Eating Disorders

Ontario Shores is quite fortunate to have Dr. Neal Anzai heading up our Eating Disorders Program. In this guest blog, he shares thoughts about his first year and a half with us as we mark Eating Disorders Awareness week.  

Jessica was just 13 years old when she was admitted to the Eating Disorders Unit (EDU) at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores). Grappling with lingering symptoms of a concussion, a naturopath had advised Jessica to change her diet.

Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) and Kinark Child and Family Services (Kinark) are pleased to announce that they will work collaboratively to expand community-based Outpatient Adolescent Eating Disorder Services to meet the needs of East Region patients and famili

My eating disorder no longer defines me; because Ontario Shores was there for me when I needed it the most. I am a Trent University biochemistry and molecular biology major and an established mental health advocate at my university and elsewhere.

Most of us lead busy lives, often made more stressful by a chronic health condition such as a mental illness, either personally or as a caregiver (or both).