If spending time on Facebook is causing you to have a negative perception of your body, you are apparently not alone. A new study from an Eating Disorders program in Maryland has determined that Facebook is fueling a culture of weight obsession. The study surveyed 600 Facebook users between the ages of 16 and 40. [...]
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Study Shows Eating Disorder Treatment Center Patients More Likely to Have Previously Coped With an Anxiety Disorder
There’s never just one single trigger for an eating disorder. For some, it might be a family history that contributes to the development of anorexia or bulimia. And for others, it might be social, like being part of a competitive sports team or being surrounded by people who focus on appearance. But it’s becoming more [...]
Eating Disorders Have High Mortality Rate Among Those with Mental Illness
When you hear the terms “mental illness,” disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and autism are the ones that usually come to mind, but it’s important to note that eating disorders are mental illnesses, too, and even when you lump them together with the others, the facts state that eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia and binge [...]
Eating Disorder Treatment May be the Prescription for Overly Picky Eaters
If you think eating disorders are just about anorexia and bulimia, there’s another one to add to the list: neophobia. What might be viewed as just picky eating by some, neophobia or selective eating disorder is characterized by an individual being overly selective when it comes to what they eat. Texture and smell may be [...]
Eating Disorders and Comorbidity – Can Your Eating Disorder Clinic Cope with Dual-diagnosis Care?
It’s rare that an eating disorder isn’t associated with other diseases. For example, eating disorders can occur simultaneously, with individuals suffering from anorexia nervosa and binge eating disorder at the same time, or eating disorders can happen in conjunction with other mental illness, such as depression or addiction. When this happens, it’s called comorbidity, and [...]
Coping with the Stigma of Eating Disorder Therapy
Identifying an eating disorder like anorexia or bulimia and seeking treatment for it is just the first step to recovery. Eating disorders can make sufferers retreat from their family and friends, making them feel even more alone and alienated. While the stigma of having an eating disorder has been discussed at length, something that’s not [...]
Compulsive Overeating Symptoms – What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Compulsive overeating, like the more well-known eating disorders anorexia and bulimia, has some clear physical symptoms, such as weight gain and extreme obesity, but few people know that it can have much more serious symptoms as well. Compulsive overeating is an eating disorder marked by the compulsive urge to eat. It’s common for someone to [...]
Anorexia Nervosa – Not Just an Eating Disorder
It might seem easy to identify someone with anorexia, but the truth is that it isn’t. And while some people think it’s a simple disorder that only involves limiting food intake, anorexia nervosa is much more complicated than that. Typically, someone who suffers from anorexia nervosa has feelings of self-worthlessness, depression, self-consciousness, envy or the [...]
Confronting Friends or Family – Helping Someone who may Suffer from an Eating Disorder
It’s important to know the issues surrounding eating disorders. Not because you might be diagnosing someone anytime soon, but because knowing them could lead to an intervention that can save someone’s life. No matter how uncomfortable or confrontational it might seem, reaching out with care, concern and empathy can save a life. Eating disorders have [...]
Anorexia May Contribute to Categorical Learning Deficiencies
Everyone thinks that they have some basic knowledge of anorexia nervosa, but experts know that it’s a complex, multi-layered disorder that goes beyond just restricting caloric intake. Megan E. Shott, who conducts research at the University of Colorado’s Department of Psychology, found that individuals that face anorexia nervosa could also have issues with cognitive deficits [...]