Eating disorders are complex conditions because they are medical and mental health issues. Their complexity makes them more complicated to treat. Finding effective treatment methods for these complex conditions is [...]
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by a fear of gaining weight [1]. This fear leads to disordered behaviors to lose weight, such as severe food restriction or obsessive [...]
Despite the increasing number of people diagnosed with eating disorders, eating disorders remain widely misunderstood amongst researchers, treatment professionals, and society [1]. One of the largest questions that remains unanswered [...]
The prevalence of eating disorders continues to increase [1]. These disorders can be deadly and negatively impact medical and mental health [1]. Unfortunately, the majority of individuals with disordered eating [...]
Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Recent research from the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity shows that young adults who experienced weight stigma [...]
In Parts I and II, we examined the beliefs and values of corporate America and how this can contribute to anxiety and anxiety disorders. The intensity of the American work [...]
In Part I of this series, we discussed what the “culture of corporate America” is. Specifically, the tendency of Americans to work burdensome hours, eat lunch quickly at their desks, [...]
Generalized anxiety disorder and eating disorders commonly co-occur, particularly when it comes to individuals that are high-achievers in school or their careers. All of these factors intertwine when it comes [...]
The concept of weighing patients in eating disorder treatment must be dealt with sensitively. Due to the propensity this creates for turmoil among patients, there is a great deal of [...]
There is nothing quite like a mysterious new illness, turned pandemic, that can stir up anxiety about our health in even the most tranquil of us. Still, beyond the amplified [...]
MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: The service, and any information contained on the website or provided through the service, is provided for informational purposes only. EatingDisorderHope.com, a website owned and operated by Hopeful Media, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Within Health Group, Inc., provides information intended for general consumer understanding and education and not as a substitute for medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information provided on the website is presented “as is” without any warranty of any kind, and expressly excludes any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.