Many women with eating disorders do recover, study finds
Randy Dotinga, HealthDay News The media often portrays women with anorexia and bulimia as untreatable, and sadly, in about one-third of cases that may be true, new research suggests. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Many Women With Eating Disorders Do Recover, Study Finds
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2016 -- The media often portrays women with the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia as untreatable, and sadly, in about one-third of cases that may be true, new research suggests.
But the same small study found that nearly... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 20, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Eating disorders in middle-aged women 'common'
Conclusion
This well-designed cross-sectional analysis used data from an existing longitudinal study to investigate the prevalence of eating disorders in middle-aged women and see what childhood, parenting and personality risk factors were associated with the onset of an eating disorder.
The research found that more than 1 in 10 middle aged women experience some form of eating disorder in their lifetime. It found that all potentially harmful childhood life events such as child sexual abuse, death of a carer and parental divorce, were associated with the onset of eating disorders.
An association with traumatic life events ...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Mental health Food/diet Source Type: news
Shock research shows almost one in 25 middle-aged women suffer from an eating disorder
ANOREXIA, bulimia and binge-eating affect more middle-aged women than expected with almost one in 25 suffering from an eating disorder. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Just Because My Body Looks Healthy Doesn’t Mean My Eating Disorder Isn’t Real
This post originally appeared on Bustle.
By Ray Gallagher
I have strong, broad shoulders and ropy back muscles. On my better days, I imagine that I have the arms of Michelle Obama and the abs of Ronda Rousey. I have the thick, defined quads and calves of someone who has been playing sports for over two decades.
By most accounts, I adhere to conventional Western beauty standards. I am petite and trim. Since the dawn of the fitspo, athletic bodies are more “in” than ever, and I align with this idealized version of the female form. By all outward appearances, I am the Instagram-ready depiction of feminine health. ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ties: Why I Talk About My Daughter ’ s Body
I struggle with bulimia, and I want my 11-year-old to grow up with a healthier body image than my own. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: JEANNE SAGER Tags: Bulimia Eating Disorders Weight Mental Health and Disorders Families and Family Life Children and Childhood Source Type: news
The Many Faces and Phases of Addictive Behaviors
This article was previously published in Recovery Today Magazine. To subscribe to this free online app, click here: www.recoverytodaymagazine.com
Andrea Wachter is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and author of Getting Over Overeating for Teens. She is also co-author of The Don't Diet, Live-It Workbook and Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Breaking the "I Feel Fat" Spell. Andrea is an inspirational counselor, author and speaker who uses professional expertise, humor and personal recovery to help others. For more information on her books, HuffPost blogs and other services, please visit www.andreawachter.com -- This...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Renfrew Center to open 18th eating disorder treatment site
The Renfrew Center is expanding to Pittsburgh.
The new site, set to open in the spring, will be the 18th residential eating disorder facility — dedicated exclusively to the treatment of adolescent girls and women — to be opened by the Philadelphia-based organization.
The Pittsburgh center, like Renfrew’s other facilities, will specializ e in the treatment of anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and related mental illnesses. The services will be delivered through day treatment, intensive… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 21, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: John George Source Type: news
Given time, most women with anorexia or bulimia will recover
Contrary to what is often believed, around two-thirds of women with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa will eventually recover from their eating disorders, new research concludes. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 20, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Renfrew Center to open 18th eating disorder treatment site
The Renfrew Center is expanding to Pittsburgh.
The new site, set to open in the spring, will be the 18th residential eating disorder facility — dedicated exclusively to the treatment of adolescent girls and women — to be opened by the Philadelphia-based organization.
The Pittsburgh center, like Renfrew’s other facilities, will specializ e in the treatment of anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and related mental illnesses. The services will be delivered through day treatment, intensive… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 20, 2016 Category: Biotechnology Authors: John George Source Type: news
Given time, most women with anorexia or bulimia will recover
(Massachusetts General Hospital) A study from Massachusetts General Hospital investigators finds that, contrary to what is often believed, around two-thirds of women with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa will eventually recover from their eating disorders. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Online group therapy may be effective treatment for bulimia nervosa
(University of North Carolina Health Care) Results from a new study show that online group therapy can be just as effective as face-to-face treatment, although the pace of recovery may be slower. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Brains of those with anorexia and bulimia can override urge to eat
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered the neurological reasons why those with anorexia and bulimia nervosa are able to override the urge to eat. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 7, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
That Twin Mama's Jess Wheller opens up about her body image issues and how motherhood fixed them
Mother-of-two Jess Wheller, from Melbourne, has opened up about her struggles with weight gain, weight loss, bulimia and poor self esteem. But after becoming a mum, she's more confident than ever. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Beautiful Way These People Are Coming Out About Mental Illness
After the birth of her second child, in August 2015, RaeAnn Pickett—a tall brunette with a fondness for the F word—found herself consumed by anxiety. “I started to feel so freaked out, sad, and overwhelmed,” she says. “I’d stay awake all night, obsessively counting the windowpanes or the individual slats on each miniblind. I told my doctor, and she was like, ‘Yeah, you don’t have to do that. There are drugs for that.’” Pickett gratefully took the meds, but that wasn’t enough. In her search for other moms experiencing postpartum issues, the 32-year-old commun...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
