Eating Disorders & the Elderly...
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ADHD & Eating Disorders
Eating disorders and ADHD are both very complex disorders and unique to the individual suffering from them. Experts are now finding that there may be links between the two conditions and they are more...
Alternative Therapies for Eating Disorders
Eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder are usually treated by both medical and mental health professionals. This article discusses alternative therapies that can also be...
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa is one of the most common eating disorders in the world. This article offers basic answers to some frequently asked questions about anorexia....
Behavioural Signs of Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are diagnosed using mental health criteria but most of the signs of eating disorders are behavioural. This article offers basic information on the behavioural signs of anorexia, buli...
Binge Eating Disorder
Binge eating disorder is a common eating disorder in which an individual eats excessively but does not purge afterwards. This article offers some frequently asked questions about binge eating disorde...
Biological Factors & Eating Disorders
Whether or not biological factors can and do cause eating disorders is still under investigation. This article offers basic information on investigations into genetics, hormones and personality typ...
Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa is one of the most common eating disorders in the world. This article offers basic answers to some frequently asked questions about bulimia....
Can an Eating Disorder Affect Your Fertility?
Not many people are aware of the devastating effect an eating disorder can have on fertility levels and the chances of conceiving a healthy baby. Hormone levels, ovarian function and the ability to ma...
Causes for Eating Disorders in Older People
It is not just the young that are at risk of developing an eating disorder as many older citizens also suffer from problems maintaining a healthy nutritional status....
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a common type of treatment for eating disorders. This article answers some frequently asked questions about CBT....
Colour Coded Eating
Colour coded eating is a type of disordered eating in which foods are accepted or rejected based on their colour....
Compulsive Exercising
Compulsive exercising is a behaviour that is often linked to eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia non-purging type. This article discusses compulsive exercising as a behaviour associated wit...
Confronting a Suspected Eating Disorder
Confronting a suspected eating disorder will never be pleasant, but often it is necessary to literally save someone’s life. This article offers basic information on confronting a suspected eating dis...
Creating Healthy Attitudes Towards Food
Not only for ourselves, but for our children and their future, should we all be learning how to create healthy attitudes towards food....
Dental Damage and Eating Disorders
Eating disorders bring a host of physical side effects. This article offers basic information on eating disorders and the types of dental damage that often result....
Diagnosing Anorexia
Anorexia is a common though highly dangerous eating disorder that can have lasting effects on an individual’s physical as well as mental health. This article offers basic information on the signs of ...
Diagnosing Binge Eating Disorder
Binge eating disorder is a common, though often misunderstood, eating disorder. This article offers basic information on the signs, diagnosis and treatment of binge eating disorder....
Diagnosing Bulimia
Bulimia nervosa, more commonly called bulimia, is an eating disorder marked by binges followed by purges. This article provides basic information on the signs of bulimia, the criteria required for a ...
Diagnosing Geophagy
Geophagy is an eating disorder in which an individual ingests earthy substances such as chalk, soil, mud and clay. This article offers basic information on the signs, causes, diagnosis and treatment ...
Diagnosing Pica
Pica, an eating disorder in which an individual craves and eats non-food items, can lead to a variety of health concerns. This article offers basic information on the signs, diagnosis and treatment o...
Eating According to the Time
Eating according to the time is a type of disordered eating. Overcoming eating according to the time will involve understanding why this behaviour originally began....
Eating by Food Type
Eating by food type is a common type of disordered eating....
Eating by Texture
Eating by texture is a common form of disordered eating but it can also indicate other conditions....
Eating Disorders & Slimming Pills
Using slimming pills can seem like a quick fix method of achieving weight loss but they can be very dangerous if taken excessively or purchased from an unreliable source....
Eating Disorders and Associated Digestive Problems.
Eating disorders in elderly people may be caused by the effects of other issues such as poorly fitting dentures or constipation; both are normally very easy to solve as long as the problem is recognis...
