Teen Bulimia Nervosa Treatment Includes Healing the Mind and the Body
Eating disorders are both a physical and psychological disorder. They are a testament to how the mind and the body are related to each other. And they are very serious illnesses. They are disorders in...
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View ArticleAntidepressants Do Not Help Prevent Relapse in Teen Anorexia Nervosa
If your son or daughter is suffering from an eating disorder, such as anorexia nervosa, it’s helpful to know what will support his or her recovery. In the past, psychiatrists have prescribed...
View ArticleTeens: Eating Disorders Are a Form of Addiction
In many ways, an eating disorder mirrors an addiction. Although there is still debate about this in the field of psychology, the characteristics of eating disorders are very similar to the clinical and...
View ArticleSuicide: More Than Depression
In reports from the CDC, there are more deaths worldwide from suicide than fatal car crashes. So why don’t we take it seriously enough to come together as a society to offer sources of help,...
View ArticleEating Disorders and Long Term Healing
Recovery and mental health can be difficult to describe or categorize. When are you recovered? Where is the point where one goes from in-recovery to recovered? According to Jacquelyn Ekern for Eating...
View ArticleEating Disorders May Start in Elementary School
Researchers have recently found that bulimia is present among elementary schoolers. 15% of 215 children evaluated had made themselves vomit occasionally, “and about 13 percent had bulimic-like...
View ArticleOvercoming Eating Disorders as Children
Early intervention of eating disorder and mental illness in children is very important, and when the “early” phase passes, what happens? Long wait times often keep kids from getting the help they need....
View ArticleMales and Eating Disorders
Eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia are not strictly female issues. According to research “males are more likely to endure an eating disorder in silence — or worse, not even realize they have a...
View ArticleDepression and Binge Eating Disorder
Binge eating disorder and depression often co-occur, but the important thing is to determine whether one is causing the other or if they are unrelated. It can be helpful to get treatment for both...
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Teens: Night Eating Syndrome Is a Mental Illness
There are many people who crave a late night snack. They might want something to eat either right before bed or wake up and crave food in the middle of the night. For most people with these eating...
View ArticleWhat To Do When Your Body Image Interferes with Your Happiness
One area of focus that many teens tend to have is their appearance. And it’s natural to wonder about how attractive or appealing you are to others. But during adolescence, appearance can go much deeper...
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Parents: Here are Ways to Have Fun with Your Teen
We all need to stop the busy pace of life and have some fun. Even as parents with a full and busy schedule, we need to make time for close connection, warm and fuzzy conversation, and plain old fun....
View ArticleCandace Cameron-Bure Opens Up About Battle With Bulimia
Candace Cameron-Bure, star of Full House and the recent spin-off Fuller House struggled after her two-decade long break from the acting scene. Cameron-Bure, who is back on television as a co-host on...
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Model Jay Camilleri Tells His History With Eating Disorders
The model industry is notorious for placing unrealistic body image pressure onto it’s models, which in turn leads to eating disorders. British model and TV star Jay Camilleri knows this fact first...
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Neighborhood By Neighborhood
What’s the biggest challenge we face in our current era? Social isolation. Widening gaps between economic classes, partisan tribes and races. Social capital has taken a hit, even more so for...
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Parents Shouldn’t Comment On Daughters Weight
A new study shows parents should not talk about their daughters weight, even when she is normal or healthy. Cornell Food & Brand Lab investigators discovered that commenting on your daughters...
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Anorexia Connects To Love Of Getting Thin Not The Fear Of Getting Fat
In a recent news release, Inserm said that “patients felt pleasure at becoming thin rather than fear of becoming fat.” International criteria for eating disorder diagnosis are often linked to:...
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Quiz: Are You Hurting More Than Helping A Loved One With Addiction?
Recovery only comes after realizing you need help and seek out treatment. An addict must then make the hard choice to accept their defeat and go into treatment. Some family members or close...
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How to Help Your Teen Maintain a Healthy Body Image
Body image is how one views his or her physical self. As an adult, you have a body image that likely is much different than the way you viewed your body when you were a teen. For teens, body image...
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