Friday, October, 23, 2009

Depression Home >
HealthPages >
State Fundeded Eating Disorder Treatment

State Fundeded Eating Disorder Treatment

Health Encyclopedia: Eating Disorders Highlights

Highlights

Prozac Not Helpful for Anorexia Nervosa

Antidepressant drugs such as fluoxetine (Prozac) are not helpful for patients with anorexia nervosa, indicates an important 2006 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study found that fluoxetine neither helped patients gain weight nor protected against relapse after weight restoration. The researchers recommend that more emphasis be placed on behavioral and psychological interventions, rather than on antidepressant drug the...

View all »

Expert & Community Posts

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 »

Symptoms of Eating Disorders

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

There are two main types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Some experts have... 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 »

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 »

Girls with ADHD: Watch for depression and eating disorders

By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health Expert

...ADHD are more likely to suffer major depression and eating disorders that non-ADHD girls. Girls... Read more »

Go to Posts »

Health Guide

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: Resources

...Healthwww.anad.org -- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorderswww.aedweb.org -- Academy for Eating Disorderswww.nationaleatingdisorders.org -- Eating Disorders Awareness... Read more »

Eating Disorders: 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... Read more »

Eating Disorders: Introduction

Eating disorders are behavioral issues brought on by a complex interplay of factors, which may include emotional and personality disorders, family pressures, a possible genetic or... 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 »

Images

Galactosemia

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 »

High-Tech Humans: Merging Man and Machine (Part 1 of 3)

May 05, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Today, 127 million Americans are overweight. One out of every 200 Americans has had an amputation. What do... Read summary »

PCBs Shown to Alter Brain Development

April 23, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Three recent studies suggest polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, may alter the development of brain cells. They linked exposure... Read summary »

ADHD Damages Workplace Efficiency

June 05, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Workers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do 22 days less work per year than those without the disorder. As... Read summary »

First Treatment for Genetic Disorder

April 18, 2007

LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Four-year-old Jack Frye always has a song and a smile to share ... even though he's been through a lot in... Read summary »

Go to News »

Note: All clinical content on this site is physician-reviewed, except material generated by our community members.

Non-Profit Affiliates:

Featuring Content From:

By using this service, you accept our Terms of Use. Please read them. The consumer health information on MyDepressionConnection.com is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions. You should promptly seek professional medical care if you have any concern about your health, and you should always consult your physician before starting a fitness regimen. Copyright © 2005-2009. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. All rights reserved.