Missouri Eating Disorder Law
Missouri’s New Eating Disorder Law, Senate Bill 145, Hopes to Close Mental Health Parity Insurance Loopholes (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - July 18, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Eating Disorder Myths and Truths
Nine Truths About Eating Disorders (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - July 14, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Daring Greatly - Five Star Book Review
Review of Brené Brown's book Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead - a life-changing book about being authentic and vulnerable as means to connect with others and bring meaning and purpose to your life. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - November 4, 2014 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
What is BMI?
What is Body Mass Index (BMI)? How was it developed and what are its limitations? (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - November 4, 2014 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
School BMI Testing... A Bad Idea
As concerns regarding childhood obesity rise, so do the number of schools engaging in BMI measurement programs. Unfortunately, while these programs may intend to help students, they may actually be harming them. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - November 4, 2014 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Tell Your School Not to Measure Students' BMI
While many schools are beginning to implement BMI measurement programs, you can speak out against them. Use this form letter as a way to let your school or representatives know that you believe this is a dangerous idea. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - November 2, 2014 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
A Review of Internet-Based Treatment Shows...
Technology continues to change the way we do many things and the practice of psychotherapy is no different. Learn more about the results of a 2013 research study examining the effectiveness of internet-based treatment options for eating disorders. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - October 3, 2014 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
What are the Risk Factors for Purging in Young...
Synopsis of a 2014 research study examining risk factors that are correlated with the eating disorder symptom of purging in young women. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - October 3, 2014 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Recovery... There's an app for that.
Smartphones are changing the way we do most things, and eating disorder recovery is no exception. Although they don't replace a therapist, one of these apps may be a great adjunct to your recovery process. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - September 30, 2014 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Increased Risk of Fracture in Adolescent Girls
Synopsis of a 2014 research study that examined the risk of fracture in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - September 11, 2014 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
8 Signs You May Have an Eating Disorder
A listing of symptoms commonly experienced with eating disorders. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - September 11, 2014 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
The Battle Between Your Healthy Self & Your...
Many therapists, treatment centers, and recovery books describe eating disorders as a separate 'self' or by externalizing it. This allows sufferers to begin making sense of the eating disorder and who they are without it. Learn more about how to decipher what's an eating disorder thought and what's a healthy, rational thought. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - August 29, 2014 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Do you eat normally?
What is normal eating? And, are you doing it? Use these eight guidelines to determine if your eating is normal or if it could use some work. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - August 4, 2014 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
How to Get Your Kid to Eat... But Not Too Much
Review of How to Get Your Kid to Eat... But Not Too Much by Ellyn Satter - a wonderful book that provides parents of children of all ages a framework from which to encourage healthful, normalized eating in their children. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - August 1, 2014 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
Friends Don't Let Friends "Old Talk"
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Source: About.com Eating Disorders - August 1, 2014 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news