Eating Disorders and Dementia.
When a person develops dementia or other associated conditions, it is common for them to neglect their basic needs such as washing or eating and problems can develop quite quickly as a result....
Eating Disorders and Family Factors
Family factors seem to influence the development of, and recovery from, eating disorders. This article discusses links between eating disorders and genetics, the family environment and abuse within t...
Eating Disorders and Interpersonal Therapy
Interpersonal Therapy (IT) is a common type of treatment for eating disorders. This article answers some frequently asked questions about IT....
Eating Disorders and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is a common type of treatment for eating disorder. This article offers some basic answers to frequently asked questions regarding psychoanalytic psychotherapy and eating ...
Eating Disorders and Socio-Cultural Factors
It is accepted the world over that some socio-cultural factors influence the development of eating disorders. This article discusses socio-cultural factors that are associated with eating disorders a...
Eating Disorders and the Physical Signs
A number of physical signs can indicate an eating disorder, even if they individual suffering will not admit to one on his or her own. This article details some of the common physical signs of anorex...
Eating Disorders and the Social Signs
Individuals suffering from eating disorders often show a variety of social signs that underline their abnormal food and eating behaviours. This article discusses these signs, including a general with...
Eating Disorders in Older People
It is estimated that deaths through eating disorders are significantly higher in older generations than in the young. This could be due to a number of reasons ranging from an inability to look after o...
Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified
Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) is a diagnosis of an eating disorder that does not meet the criteria for a specific category such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. This article...
Factors that Cause Eating Disorders
There are many recognised factors which precipitate eating disorders, most of them representing personal disappointments or loss. This article discusses precipitating factors of eating disorders as w...
Family and Friends Coping with Eating Disorders
Supporting an individual in recovery from an eating disorder can be a thankless job. This article offers family and friends information on coping with another individual’s eating disorder....
Family Therapy and Eating Disorders
Family therapy sessions can be a powerful tool in the recovery from an eating disorder such as anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder. This article discusses how family therapy can benefit indivi...
Group Therapy for Eating Disorders
Many individuals suffering from eating disorders find great value in attending group therapy sessions as a part of their treatment plan. This article offers basic information on group therapy session...
Heart Problems and Eating Disorders
Eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder all bring with them the possibility of heart damage, heart disease and other heart problems. This article discusses common heart p...
Hospitalisation and Eating Disorder Clinics
Severe eating disorders are often treated in hospital or at a residential eating disorder clinic. This article discusses the physical risks of eating disorders that can lead to hospitalisation, as we...
How Individual Factors Affect Eating Disorders
Eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder are associated with a variety of signs and symptoms. This article discusses individual factors affecting eating disorders such as ...
How to Avoid or Prevent an Eating Disorder
Eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder are most prevalent in countries and cultures which place a high degree of importance upon being thin and presenting an appealing im...
How to Recover From Food Craving?
Cravings can come in all shapes and forms and what may repulse some people may be a source of deep satisfaction for others....
Interpersonal Factors Influencing Eating Disorders
Interpersonal factors seem to influence the development of, and recovery from, eating disorders. This article discusses links between eating disorders and poor communication skills, troubled personal...
Is My Friends Eating Disorder Common?
Eating disorders are not simply reserved for young models and actresses as several otherwise healthy men can find that they have some form of an eating disorder also....
Kids and Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are on the increase among older children and teens and most develop these disorders between 11 and 13 years of age. This article offers parents basic information on children and eati...
Lanugo and Eating Disorders
Lanugo is the fine white hair that grows on anorexics when they have no body fat left to keep themselves warm. This article answers frequently asked questions about lanugo....
Males and Eating Disorders
As many as 25% of all eating disorders are experienced by males. This article discusses eating disorders and males, including provocation of eating disorders, risk factors for eating disorders and wa...
Medication Used to Treat Eating Disorders
Medication is not always used in the treatment of eating disorders, but some individuals may be prescribed medication as a part of a coordinated treatment plan. This article discusses the prescriptio...
