Eating Disorder Treatment

Immortality Is as Inevitable as Death

Immortality Is as Inevitable as Death
… said they wished that they had spent more time with their children, and that they should have been more or less strict,” said Roese. Other common parental missteps: being too critical of a… Continue reading

Woman Pledges to Stay on Roof Until She Raises $50K for Eating Disorder

Woman Pledges To Stay On Roof Until She Raises K For Eating Disorder
SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) — A Venice woman has pledged to eat, sleep and practice yoga on a Santa Monica building's rooftop until she's able to raise… Continue reading

UCSF Study Turns Anorexia Treatment on Its Head

UCSF study turns anorexia treatment on its head
(09-20) 08:05 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — When adolescents are hospitalized with anorexia nervosa, feeding their malnourished young bodies is of urgent importance. On the complicated path to recovery, gaining weight is a… Continue reading

Baby Food: Pediatric Feeding Clinic Aims to Help Children Eat

Baby Food: Pediatric Feeding Clinic aims to help children eat
The University's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders has opened the LSU Pediatric Feeding Clinic this semester, which helps children and their parents develop a healthy family eating plan. Speech-Language… Continue reading

Women's Desire for a "Thigh Gap" May Be Fueling Eating Disorders

Women's desire for a "thigh gap" may be fueling eating disorders
"The intrusion and presence of social media in our lives really does make it very difficult," said Nancy Albus, chief executive officer of Castlewood Treatment Center, a suburban St.… Continue reading

Oxenhope-Based Charity Director Overwhelmed by Women of Year Invitation

Oxenhope-based charity director overwhelmed by Women of Year invitation
The charity is dedicated to providing a six-month, free-of-charge residential programme for young women, aged 18 to 28, suffering from life-controlling issues such as eating disorders, self-harm, depression and abuse. She… Continue reading

I Have a Eating Disorder?

Question by [rhbe]: i have a eating disorder?
ever since my grandmother died in 2006 i have been switching from eating nothing to bingeing. i have just realized that i need help but i dont know where to get help… Continue reading

As Beth Walley Discovered, Obesity Is Difficult to Reverse

As Beth Walley discovered, obesity is difficult to reverse
Over the years, weight-loss plans, medications and doctor's care failed to peel off poundage with psychological setbacks causing her to binge on chocolate and fast food. In 2009, she already had… Continue reading

Woman Battling Multiple Health Issues Refuses to Take 'no' From Her Insurer

Woman battling multiple health issues refuses to take 'no' from her insurer
She'd been battling an eating disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression, as well as trying to maintain good control of her type 1 diabetes. But she'd had… Continue reading

Maudsley Method for Anorexia Treatment Puts Parents in Control of Their

Maudsley Method For Anorexia Treatment Puts Parents In Control Of Their
The intensive outpatient approach, which was developed in the 1980s at the Maudsley Hospital in South London, breaks with more traditional anorexia treatments in that it requires parents… Continue reading