Living With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Wives' and Partners' Stories
Living with post-traumatic stress disorder: wives' and partners' stories
Here the Ministry of Defence (MoD) seems reluctant to accept the extent of the syndrome, with official MoD statistics citing PTSD prevalence among serving soldiers and vets at 2.9 per… Continue reading
Health Risks, Benefits to Medicinal Cannabis
Health risks, benefits to medicinal cannabis
LAS CRUCES >> To qualify for New Mexico's Medical Cannabis Program, patients must meet one of 17 conditions, among them cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, Post Traumatic Stress disorder and HIV/AIDS. The program was created… Continue reading
Dr. Jeff Hersh: Helping Friend With Eating Disorder
Dr. Jeff Hersh: Helping friend with eating disorder
Q: I think my best friend, who is 16 like me, has anorexia. She is really skinny but she refuses to eat anything. Is there any way I can help? A: Restricting… Continue reading
A Drug to Treat Anorexia?
A Drug To Treat Anorexia?
Autism and anorexia have wildly different public faces. The stereotype of an autistic person is a little boy obsessed with trains or a brilliant coder with no social life, while the eating disorder victim… Continue reading
Coping With Eating Disorders
Coping with Eating Disorders
Feb. 23 through March 1 is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. UConn Today discussed the symptoms, the treatment, and how to help with Elizabeth Cracco, a psychologist and director of UConn's Counseling and Mental Health Services,… Continue reading
Men Also Prone to Eating Disorders
Men also prone to eating disorders
Although still largely considered a disorder among females, about 10 percent of those with eating disorders are men, said Linda Santangelo, a psychologist who runs Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital's eating disorders program. “You can't… Continue reading
Eating Disorder Inpatient?
Question by sammygine: Eating disorder Inpatient?
Im going in to an inpatient program for eating disorders in two weeks..i want to know whats it like?..can you exercise?.. do you have to stay overnight?..what if you don’t eat?/
Best… Continue reading
Castlewood Treatment Centers Collaborating on Eating Disorder Research Study
Castlewood Treatment Centers Collaborating on Eating Disorder Research Study
Castlewood Treatment Centers and other members of the Residential Eating Disorder Consortium are collaborating on a research study to examine the effectiveness of residential eating disorder treatment. The study, which launched… Continue reading
Experts Warn of Frightening New Trends in Eating Disorders
Experts warn of frightening new trends in eating disorders
So, in an effort to get people talking about the problem, February 24 – March 1, 2014 has been set aside as National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Bonnie Brennan, Clinical Director… Continue reading
Eating Disorder Treatment?
Question by : eating disorder treatment?
I am wondering, if I want to be treated for my eating disorder in college, will I have to pay for treatment??? I cannot afford it now… Continue reading