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Ways Equine Therapy Can Help Eating Disorder Healing

Can spending time with a horse help release some of the core issues associated with eating disorders? Equine therapy has been used successfully for substance use disorders and may soon enter the field of eating disorder treatments with a strong presence. People with eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorder have learned to […]

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When an Eating Disorder Takes Over Your Life

If you have a problem with an eating disorder that you can’t seem to control, what should you do? Here, we’ll look at some specific suggestions such as mental health treatment programs to help you begin the healing process and resume living in a healthier manner.Disordered EatingIt might first be helpful to define what disordered

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Bulimia and Anorexia Alter Women’s Decision-Making Processes

Several mood-related factors contribute to altered decision-making processes in women who suffer from eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia. Bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are two of the three most common eating disorders in the U.S. and throughout the world. Teenage girls and young women have the highest chances of developing these conditions. At

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Connection Between Abuse, Trauma, and Eating Disorders

Individuals who have suffered trauma and subsequently, post-traumatic stress disorder, struggle with many different symptoms. Victims are often impaired socially and struggle with nightmares, excessive anger, and flashbacks. The connection between abuse, trauma, and eating disorder complicates lasting recovery. Reach out to a mental health treatment center in Pennsylvania if you or a loved one

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Key Factors That Lead to Compulsive Eating Disorders

Binge eating, food addiction, compulsive overeating — there are many terms used to describe the different compulsive eating disorders. These disorders, while different from the more widely known anorexia and bulimia, are among the most common eating disorders to affect Americans, with some estimates of approximately 4 million people meeting diagnostic criteria. How does this

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Eating Disorder Relapse Statistics: How Common Is Relapse?

Eating disorders — anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other eating disorders — are often treated successfully. Eating disorder treatments, including medication, psychotherapy and holistic care at inpatient facilities, all tend to demonstrate some success, at least in the short term. But what about relapse? How common is it for people suffering from

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What Is Thinspiration and How Can “Pro-Ana” Websites Trigger Eating Disorders?

Thinspiration is a term used to describe images and writings that promote extreme slenderness as a body ideal. These materials frequently appear on pro-ana websites that treat thinspiration as a cultural norm. Research indicates that the vast majority of these websites promote eating disorders by providing detailed information on how to begin, maintain and hide

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The Controversy of Eating Disorder Forced Therapy

An eating disorder is a condition that causes people to overeat or avoid food altogether because of a distorted body image. Examples of eating disorders include bulimia, anorexia and binge eating disorder. These illnesses are treatable, but without help from a physician or eating disorder therapist, eating disorders can lead to very serious health problems

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