The Basics of Eating Disorders
Housing basic and general eating disorders information, this page links to excellent places to start learning about what eating disorders are, symptoms, and diagnosis.
Types of Eating Disorders
How many eating disorders are there? If you said that only two or three have names, you'd be right. But if you said that there are as many eating disorders as you can imagine you'd be right again? What are eating disorders, anyway?
How many eating disorders are there? If you said that only two or three have names, you'd be right. But if you said that there are as many eating disorders as you can imagine you'd be right again? What are eating disorders, anyway?
How Thin Is Too Thin?
How do you decide whether someone is too thin? And should a thin person worry about losing too much weight?
How do you decide whether someone is too thin? And should a thin person worry about losing too much weight?
Eating Disorder Symptoms - Most Annoying Eating Disorder Symptoms
Eating disorder symptoms range from the curious to the unbearable. What eating disorder symptom do you hate the most?
Eating disorder symptoms range from the curious to the unbearable. What eating disorder symptom do you hate the most?
Is Weight Loss the Best Goal for You?
Weight loss sells. It's a drive that cajoles, urges, even begs us to take up some form of dieting. Does the hope for weight loss usually lead to greater physical (or mental) health?
Weight loss sells. It's a drive that cajoles, urges, even begs us to take up some form of dieting. Does the hope for weight loss usually lead to greater physical (or mental) health?
What Are Disorders?
What are disorders? We use the word while assuming others know what we mean. But disorders vary in how they impact those who struggle with them, whether they manifest in mind, body, or both.
What are disorders? We use the word while assuming others know what we mean. But disorders vary in how they impact those who struggle with them, whether they manifest in mind, body, or both.
If I Want to Be Anorexic, Can I Choose It?
If you want to be anorexic, can you make it happen? Can you catch anorexia like the flu? And what would happen if you could?
If you want to be anorexic, can you make it happen? Can you catch anorexia like the flu? And what would happen if you could?
What Are Eating Disorders?
Eating disorders are both psychological and physical in nature. An eating disorder is a pattern of eating that is particularly harmful to the body and mind. Eating disorders are often fueled by fear of being or becoming overweight.
Eating disorders are both psychological and physical in nature. An eating disorder is a pattern of eating that is particularly harmful to the body and mind. Eating disorders are often fueled by fear of being or becoming overweight.
Diagnosis of Eating Disorders
Knowing whether you or a loved one has an eating disorder is key to beginning to move into healthier ways of living. But how do you find out whether an eating disorder diagnosis is appropriate in your situation?
Knowing whether you or a loved one has an eating disorder is key to beginning to move into healthier ways of living. But how do you find out whether an eating disorder diagnosis is appropriate in your situation?
Symptoms of Eating Disorders
Eating disorder symptom lists for major (and other) eating disorders. Eating disorder symptoms manifest in physical, mental, and behavioral ways.
Eating disorder symptom lists for major (and other) eating disorders. Eating disorder symptoms manifest in physical, mental, and behavioral ways.
Causes of Eating Disorders
The actual causes of eating disorders are elusive, but we do know many factors that contribute to eating disorder development.
The actual causes of eating disorders are elusive, but we do know many factors that contribute to eating disorder development.
Treatment of Eating Disorders
The first step in overcoming an eating disorder is getting treatment. Eating disorder treatment comes in many forms, and most require multiple kinds of treatment to overcome their eating disorders.
The first step in overcoming an eating disorder is getting treatment. Eating disorder treatment comes in many forms, and most require multiple kinds of treatment to overcome their eating disorders.