Contributor: Rita Ekelman, RDN, LDN, MBA, Director of Nutrition Services, Timberline Knolls The world is full of stereotypes. If a man is a self-proclaimed computer nerd, you might expect him to look studious and intellectual. If, on the other hand, a woman was a professional athlete, you might expect her to look muscular and fit. [...]
Low self-esteem is an integral part of eating disorders like anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED), often driving many of the disordered thoughts and behaviors that characterize these conditions. But that doesn’t mean this low state of mind has to define the people who struggle with eating disorders. It’s possible [...]
Sponsored By: The Refuge – A Healing Place There have been multiple studies on the link between emotions like fear and disgust and their impact on eating disorders. Strong emotions like these can trigger eating disorder behaviors, so properly identifying and addressing fear and disgust can be an important part of eating disorder treatment. How [...]
Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Your treatment for an eating disorder is an important step in your recovery journey. However, what you do after treatment is equally important. While there is no cure for eating disorders, committing to your aftercare plan can help ensure long-term control of your symptoms. One of the [...]
Contributor: Staff at Sierra Tucson The mind and body share a powerful connection, making overlap between mental and physical symptoms quite common. When it comes to eating disorders, the presence of physical chronic pain can be a cause, trigger, or result of the mental health condition. No matter the cause, treating the physical pain associated with [...]
Contributor: Staff at Sierra Tucson It can be hard enough to struggle with an eating disorder. But when you’re suffering from multiple conditions at the same time, you’re dealing with the symptoms of each disorder, and that can be an overwhelming and intense experience. For many people who have an eating disorder, mental illnesses such as [...]
Co-occurring disorders can present themselves differently in each individual and early intervention is [...]
Contributor: Staff at Montecatini Eating Disorder Treatment Center Binge eating is a core diagnostic symptom of eating disorders such as binge-eating disorder and bulimia nervosa. People who struggle with disordered eating may engage in frequent bouts of excessive eating, or binge eating. This is often due to a variety of genetic, emotional, psychological, and environmental factors. [...]
Body dysmorphic disorder is tied to serious body image concerns, something most people who have an eating disorder also suffer from. So, given its impact on the way someone feels about their body, does that mean that body dysmorphic disorder is an eating disorder? What Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder? Body dysmorphic disorder and eating disorders [...]
Contributor: Staff at Carolina House Receiving treatment for an eating disorder is not as simple as getting a prescription medication from a doctor. Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED), and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) are complex mental health conditions that require the use of evidence-based therapeutic [...]
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