The Obligatory Exercise Questionnaire
Compulsive exercise can lead to many medical complications and is often associated with eating disorders. This questionnaire can help determine if you, or someone you know, may be suffering from symptoms of overexercise. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - November 12, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Substance Use Disorders & Bulimia Nervosa
Substance use and abuse problems are often associated with bulimia nervosa. Learn more about how these issues are related and how treatment must be modified to accommodate the increased complexity. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - November 12, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Compensatory Behaviors
Definition of compensatory behaviors, a symptom seen in eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - November 7, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Rumination Disorder
Rumination disorder is a problem that occurs when someone repeatedly regurgitates their food and then may re-chew and/or re-swallow it. Although most commonly seen among people with developmental delays and/or intellectual disabilities it is also a problem among the sufferers of eating disorders as well. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - November 7, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Pica
is a disorder in which sufferers eat non-food or non-nutritive substances. This dangerous practice is sometimes seen as a symptom of anorexia nervosa. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - November 3, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Reader Stories Wanted!
I have recently added a category entitled 'personal stories.' I am looking forward to adding profiles of celebrities and reviews of eating disorder memoirs over the coming months. However, I also want to include the stories of real-life people who are struggling with eating disorders and are in recovery from readers (that means you!)...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - October 30, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Eating Disorders & Sport
It is well known that the incidence of eating disorders is higher among elite athletes. What should an athlete struggling with disordered eating or compulsive exercise do? (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - October 2, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Should You Try Yoga?
Pressures to conform one's body to the 'thin ideal' are extremely prevalent in our society today - so much so that it is considered somewhat 'normal' to be unsatisfied and critical of one's body....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - September 30, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Consequences of Compulsive Exercise
Compulsive or overexercising can lead to many physical complications and potentially even death. Learn more about this problem and what can happen when you're working out too much. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - September 28, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Yoga for Eating Disorders
As a practice that promotes acceptance and balance, yoga can be an ideal form of exercise for those suffering from eating disorders and body image issues. Research has even shown that practitioners are less critical of their bodies and more accepting. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - September 28, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Six Signs You're Overexercising
Although many people want (and may need) to exercise more, some people suffer from compulsive exercising - which can be a symptom of eating disorders and/or body dysmorphic disorder. See if you're overdoing it. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - September 28, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
A Review of Internet-Based Treatment Shows Mixed Results
As more and more of our lives and businesses are conducted online, the mental health world is no different. Many therapists have looked into providing services online, whether it be through video-conferencing or e-mail. Other providers have designed online based treatment programs and self-help software for various issues as well. Online and computer-based treatment options have many benefits such as being cost effective and anonymous, but, are these treatment options actually effective?...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - August 27, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Body Dysmorphic Disorder & Eating Disorders
Although people with body dysmorphic disorder and those with eating disorders both suffer from concerns about outward appearance, these two issues are distinctly different. Learn more about body dysmorphic disorder and how it can be related to anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - August 26, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Hungry to be Whole: A Therapist's Story of...
Review of Hungry to be Whole: A Therapist's Story of Healing from Anorexia by Brooke Wesley, LSCSW. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - August 26, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Interview with Brian Cuban
About.com Guide to Eating Disorders, Susan Cowden, interviews Brian Cuban about his book, eating disorders, recovery and bullying. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - August 17, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
