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Eating Disorders

Articles, Videos and treatment options for Eating Disorders

The term "eating disorder" encompasses a wide variety of abnormal behaviors that can present in a number of clinical pictures. One of the most basic ways to define "eating disorder" is as a cluster of abnormal eating habits associated with deranged thoughts or negative feelings. To define "eating disorder" adequately both psychological and clinical symptoms must be addressed.

Our overview of eating disorders can be found here. For the latest content, scroll down and select from the list.

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Midlife Eating Disorders Increasing (Video)
Midlife eating disorders are rapidly increasing. In the past decade treatment centers have seen clo...
March 29, 2013
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Binge Eating Gains Diagnostic Status, Other Disorders Remain NOS
The new psychiatric diagnostic manual, the DSM-5 (scheduled to be in effect later this spring), incl...
March 26, 2013
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Boys worry about body image, too, teachers say
A survey of nearly 700 teachers in the UK revealed that about 50 percent of school-aged boys worry o...
March 26, 2013
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'Thigh gap': New body obsession for teen girls?
A quick Google search for "thigh gap" returns a plethora of results, including an article titled, "H...
March 25, 2013
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Signs of Eating Disorders (Video)
With more access to the Internet - and media photoshopping - people are exposed to the idea of look...
March 22, 2013
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Can Positive Role Models Prevent Eating Disorders?
Anorexia and other eating disorders are not about food; they’re about emotional coping. Girls going...
March 21, 2013
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Prevent Eating Disorders in Childhood (Video)
The age of onset for eating disorders has reached a staggering low, beginning anywhere between the...
March 21, 2013
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"Meatier" mannequins: coming to a department store near you?
Department store mannequins may be getting a makeover soon. A Swedish retail establishment made soci...
March 20, 2013
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Tips for helping kids develop a better body image
Children are like sponges, picking up and absorbing the messages and social cues of the most importa...
March 15, 2013
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What are the consequences of a less active life?
The feminist movement opened the proverbial door for women who wanted out of the house. But a recent...
March 13, 2013
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