The Times UK suggests that, as a result of gender bias, we fail to recognize warning signs of eating disorders in men and boys.
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Dietary Fad or Bad? When Guidelines Turn to Dogma
Scroll through your social media feed, and you will surely catch a glimpse of a friend or fitness guru endorsing a hot new dietary fad.
From Identification to Treatment: Four Steps to Effectively Intervene with Your Child’s Eating Disorder
Let’s discuss four steps to effectively intervene with your child’s eating disorder: identify symptoms, talk to your child, contact primary care, and plan for treatment.
Are Parents Responsible for Their Child’s Eating Disorder?
Though research has shed light on the underlying mechanisms of the disease, myths about a parent’s responsibility for their child’s eating disorder are false.
The Importance of Effective Communication in Eating Disorder Recovery
When helping a family member or friend recover from an eating disorder, the importance of affection communication cannot be underestimated.
The BED Brain: From Ingestion to Anxiety and Treatment
To understand why evidence-based interventions for BED are so effective, we must consider the BED brain pathways that are impacted by the ED.
Debunking the Five Most Common Myths About Maudsley
Research has demonstrated that Family Based Treatment (FBT)* -- also referred to as “Maudsley Treatment” -- is more effective for treating Anorexia Nervosa (AN) than any other intervention for patients under 18 years old, and yet, common myths about Maudsley persist....
Talk Therapy for Eating Disorders: To Talk or Not To Talk
Mental health providers often use talk therapy as their primary treatment method for a whole host of conditions that bring people to therapy.
Five Ways to Practice Body Neutrality Everyday!
Consider body neutrality and give yourself a reasonable break on the way to self-love. Or perhaps, it's a final resting place where you can simply accept, remove judgment, and, most importantly, move on to focus on other things. Body positivity is a social media-based...
Amphetamines for Binge Eating Disorder: Who, What, When, Where & How
If you are familiar with the drug Vyvanse®, a commonly-used amphetamine in the treatment of ADHD and formerly in diet pills, you may have asked yourself why it is being discussed so frequently in the mainstream media as a treatment for Binge Eating Disorder. You may...