The pressure to have the “perfect” body — as in, one that aligns with the current, idealized, unattainable standard at the ...

In the grips of perimenopause, suffering from insomnia, hot flushes, anxiety, bleeding and major mood swings, Tina had found herself slipping back into her historic eating disorder. Today she says ...

Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses where people misuse food to try to cope with difficult feelings and situations. It’s not surprising that, for many young people who have eating ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Nearly one in ten Americans experience eating disorders. Several types of therapists help these individuals recover from and manage ...

The All-Age Eating Disorder Service (AADS) for Kent and Medway is a specialist service. Our service aims to bring hope and ...

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But eating disorders are treatable and can lead to good outcomes. Emily presents to my outpatient rooms with her father, Daniel. She tells me about increased food restricting and alcohol abuse ...

But the cumulative effect of all of this has many experts in the eating disorder field worried about how this might affect their patients. This makes sense—even for those without eating ...

Eating disorders have many causes. They may be triggered by stressful life events, including a loss or trauma; relationship ...

Eating disorders can be very serious illnesses and often people will need professional help to recover. Indeed, eating disorders will have both psychological and physical symptoms. But when does ...

This common form of eczema was also tied to a three-times-greater risk of binge eating disorder. Treating atopic dermatitis is known to alleviate anxiety and depression linked to the condition ...