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How Can You Help Someone You Know With An Eating Disorder?
ShareOne of the most common mental disorders is all around us, but is rarely noticed or treated. It is considered the most fatal mental disorder, yet only one-third of all individuals struggling with...
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Is Anorexia Caused By Social Factors?
ShareEating disorders are some of the most complex and dangerous areas of mental health study and treatment in many ways. While most mental illnesses bring social stigmas and other such issues, few can...
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Virtual Reality May Help Some Overcome Eating Disorders
Share I’ve heard of many unique attempts to more effectively treat eating disorders – which affect around 30 million people in the United States alone. However, you might be surprised to see the newest...
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Eating Disorders: A Silent Killer
ShareEating disorders affect an estimated 30 million people across the US at any given time, and many believe the number could be substantially higher as a large amount of cases go unreported. This is...
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Why Do Eating Disorders Go Untreated?
Share Up to 30 million people in the United States suffer from an eating disorder, but only 1 in 10 of these people will ever receive treatment. If you’ve never had an eating disorder, those alarming...
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Despite ‘Pro-Ana’ Trend, YouTube Videos Are Encouraging Teens To Find Eating...
Share In the past few years, a dangerous trend has grown that endangers thousands of lives and supports a deadly disease. This so-called “pro-ana” or pro-anorexia trend was especially popular on...
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Can Brain Stimulation Help People With Anorexia Recover?
ShareA surprising new tool may be useful for relieving major symptoms of anorexia nervosa according to recent research. The study, published in PLoS One, suggests a type of brain stimulation known as...
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New Treatment Option Shows Promise For Adolescents With Anorexia
ShareImage Source: Wikimedia Commons Limiting the number of people involved in a teenager’s treatment for anorexia may help make treatment more effective. Family-Based Treatment (FBT) is currently the...
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Brain Abnormalities May Explain Why Some Anorexics Don’t Respond To Treatment
Share Researchers have discovered abnormalities in areas of the brain associated with forming insight. According to the team led by the University of Illinois at Chicago and UCLA, these abnormalities...
View ArticleCongress Passes First Ever Bill To Direct Address Eating Disorders
ShareFor the first time in history, eating disorders have been recognized in a piece of federal legislation. Last week, Congress passed a bill called the 21st Century Cures Act, part of which is...
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Can Deep Brain Stimulation Help People With Treatment-Resistant Anorexia?
ShareWhile the most common treatments for anorexia are effective for many who struggle with the eating disorder, a significant number of people don’t respond to typical therapy or medication...
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Anorexia Rehabilitation May Need More Time To Restore The Brain
Share A lot of attention is paid to how anorexia affects the body, from the focus on weight to the long-term risks of organ failure or death. But, many forget that anorexia is a mental disorder first...
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Anorexia Tied To Specific Gene In New Study
Share Eating disorders are often thought of as “an issue with weight” or as a behavioral reaction to body image problems. The truth is that eating disorders like anorexia are diseases that are deeply...
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10 things you should know about anorexia
Most people are somewhat aware of what anorexia is. They know it is an eating disorder and is largely characterized by avoiding eating. But, there is much more to know about the complex and deadly...
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Discussing the cultural parts of eating disorders may make treatment more...
Eating disorders are often viewed through a singular lens. Either people think of them as “social issues” brought on by the pressures people face to maintain or achieve a specific body type, or they...
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Is virtual reality the future of eating disorder treatment?
Eating disorders have always been notoriously hard to treat, with many people requiring inpatient treatment, long-term counseling, and potentially medication to eventually achieve recovery. However, a...
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Brain stimulation system shows promise in treating severe anorexia
Researchers say they may have found a way to treat the most severe cases of anorexia be connecting electrodes to very specific areas of the brain. Before you go imagining old “electro-shock” therapies...
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VR Technology May Bridge The Gap In Eating Disorder Treatment
Source: The Wall Street Journal/Psious For someone with an eating disorder, even the most innocuous activities can be dread-inducing. Going out to eat, shopping at the mall, or showing up at events can...
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