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 →