Dr. Lissak's Treatment Plan

A guide to eating disorder treatment and recovery.

10/4/25

What the Journey of Eating Disorder Recovery Actually Looks Like

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Sometimes eating disorder recovery looks like a straightforward, if not simple, path. Work on eating a meal plan, restore health and weight ...
9/27/25

What is Eating Disorder Recovery Really About?

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Eating disorder treatment is almost exclusively focused on meal plans and weight in recent years. The end goal of recovery is settling at th...
9/20/25

Eating Disorder Clinicians Guide: Listen to your Patients

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In the early days of eating disorder treatment, the days when psychoanalysis and intensive psychotherapy still predominated mental health tr...
9/13/25

Treatment for Purging and Chew-Spitting

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Purging is a common eating disorder symptom often overlooked as a pernicious and insidious behavior. Too often treatment providers are very ...
9/6/25

A Meaningful Therapeutic Relationship is the First Step Towards Recovery

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Recent posts address new parts of eating disorder treatment that are on the forefront of how to recover in today’s climate: the cultural and...
8/31/25

Body Image Work in Eating Disorder Treatment

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Body image thoughts are almost always the hardest part of any eating disorder recovery. Although not everyone has these thoughts and may hav...
8/23/25

Eating Disorder Treatment Reimagined: Proper Diagnosis and Treatment of All Associated Illnesses

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Eating disorders primarily are seen as psychiatric disorders in the medical system. Even though much of the treatment focuses on stabilizati...
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About Me

Matthew Lissak, M.D.
At the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute Eating Disorders Program, I trained in providing insight-oriented psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, and psychopharmacology for all eating disorders. I have worked with women and men of all ages who are struggling with these disorders. I received my medical degree from Cornell University Medical College and from The New York Hospital and trained in psychiatry at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. I have worked in private practice both in Los Angeles and in New York City.
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