What Are the Must-Have Treatments for Anorexia Nervosa?
Anorexia nervosa, as most Americans know, is a behavioral health disease in which people (often but not always young women) perceive themselves as overweight, even when they have lost weight to the point of it affecting their physical health negatively. People with anorexia might fast for days at a time or force themselves to eat
Multidisciplinary Treatment and ED-DMT1: Recovery from Diabulimia
The mental health disorder known to doctors and therapists as ED-DMT1 (Eating Disorder-Diabetes Mellitus Type 1), and to most laypeople as “diabulimia,” is a severe form of eating/weight disorder that affects people with Type 1 diabetes. Because it can only affect those who require insulin to control their diabetes, it’s not as common as other
A Look at Additional Treatment Options for Bulimia Nervosa
According to the National Eating Disorder Association, 1.0 percent of young women and 0.1 percent of young men meet the criteria for being diagnosed with bulimia nervosa and may need bulimia nervosa therapy. That translates to millions of people in the United States alone, of all genders and ages. Bulimia nervosa can have severe health
10 Questions You Should Ask an Eating Disorder Treatment Center
Choosing the right place to get eating disorder treatment is one of the most important choices in a person’s life. There are so many options that the choice can be intimidating; most eating disorders are complex mental illnesses that require intensely specialized treatment. Because of the variety of eating disorder treatment centers and programs available,
Anorexia Nervosa From Diagnosis to Recovery
Receiving an anorexia nervosa diagnosis can be the beginning of a very long and challenging process. Eating disorders don’t develop all at once; there are many factors that combine to act as the root causes. Recovery is no different. Treatment begins with a diagnosis, followed by many different treatment techniques and exercises, through discharge and
Repairing Personal Relationships Through Eating Disorder Recovery
Anorexia or bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), or even unlisted disorders like orthorexia nervosa – it doesn’t matter the type of eating disorder, it can have an effect on personal relationships with other people. Although it’s often less prioritized than the physical and behavioral effects of eating disorders, a
Frequently Asked Questions About Eating Disorders
Even though eating disorders can affect people of all ages, genders, and races, they usually first appear during the teenage years and young adulthood. Parents and other people close to an individual with an eating disorder can easily miss the signs and symptoms, especially if they have not experienced one of these disorders before. Because
What to Expect in Day Treatment for Eating Disorders
Most eating disorder treatment programs offer a variety of different treatment options for people with eating disorders. They are proud to provide the highest level of care for their clients in a safe and home-like setting. The best programs also understand that an eating disorder diagnosis can not only be difficult for their clients but
What Are the Signs and Causes of Binge Eating Disorder?
Binge eating disorder, recognized officially by the psychiatric community as a mental health disorder upon its addition to the DSM-V in 2013, is the most common form of eating disorder in the United States. When people have binge eating disorder, they feel compelled to have “binge eating episodes” in which they eat a large amount
What Results Has the Pandemic Had on People with Eating Disorders?
It’s hard to believe the world has been coping with COVID-19 for more than a year now. For many of us, it’s hard to believe it’s only been a year – it can feel like twenty years sometimes. In these times, everything has been restricted; we work differently, play differently, and importantly we eat and
Next Friday marks nine years in recovery for me. Nine years since I chose life. Nine years ago I admitted myself into Rosewood’s care…
Rosewood Teen Eating Disorder Treatment Program
