Dr. Bedrosian to Lead Workshop on Eating Disorders

Philadelphia, PA - On Sunday, November 12, 2006, the Renfrew Center Foundation will host a conference at the Philadelphia Airport Marriott entitled Feminist Perspectives and Beyond: Maximizing Change in the Treatment of Eating Disorders. Dr. Richard Bedrosian, president of Massachusetts-based MySelfHelp.com, will lead a two-hour workshop and presentation on Enhancing Treatment with Internet Self-Help Programs. As founder and director of MySelfHelp.com, Dr. Bedrosian is one of the leaders in his field of psychological self-help therapy providers. His company specializes in supplementing therapy for people suffering from depression, insomnia, bulimia, and a host of other mental health problems. Additionally, MySelfHelp.com has enjoyed the endorsement and support of grants from the National Institute of Mental Health.

Dr. Bedrosian will demonstrate how the Internet may be used as a source of healthcare for those suffering from various mental health problems, demonstrating many of the exercises provided by MySelfHelp.com. He will discuss the efforts of developers to create Internet-based self-help programs and how they came to address such a spectrum of mental health issues from depression to insomnia. Tracking the history of the self-help phenomenon, Dr. Bedrosian will explore the development of computer-based treatment methods over the past twenty years. He will describe the effectiveness specifically of the programs for eating disorders and depression, and conclude with a presentation of the ethical and clinical concerns regarding self-help psychological therapy online.

About MySelfHelp.com

As the world’s premier site for online self-help resources and tools, MySelfHelp.com consists of a growing family of highly interactive, easy-to-use programs featuring user-customizable exercises and resources designed to speed recovery and promote well being. MySelfHelp.com programs are currently being recommended by healthcare professionals and used by healthcare organizations and individuals in 48 countries throughout the world.

The MySelfHelp.com growing family of programs also includes Defeating Depression, Stress Management, Conquer Insomnia, Stop Binge Eating, Take Control of Bulimia, Coping with Grief, Working on Low Self-Esteem, Help for Compulsive Shopping, Overcoming Guilt, Caring for Your Loved One (eating disorders) and Hope for HIV and Depression. The programs were developed in part through grants from the National Institute of Mental Health. Recent research on depression, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and insomnia indicates that use of MySelfHelp.com programs results in significant improvements.

MySelfHelp.com is staffed by a team of highly experienced and reputable health care professionals who are devoted to helping people improve the quality of their lives.

More information can be found at www.MySelfHelp.com or by writing to info@MySelfHelp.com.

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