Eating disorders are difficult mental health illnesses to treat. Given how dangerous eating disorders can be, it’s important for healthcare professionals to use the safest and most effective methods. This [...]
When looking at individuals with bulimia, there is more dopamine drive in this reward chemical. As such, you can’t only focus on eating. You have to also watch for drug [...]
It is only in the last 20 years that the idea of anorexia as a biologic controlled genetic mental illness has come about. For so long, treatment focused on the need [...]
As we learn more about brain traits that predispose people to eating disorders, people want to know, “what traits make my brain more at risk?” Unfortunately, there is little good science [...]
As a child psychiatrist, I don’t often get a lot of biological information. I’ll see if someone has anorexia by how their body looks, whether or not they are malnourished, [...]
The job that this DSM-5 provides is to help answer the question of whether or not an individual meets the criterion and may have an eating disorder. However, there is a [...]
I am the Medical Director here at Laureate Eating Disorders Program. I’ve been here for almost 15 years now, and I really enjoy getting the ability to work with patients both [...]
Eating disorder professionals who support individuals, families, and loved ones in the recovery process are fundamental for healing. Perhaps one of the most unique aspects about eating disorder professionals is [...]
Eating disorders are more widely known among the average person these days, however, this awareness has not yet translated to a reduction in diagnoses. As the impact of eating disorders [...]
Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Director of Content and Social Media at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope Whether you are a specialist in the eating disorder field or not, continuing [...]
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