Epidemiology of eating disorders in Europe: prevalence, incidence, comorbidity, course, consequences, and risk factors - Keski-Rahkonen A, Mustelin L.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Eating disorders - anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder - affect numerous Europeans. This narrative review summarizes European studies on their prevalence, incidence, comorbidity, course, consequences, and risk fa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Book Review: Treatment Plans & Interventions for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
People sometimes make jokes about being OCD or anal retentive or type A and might even see the terms as interchangeable. You might run across articles in popular magazines like Women’s Health that explain the difference between the terms. But despite the term’s popularity as a punch line on sitcoms, it is not a laughing matter.
Simon Rego’s Treatment Plans and Interventions for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is part of a series published by Guilford and edited by Robert Leahy that gives therapists guidelines on evidence-based practices for working with clients with specific problems such as OCD, bulimia,...
Source: Psych Central - September 27, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Stan Rockwell, PsyD Tags: Book Reviews Cognitive-Behavioral Disorders General Medications Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Psychiatry Psychological Assessment Psychology Psychotherapy Treatment Anxiety books for clinicians books for therapists books on Ex/ Source Type: news
From Extreme Thinness To Obesity: Physical Body And Psychological Health
I once overheard a conversation between two young girls discussing how much they had eaten during the day and that they needed to work out those calories. They looked skinny and thought they had to lose some more weight. They counted everything they ate and were on a strict diet not to gain any weight. I remembered myself when I was a teenager and was obsessed with my weight, and never was satisfied with the way I looked back then. Growing older, I asked myself: Is it really me who wasn't satisfied with the way I looked? And I had to answer that question negatively. It wasn't exactly me, but rather the external ideas of th...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Arkansas' 2 Medical Marijuana Proposals Differ (Erika Gee Commentary)
On Nov. 8, Arkansans could see two different medical marijuana initiatives on their ballots: the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (AMCA) and the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment (AMMA).
While both would legalize medical marijuana and contain similar provisions, there are distinct differences between them, particularly in the breadth of behavior legalized and the regulatory plan to oversee cultivation and distribution.
First, let's take a look at the path to the ballot for these two measures.
The AMCA, backed by Arkansans for Compassionate Care, has been certified by the attorney general and the secretary of st...
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - August 31, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Book Review: Pound for Pound
In Pound for Pound: A Story of One Woman’s Recovery and the Shelter Dogs who Loved Her Back to Life, Kopp writes of her struggle with bulimia. Weaving together memories of her childhood, her father’s struggle with alcoholism and its effects on the family, and her connection to dogs, she writes about her passion for animals and how she, during her darkest struggles, would often feel comfort and feel “seen for the real me” by the shelter dogs she cared for.
It is difficult to find accurate information on the prevalence of number of people who suffer from eating disorders as this struggle often goes unreported. The Na...
Source: Psych Central - August 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Paula Lopez Tags: Book Reviews Bulimia Disorders Essays General Memory and Perception Motivation and Inspiration Personal Stories Psychology Treatment Anorexia Nervosa Binge Eating Disorder books about eating disorders Books on bulimia Bulimia N Source Type: news
Critics of weight-loss device urge U.S. regulator to reverse approval
(Reuters) – Lotta Bosnyak takes extra time to chew the blueberries in her yogurt. Otherwise, she said, the device she credits with saving her life will not work.
The tube Bosnyak is referring to has been implanted into her stomach. She turns a valve and, standing over a toilet, drains out the yogurt.
The 52-year-old Delray Beach, Florida, resident was one of the 1st people to try the “AspireAssist” device four years ago in Sweden, where she is from.
“It’s one of the best ways to change your relationship to food because it does require a lot of work on the patient’s part,” said Dr. Christopher...
Source: Mass Device - July 28, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Weight loss Aspire Bariatrics Source Type: news
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - July 28, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Teen Girls Who Play Sports Should Watch Out For These Worrying Health Signs
By Lisa Rapaport
(Reuters Health) - As a growing number of teen girls participate in sports, doctors need to watch for health problems that can develop when these athletes exercise too much and don’t eat enough calories, some sports medicine experts argue.
Taken together, the health issues - disordered eating, a halt in monthly menstrual cycles known as amenorrhea and a bone-thinning disease known as osteoporosis - are known as the female athlete triad. Girls may have just one of these problems or a combination, in varying degrees, according to the authors of a recent clinical guidance report in Pediatrics.
“Th...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bulimic teenager who was called 'beached whale' achieves model dream
Katie Beadle, 17, from Hertfordshire, suffered with bulimia from the age of 14. Her weight plummeted from 10st to less than 8st. But she now wants to to help others feel confident in their own skins. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Teasing About Weight May Put Children At Risk Of Binge Eating Disorder
“Do you really need to be eating that?”
“Slow down, I’m worried about your health.”
These are just a few of the many weight- and eating-related comments a HuffPost reader named Haleigh heard from her parents. They may seem innocuous to someone who doesn’t struggle with weight or didn’t grow up being constantly criticized for their body. But these and other comments made Haleigh, who at 5’6 was a perfectly healthy 160 pounds in high school, invest in a personal trainer and the Weight Watchers diet program. The weight-based criticism also made Haleigh feel terrible about how sh...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Personality psychopathology differentiates risky behaviors among women with bulimia nervosa - Pearson CM, Pisetsky EM, Goldschmidt AB, Lavender JM, Wonderlich SA, Crosby RD, Engel SG, Mitchell JE, Crow SJ, Peterson CB.
OBJECTIVE: Individuals with bulimia nervosa (BN) frequently endorse risky behaviors such as self-harm and substance use. However, no studies of BN to date have examined factors associated with engaging in individual or co-occurring risky behaviors. Given t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Among shelter dogs, finding the strength to fight bulimia
Shannon Kopp battled bulimia for eight years and says the love showed by the most desperate dogs is the reason she's alive today. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New weight-loss device makes some medical experts queasy
The FDA approved stomach-draining device "is like giving someone bulimia" (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - June 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brittany Burgunder who went from 56lb to 210lb writes a book about her battle with eating disorders
Brittany Burgunder, 27, from California, weighed a skeletal 56lbs (4st) at the height of her anorexia only to gain 161lbs (11.5st) as she binged on fast food and sugary snacks after developing bulimia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hollyoaks' Melissa Wells reveals secret battle with bulimia
In the months leading up to her prom night, Melissa Wells plummeted from a size ten to a size six. The Hollyoaks actress's eating disorder started when she was 14 and lasted for 6 years. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
