Eating Disorder Treatment

Sensory Therapy Might Work for Kids With Autism

Sensory Therapy Might Work for Kids With Autism
The therapy is called sensory integration. It uses play to help these kids feel more at ease with everything from water hitting the skin in the shower to the sounds of household… Continue reading

Getting to the Root of Eating Disorders

Getting to the Root of Eating Disorders
Preliminary studies testing a new technique called deep brain stimulation, used successfully to treat people with Parkinson's disease and obsessive-compulsive disorder, have suggested that this also may be effective in treating eating disorders.… Continue reading

Sovereign Health Commends Ruling on Mental Health Parity and Addiction

Sovereign Health Commends Ruling On Mental Health Parity and Addiction
This means that people who require treatment for mental health, substance abuse and eating disorders will be treated in the same fashion as people with other medical disorders. The… Continue reading

Graphic Warnings on Cigarette Packs May Cut Smoking Rates

Graphic warnings on cigarette packs may cut smoking rates
Pictures of diseased lungs and other types of graphic warning labels on cigarette packs could cut the number of smokers in the United States by as much as 8.6 million people.… Continue reading

ProfNet Experts Available on Travel Nursing, Fitness Supplements, More Also in

ProfNet Experts Available on Travel Nursing, Fitness Supplements, More Also in
Kantor & Kantor is the only law firm in the country with a distinct eating-disorder practice staffed with lawyers and other professionals experienced in the specific needs of… Continue reading

R. Kelly's Crazy 'Panties' Lines

R. Kelly's Crazy 'Panties' Lines
At 22, her anorexia, diagnosed as a teenager, landed her in Boston's McLean Hospital for three months. “During the bad episodes,” recalls a close friend, “Mary always talked about suicide.” At 25, an initial suicide… Continue reading

"Pregorexia" Is the Latest in Dangerous Dieting

"Pregorexia" Is the Latest in Dangerous Dieting
For some women it's annoying, for others it's a great excuse to eat like there's no tomorrow. But for women with eating disorders, things can get downright dangerous. Though it is not an… Continue reading

Teenager Who Plunged From 23st to Just 6st Refused to Believe He Had 'girl'S

Teenager who plunged from 23st to just 6st refused to believe he had 'girl's
And the research at Boston Children's Hospital in the US showed nearly one in three young men have had some form of anorexia or bulimia.… Continue reading

What Effect Do Phenylketonurics Like Phenylalanine Have on the Body?

Question by Tess the ScLientist™: What effect do phenylketonurics like phenylalanine have on the body?
I have this terrible addiction to chewing gum and artificial sweeteners. For a long time I’ve known that a majority of these products contain the… Continue reading

LDS Blogger Battles Bipolar Disorder by Traveling the Country, Befriending

LDS blogger battles bipolar disorder by traveling the country, befriending
Eventually, the motivation to shower, brush her teeth and eat breakfast left her. … After counseling one night with her parents, bishop and stake president, the group determined Thompson… Continue reading