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Name of eating disorder center in Toronto?

There was an eating disorder center in Toronto a few years ago that was initially thought to be the best in the world, but it was later found that the woman in charge was forcing the patients to eat and giving them medication to make them seem happy. It was also on Oprah a while back. Does anyone have any idea what the name of this place was or any other information?

Thanks a bunch!

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1. Hi there, I think you're talking about the Montreux Clinic in Victoria. It was discussed on Oprah and 20/20 and praised as being a miracle clinic, but eventually several former patients reported that they had been force-fed, and that the clinic was like a cult. The woman in charge is Peggy Claude-Pierre. As far as I know, her clinic is still going. Here's it's website:

http://www.montreux.org/

Here are some articles about her and the clinic:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/1999/dec/16/gender.uk
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2002/08/19/montreaux020819.html

And here's a book written about the subject, you may want to check it out:

http://www.amazon.com/Anorexias-Fallen-Angel-Claude-Pierre-Controversial/dp/000200092X

Sorry if this wasn't the news story you were thinking of...it's all that came to mind for me!