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Eating Disorder Treatments
Health Encyclopedia: Eating Disorders Treatment
- Eating Disorders - Treatment
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Risk Factors
- Causes
- Complications of Bulimia
- Complications of Anorexia
Treatment
The first major difficulty in treating eating disorders is resistance by everyone involved:
- The anorexic patient often believes that the emaciation is normal and even attractive.
- The bulimic patient may feel that purging is the only way to prevent obesity.
- Even worse, the anorexic condition may be encouraged by friends who envy thinness or by dance or athletic coaches who encourage low body fat.
- The family itself may deny the problem and be obstructive or manipulative, adding to the difficu...
Expert & Community Posts
Symptoms of Eating Disorders
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertThere are two main types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Some experts have... Read more »
ADHD and Eating Disorders
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...females) with ADHD may have an increased risk of eating disorders as well. Girls with ADHD are... Read more »
Eating Disorders Linked to Narcolepsy
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...that victims of narcolepsy also often suffer from eating disorders as well. Those who did not... Read more »
The Dark Side of Consumer Web Sites: the Pro-Ana Movement
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...mind, is the crop of sites that actually encourage eating disorders (usually referring to... Read more »
Study on Disturbed eating behavior in type 1 women
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert...(DEB), which includes sub-threshold and full-syndrome eating disorders (ED's) and mild eating... Read more »
Health Guide
Eating Disorders: Treatment for Bulimia
for BulimiaSome experts recommend a stepped approach for patients with bulimia, which follow specific stages depending on the severity and response to initial treatments:Support groups.... Read more »Eating Disorders: Treatment for Anorexia
...approach with consistent support and counseling is essential for long-term recovery from all severe eating disorders. Depending on the severity and type of disorder, team members may... Read more »Eating Disorders: Risk Factors
...young adults. However, new research finds that they are increasingly prevalent among young children. Eating disorders are more difficult to identify in young children because they are rarely... Read more »Eating Disorders: Therapy
TherapyEating disorders are nearly always treated with some form of psychiatric or psychologic treatment. Depending on the problem, different psychologic approaches may work better than... Read more »Eating Disorders: Complications of Bulimia
...do not go on to become anorexic. Some report no major problems. A 2002 study, however, reported that eating disorders during adolescence put these young people at risk for a variety of... Read more »Images
Medications
Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used to treat depression, anxiety... Read more »
Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used to treat depression, anxiety... Read more »
Related News
Men, boys lack options to treat eating disorders
October 02, 2008The treatment options for people with eating disorders are very female-focused, some experts say. A reporter from The Wall Street Journal explores... Read summary »
Treating Childhood Mental Disorders
August 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's estimated 15 million children have been diagnosed with a mental disorder, but only about one quarter of them are getting... Read summary »
Doctors planning online ADHD conference
October 03, 2008Doctors, therapists, and coaches who specialize in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are planning an online conference from Sept. 22-24.... Read summary »
Topamax may help sleep-eaters
October 02, 2008Topamax, a drug used to treat epilepsy and migraines, may help patients with sleep-related eating disorder (SRED). Patients with SRED wake at night... Read summary »
Diabetic children at higher risk of eating disorders
December 15, 2008Diabetic children are more likely to have a problem with disordered eating than their healthy peers, and researchers want to know why. Experts say... Read summary »
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