In this episode Dr. Doug Bunnell and I talk about the differences between behavioral treatments and "deep work" or psychodynamic psychotherapy. (Dynamic and analytic used interchangeably.)

If you want to know more about what any of this means or if you've ever heard the term "evidence based" or "gold standard" for treatment of eating disorders, this is for you.

Spoiler: Anyone who is die hard anything, probably isn't giving enough of a full picture of what actually works.

Douglas W. Bunnell, PhD, FAED, CEDS-S is a clinical psychologist in Fairfield, Connecticut. He has specialized in the treatment of people with eating disorders for the past 30 years. Dr. Bunnell is a past board chair of the NEDA and recipient of their Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Bunnell has helped to design, develop and manage PHP and residential programs for several national eating disorder programs. He is a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders and Certified Eating Disorder Supervisor for IAEDP. Dr. Bunnell has co-authored numerous chapters and journal articles on the treatment of eating disorders and the training of clinicians. He is particularly focused on the integration of evidence-based treatment into higher levels of eating disorder treatment programming. More recently, Dr. Bunnell has been working on clinical protocols for addressing eating disorders and co-morbid psychiatric issues such as PTSD. He is currently a Senior Clinical Advisor for Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood and Anxiety Treatment Programs.

Dr. Bunnell is a co-editor, along with Dr. Margo Maine and Dr. Beth McGilley, of Treatment of Eating Disorders: Bridging the Research Practice Gap.

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