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Health Encyclopedia: Eating Disorders Risk Factors
- Eating Disorders - Risk Factors
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- Introduction
- Causes
- Complications of Bulimia
- Complications of Anorexia
- Symptoms
Risk Factors
Many factors contribute to the risk of developing an eating disorder.
Age
Dating disorders occur most often in adolescents and 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 suspected.
Age of Onset for Bulimia. A 2004 study of high school students in the United States found that about 25% of girls and 10% of boys followed abnormal eating and wei...
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Expert & Community Posts
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 »
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 »
Get the Lowdown on Anorexia
By Patrika Tsai , Health Expert...and awareness of signs and symptoms associated with eating disorders are important. Supporting... Read more »
Sleeping Pills and Bizarre Behavior
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...when taken as prescribed, was a safe and effective treatment for insomnia. Side Effects and How... Read more »
Health Guide
Eating Disorders: Treatment
TreatmentThe 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... 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 »Eating Disorders: Complications of Anorexia
...treatments have lower chances for success.Effect on PregnancyMost pregnant women with a history of eating disorders have healthy pregnancies. However, some studies -- but not all -- suggest that... Read more »Discrimination Against Students with Mental Health Issues on the Rise
...disciplinary actions against students with mental illnesses is on the rise. Instead of receiving vital treatment at a time when half of all college students admit to being so depressed that they... Read more »Images
Medications
...is based on your medical condition and response to treatment. To reduce your risk of side... Read more »
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Related News
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 »
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 »
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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