Prevalence & Features of Eating Disorders in Males – Part 3

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Man researching exposure-based therapy on his smart phone. Exposure-Based Therapy I’m going to now walk you through step-by-step of how we implement what is called Exposure-Based Therapy in the treatment of males with eating disorders. Let’s start with a brief overview of Exposure-Based Therapy, for those of you who are unfamiliar with this approach. Historically, Exposure-Based Therapy is a very effective approach or [...]
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Prevalence & Features of Eating Disorders in Males – Part 2

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Males with Eating Disorders Psychopathology of Males & Treatment of Eating Disorders When we look at the psychopathology of males and some of the co-occurring issues and comparing that to females, let’s first look at what we know the national trends are in comorbidity rates in eating disorders. When we look at the co-occurrence of anxiety disorders with eating [...]
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Self-Assessment of Orthorexia

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Woman with a low score on the Self-Compassion Scale Orthorexia is an obsessive and unhealthy fixation with healthy eating. It is not listed as an official diagnosis or classified in the DSM-V. In 1998, the term “orthorexia” was coined. It is defined as “an obsession with proper or ‘healthful’ eating.” [1] What is Orthorexia An individual can become all-consumed with what to eat, how much [...]
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