD.
Key take aways
More about Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
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Beyond trauma informed care
At Monte Nido, we go beyond trauma-informed care by being the first to provide evidence-based trauma treatments. We integrate cognitive processing therapy (CPT), one of the three gold standard trauma treatments, in parallel with eating disorder treatment that complements cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).This is how we continue to be able to provide robust research that informs our programs.
Our clients get well and stay well
Our post-discharge outcomes data show that we are not only treating clients’ mental health illnesses, but we’re also providing them with the tools and coping skills to self-manage symptoms and maintain recovery.
81% of patients with PTSD at admission had reductions in trauma symptom scores from admission to discharge with 73% continuing to show lower scores from admission to 6 months after discharge.
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About the study
We studied clinical outcomes in clients with and without PTSD, outcomes at discharge and 6 months. This has not been previously studied extensively in clients admitted to higher levels of care, such as residential treatment. Of the 609 clients who participated, 96% were female, the mean age and standard deviation of 26 + 8.8 years, and 25% of the group identified as LGBTQAI+. Using an integrated clinical approach including cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and other evidence-based treatments, clients improved significantly and remained improved 6 months following discharge compared to admission.