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Princeton Center for Eating Disorders

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.

Hospital

Primary Level of Care

Provides 24/7 medical supervision and intensive treatment in a clinical setting for individuals in crisis or with acute needs, focusing on stabilization and immediate safety

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Insurance

Insurance Accepted

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Inpatient Treatment

Princeton Medical Center is an award-winning hospital, voted by the U.S. News as 2022's best Regional Hospital in New Jersey. The Princeton Center for Eating Disorders provides inpatient treatment for adults, adolescents, and children as young as 8 years old who are struggling with anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders. One of the many benefits that Princeton Medical Center has to offer is not only will patients benefit from eating disorder treatment, but also have full-services treatment for any other medical requirements.

A Supportive Group Environment

Treatment takes place in a warm and welcoming environment, with colorful bedrooms and well-lit spaces full of natural light. Their inpatient program combines daily group sessions with individual therapy and is a supportive community where patients can feel comfortable expressing feelings and concerns. Family therapy is held weekly, as well as nutrition counseling and meal planning. Every meal includes mealtime support, and a calm atmosphere is encouraged to lessen anxiety related to eating. There are also vegetarian and kosher food alternatives. Patients can partake in stress-reducing activities like yoga, meditation, and art and music therapy. For students, Princeton Center has a designated classroom with qualified teachers to help students stay on top of their schoolwork.

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AT A GLANCE

Center Overview

Location
1 Plainsboro Rd, Plainsboro Township, NJ 08536 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.

Accreditation
Joint Commission

Joint Commission Accredited

The Joint Commission accreditation is a voluntary, objective process that evaluates and accredits healthcare organizations (like treatment centers) based on performance standards designed to improve quality and safety for patients. To be accredited means the treatment center has been found to meet the Commission's standards for quality and safety in patient care.

Typical Program Length
30 days
Founded in 2012
14 years in business
Occupancy
16-30 beds
Conditions We Treat
Eating Disorders

(609) 583-7575

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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
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.
Outpatient
Not Offered at This Center
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.
Treatment

Your Care Options

Specializations

Adolescents

Adolescents

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

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.

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.

Midlife Adults

Midlife Adults

For adults ages 40+, treatment shifts to focus on the unique challenges, blocks, and risk factors of their age group, and unites peers in a similar community.

Who We Treat

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.

Midlife Adults

Midlife Adults

For adults ages 40+, treatment shifts to focus on the unique challenges, blocks, and risk factors of their age group, and unites peers in a similar community.

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.

Holistic

Holistic

A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.

Individual Treatment

Individual Treatment

Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.

Non 12 Step

Non 12 Step

Non-12-Step philosophies veer from the spiritual focus of the 12-Steps and instead treat the disease of addiction with holistic or secular modalities.

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.

Art Therapy

Art Therapy

Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Expressive Arts

Expressive Arts

Creative processes like art, writing, or dance use inner creative desires to help boost confidence, emotional growth, and initiate change.

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
Meditation & Mindfulness

Meditation & Mindfulness

A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.

Music Therapy

Music Therapy

Singing, performing, and even listening to music can be therapeutic. Music therapy sessions are facilitated by certified counselors.

Languages

English

Conditions We Treat

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.

Experience

Care Designed for Your Needs

Personal Amenities

Air-Conditioned Rooms
Internet Access
Private Rooms

Amenities

Access to Nature
Business Center, Computers
Chef-prepared Meals

Special Considerations

Dietary Accommodations
Kosher
Other dietary needs (vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, etc.)

Activities

Yoga

Yoga

Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.

Cooking Classes
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Frequently Asked Questions

Further Research

The following therapies are included: group therapy, 1-on-1 counseling and more.
Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States.
The typical length is 30 days.
Princeton Center for Eating Disorders provides residential and more.

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