Eating Disorder Risk and Sexual Minorities

The list of overwhelming daily life challenges facing sexual minorities in our culture continues to be unacceptably long. Unfortunately, being at a higher risk for developing disordered eating beliefs and [...]
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Inpatient Treatment Results for Adolescents

Inpatient hospitalization for any person, especially adolescents, is a unique and challenging experience. Very rarely does anyone spend a period of their life restricted to living each moment in a [...]
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Childhood Food Neglect and Eating Disorder Risk

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Too many children in the world experience restricted food access or “Childhood Food Neglect”. That is, they do not have access to fresh, affordable, culturally appropriate healthy food that they [...]
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Maintaining Eating Disorder Recovery in the Summer of COVID-19

I’m going to assume that the Summer of 2020 did not exactly look as you thought it would. The outbreak of COVID-19 changed everything, canceling planned events, vacations, and experiences [...]
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Getting Comfortable With One’s Own Skin Through Dance Movement Therapy

Ladies Dancing in relation to views of the body

Many people with eating disorders struggle to connect with their bodies [1], but can dance movement therapy help with this? The disconnect between mind and body is what mental health [...]
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Seeking Online Support for Eating Disorder Recovery

Girl using online screening tool IOI-S to check for eating disorder symptoms

Sometimes it’s not possible to receive traditional, in-person eating disorder (ED) treatment. Whether it’s because of work, school, location, transportation issues, or (as is the case recently), social distancing/quarantining due [...]
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Seeking Eating Disorder Hospitalization During COVID-19

COVID-19 virus has complicated the lives of many since it’s outbreak swept across the globe. What was once simple has become harder, and those things that were already considered challenging [...]
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New Study Reveals Insight on Autistic Social Traits & Eating Disorders

Nature Road Through Redwood National Park

A recent study suggests that 20 to 30% of adults diagnosed with eating disorders are also diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), “a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges [...]
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Exercise and Poor Body Image

Woman with an eating disorder doing compulsive exercise

Exercise is important for physical and mental health [1]. But what happens when exercise becomes harmful? Exercise can be damaging physically and emotionally if it becomes abusive [1]. It can be [...]
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