My Family Think I Have an Eating Disorder: How Do I Tell?
A reader asks if her daily diet and exercise regime means that she has an eating disorder. She is advised that her height and weight are at a healthy BMI, but that she has not given enough informatio...
Nutritional Counselling and Advice
Nutritional counselling, sometimes called nutrition therapy, nutrition intervention or nutrition coaching, is an important component of the treatment of eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and ...
Oesophagus Problems for Bulimics
The binging and purging cycle that is associated with bulimia brings with it a number of health concerns, including damage to the oesophagus brought about by repeated vomiting. This article discusses...
Orthorexia - a New Eating Disorder?
Orthorexia is a relatively newly recognised eating disorder that is considered when a person becomes dangerously obsessed with health foods and healthy eating regimes....
Osteoporosis and Eating Disorders
Eating disorders bring with them a host of physical side effects including osteoporosis or the reduction of bone mineral density. This article offers basic information on eating disorders and osteopo...
Pica Disorder
Pica Disorder is a relatively rare eating disorder in which a individual ingests non-food substances such as chalk, soil, paper, plaster, paint chips and more. This article offers basic answers to fr...
Psychological Signs of Eating Disorders
There are a variety of psychological signs of eating disorders. This article offers basic information on the signs, diagnosis and treatment of common eating disorders....
Rationale Emotive Therapy for Eating Disorders
Rationale emotive therapy, also known as rationale emotive behaviour therapy (REBT), is a type of cognitive behaviour therapy that is used to treat eating disorders. This article offers basic informa...
Recovering Anorexic: How to Help Her Eat Faster?
The treatment of anorexia is not about calorie counting or how fast a patient eats, but how to help them begin to feel comfortable and relaxed about food and eating....
Recovering From Anorexia: How Do I Prevent Swollen Stomach?
The long term effects of anorexia can be wide and varied between sufferers and abdominal bloating or distension may be one such side-effect....
Should I See a Doctor Regarding my Bulimia?
A bulimic has written in about blood in the vomit and whether or not she should see a doctor. This answer encourages her to see a doctor immediately in order to have a full physical health check-up a...
Stomach Problems for Anorexics and Bulimics
Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are often accompanied by a variety of physical health problems. This article discusses stomach problems that are often associated with anorexia and bulim...
Support Groups for Individuals
Many individuals suffering from eating disorders attend support groups so that they have somewhere to go where they can discuss their behaviours, emotions, difficulties and worries without judgement. ...
Support Networks for Eating Disorders
Creating a suppoortive network is very important in ensuring a successfu lrecovery. This network can be comprised of frineds, family, professionals or another outside agency....
The Menstrual Cycle and Eating Disorders
Eating disorders bring with them the possibility of long-term health effects, and disruption to the menstrual cycle is just one of these possibilities. This article discusses amenorrhea and low repro...
Treating Disordered Eating
Treating disordered eating is not as easy as simply beginning to relax food rules. To treat disordered eating, the behaviours must be understood, professionals may need to become involved and the sup...
What Can I do to Tackle My Eating Disorder?
A female teen has questions about her feelings of depression and disordered eating. This teen was congratulated on writing in and was advised to talk to a trusted adult or to contact one of a number ...
What is an Eating Disorder?
“Eating disorder” is a phrase that describes to conditions in which individuals engage in disordered eating. This article offers basic information on the three most common eating disorders: anorexia,...
What is Disordered Eating?
The term 'disordered eating' literally describes eating patterns that are irregular or disordered....
What is Geophagy?
Geophagy is an eating disorder in which an individual ingests earthy substances such as chalk, soil, mud and clay. This article offers basic answers to frequently asked questions about geophagy....
Why Does Eating Make Me Feel Sick?
A teenage reader describes feeling uncomfortable both during and after eating and is worried she has an eating disorder....