disordered eating

Why Do People Say That Disordered Eating Behaviors Are Not About Food or Weight?

Question by tsundre: Why do people say that disordered eating behaviors are not about food or weight?
I honestly think that it really is about food and/or weight.

I don’t really suffer from “underlying” problems such as depression/anxiety or whatever.… Continue reading

The Emergence of Sex Differences in Risk for Disordered Eating Attitudes During Puberty: A Role for Prenatal Testosterone Exposure.

The emergence of sex differences in risk for disordered eating attitudes during puberty: A role for prenatal testosterone exposure.

J Abnorm Psychol. 2013 May; 122(2): 420-32
Culbert KM, Breedlove SM, Sisk CL, Burt SA, Klump KL

Research suggests that… Continue reading

Weight Gain in Infancy and Vascular Risk Factors in Later Childhood.

Weight Gain in Infancy and Vascular Risk Factors in Later Childhood.

Pediatrics. 2013 May 27;
Skilton MR, Marks GB, Ayer JG, Garden FL, Garnett SP, Harmer JA, Leeder SR, Toelle BG, Webb K, Baur LA, Celermajer DS

OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized… Continue reading

Twelve Steps? How Does This Work?

Question by andria k: Twelve Steps? How does this work?
I looked up the 12 steps but it looks like a bunch of mumbo-jumbo. How is appealing to a higher power gonna make me change something. I have been doing… Continue reading

Eating Disorder Treatment With Dr. Sunny Steinmeyer


 

Eating Disorder Treatment with Dr. Sunny Steinmeyer – Dr. Sunny Steinmeyer; Ph.D, is the director of the eating disorder program at Sovereign Health in San Clemente California. In this video she speaks about eat…

 

Eating Disorders In The… Continue reading

Disordered Eating Among Brazilian Female College Students.

Disordered eating among Brazilian female college students.

Cad Saude Publica. 2013 May; 29(5): 879-888
Alvarenga MD, Lourenço BH, Philippi ST, Scagliusi FB

This study aimed to investigate the socioeconomic and nutritional factors associated with disordered eating among Brazilian female… Continue reading

The Role of Impulsivity, Inattention and Comorbid ADHD in Patients With Bulimia Nervosa.

The Role of Impulsivity, Inattention and Comorbid ADHD in Patients with Bulimia Nervosa.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e63891
Seitz J, Kahraman-Lanzerath B, Legenbauer T, Sarrar L, Herpertz S, Salbach-Andrae H, Konrad K, Herpertz-Dahlmann B

Little is known about the… Continue reading

The Face of Appearance-Related Social Pressure: Gender, Age and Body Mass Variations in Peer and Parental Pressure During Adolescence.

The face of appearance-related social pressure: gender, age and body mass Variations in peer and parental pressure during adolescence.

Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2013 May 17; 7(1): 16
Helfert S, Warschburger P

BACKGROUND: Appearance-related social pressure plays an… Continue reading

Chronic Illness and Disordered Eating: A Discussion of the Literature.

Chronic Illness and Disordered Eating: A Discussion of the Literature.

Adv Nutr. 2013; 4(3): 277-286
Quick VM, Byrd-Bredbenner C, Neumark-Sztainer D

This paper describes the prevalence of eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors, the reasons why these practices are… Continue reading

Psychosocial Risk Factors for Eating Disorders.

Psychosocial risk factors for eating disorders.

Int J Eat Disord. 2013 Jul; 46(5): 433-9
Keel PK, Forney KJ

One goal in identifying psychosocial risk factors is to discover opportunities for intervention. The purpose of this review is to examine… Continue reading