| Eating disorders are often described as
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| | range of physical health complications,
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| an outward expression of internal
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| | including serious heart conditions and
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| emotional pain and confusion. Eating
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| | kidney failure which may lead to death.
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| disorders afflict millions of people,
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| | Eating Disorders are about being
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| thousands of which will die from them
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| | convinced that your whole self-esteem is
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| yearly. There is good news though, eating
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| | hinged on. Eating Disorders are about
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| disorders can be beaten. An eating
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| | attempting to control your life and
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| disorder involves a distorted pattern of
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| | emotions through food/lack of food. A
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| thinking about food and size/weight:
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| | person with anorexia nervosa typically
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| there is a preoccupation and obsession
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| | starves himself or herself to be thin and
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| with food, as well as an issue of control
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| | experiences excessive weight loss,
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| or lack of control around food and its
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| | typically 15% below the weight that
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| consumption. Eating is controlled by many
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| | doctors consider ideal for his or her
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| factors, including appetite, food
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| | height and age. A child with anorexia or
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| availability, family, peer, and cultural
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| | bulimia may experience dehydration as
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| practices, and attempts at voluntary
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| | well as other medical complications.
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| control. Dieting to a body weight leaner
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| | Anorexia may affect a child's growth,
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| than needed for health is highly promoted
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| | bone mass, cause puberty delays, an
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| by current fashion trends, sales
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| | irregular heartbeat and blood pressure
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| campaigns for special foods, and in some
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| | problems, and gastrointestinal problems.
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| activities and professions. Eating
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| | Treatment of anorexia calls for a
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| disorders involve serious disturbances in
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| | specific program that involves three main
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| eating behavior, such as extreme and
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| | phases: (1) restoring weight lost to
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| unhealthy reduction of food intake or
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| | severe dieting and purging; (2) treating
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| severe overeating, as well as feelings of
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| | psychological disturbances such as
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| distress or extreme concern about body
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| | distortion of body image, low
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| shape or weight.
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| | self-esteem, and interpersonal conflicts;
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| These are also the three most common
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| | and (3) achieving long-term remission and
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| eating disorders. Eating disorders can
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| | rehabilitation, or full recovery.
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| cause heart and kidney problems and even
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| | Eating Disorders Treatment Tips
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| death.Eating disorders frequently
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| | 1. Treatment can include medical
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| co-occur with other psychiatric disorders
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| | supervision, nutritional counseling, and
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| such as depression, substance abuse, and
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| | therapy.
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| anxiety disorders. The main types of
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| | 2. Supportive group therapy may follow,
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| eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and
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| | and self-help groups within communities
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| bulimia nervosa. A third type,
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| | may provide ongoing support.
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| binge-eating disorder. Eating disorders
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| | 3. Behavioral therapy has proven
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| are not due to a failure of will or
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| | effective in achieving this goal.
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| behavior; rather, they are real,
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| | 4. Psychotherapy has proven effective in
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| treatable medical illnesses in which
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| | helping to prevent the eating disorder
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| certain maladaptive patterns of eating
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| | from recurring and in addressing issues
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| take on a life of their own. Eating
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| | that led to the disorder.
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| disorders frequently develop during
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| | 5. Family members or other trusted
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| adolescence or early adulthood, but some
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| | individuals can be helpful in ensuring.
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| reports indicate their onset can occur
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| | 6. Certain selective serotonin reuptake
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| during childhood or later in adulthood.
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| | inhibitors (SSRIs) have been shown to be
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| In addition, people who suffer from
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| | helpful for weight maintenance.
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| eating disorders can experience a wide
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