Compulsive Eating & Depression: Seeking Professional Help

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Woman struggling with depression Contributor: Melissa O’Neill, LCSW, Director of Program Development at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Addictions and eating disorders rarely manifest alone. Whereas a patient may have a primary diagnosis of anorexia or bulimia, it is likely that she will have a secondary diagnosis of anxiety, impulse control disorder, or obsessive compulsive disorder, to name but [...]
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Receiving Treatment in the U.S. if I Don’t Speak English

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Woman standing by the train For those with limited english proficiency (LEP), facilities and practitioners use interpreters to communicate. Some studies done on interpreters in treatment settings indicate that few interpreters provide accurate translations for practitioners. Limited access to health care can also be an issue when seeking eating disorder treatment.  Those who speak languages other than English are less [...]
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Binge Eating Disorder Treatment: Changing Patterns

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Woman with a low score on the Self-Compassion Scale Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is a relatively new diagnosis within the field of eating disorders. This was a win-win for clinicians and patients who struggle with BED, because it gave a diagnosis ability for insurance coverage to obtain treatment. Previous to the DSM-V, it was categorized under the popular EDNOS, or Eating Disorder Not Otherwise [...]
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Teenagers & Eating Disorder Treatment: Keeping Up in School

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Teen struggling with school and in eating disorder treatment Many adolescents and teenagers today face eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Because of the severity of these mental illnesses, professional treatment and interventions are necessary and crucial to prevent worsening of symptoms. Research has found that more adolescents and teenagers are impacted by eating disorders than type 2 diabetes, [...]
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Preparing to Study Abroad While in Eating Disorder Recovery

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Man on a boat contemplating exposure-based therapy for eating disorders Having the chance to study abroad while in college is the opportunity of a lifetime for many students. Typically, a university or college campus will offer study-abroad programs with partnering schools in different countries around the world, giving a student the chance to learn in a new culture for college credits. Surveys of college students [...]
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Universal Healthcare System and Eating Disorder Treatment

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Woman walking on the beach outside her treatment program Imagine struggling with an eating disorder and knowing your treatment will be fully covered. Sadly, most of those who have battled an eating disorder cannot fathom what this would feel like. In the U.S., the state and the insurance carrier decides what the criterion is for receiving eating disorder treatment. Even when one is lucky [...]
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Measuring Media Literacy: Eating Disorders and the Media

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Man using social media on his phone Media literacy is defined as “the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in a variety of forms [1].” Research has shown that the way people perceive media has an impact on how they perceive themselves, their lives, and the world around them. One study notes that “exposure to media and associated perceived pressures [...]
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Seeking Eating Disorder Treatment Internationally

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Woman struggling with Structure in Eating Disorder Recovery Patients Beyond Borders, an organization that works to connect individuals to quality healthcare and also publishes a medical-tourism guidebook, reported in 2007 that “patients spend between $3,800 and $6,000 per cross-border medical visit, including treatment costs, transportation, and accommodations [1].” Medications within the United States are much higher than this for many individuals. Research from [...]
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