Eating Disorders: Types, Symptoms, Treatments | Publications
Summary: Disabled World's (DW) information on eating disorders offer a range of publications addressing the complexities of these conditions, their symptoms, and various treatment approaches. The articles provide valuable insights into anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, alongside discussions of causes, diagnostic criteria, and potential therapies. The information presented is useful for individuals seeking to understand eating disorders, including those with disabilities or seniors who may face unique challenges related to food, body image, or mental health. Many articles include peer reviewed information or studies, and are helpful to a broad audience, including healthcare professionals, caregivers, and anyone looking for a deeper understanding of eating disorders and their impact.
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| Title and Description | Ed | Publish Revised |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Scooping: A Potentially Deadly Practice Research reveals dry scooping is common mainly among adolescent boys and young adult men. | 8 Feb 2023 | |
| ARFID Eating Disorder Highly Heritable ARFID is a serious eating disorder that leads to malnutrition and nutritional deficiencies. Between one to five percent of the population is affected by the eating disorder. | 1 Feb 2023 | |
| Downside of Intermittent Fasting A study finds intermittent fasting linked to all disordered eating behaviors for women, including binge eating, and compensatory behaviors like vomiting and compulsive exercise. | 10 Nov 2022 4 Jan 2023 | |
| #Bonespiration: Hashtag Used to Promote Skeletal Images on Social Media Research reveals skeletal images of bodies featuring protruding bones and pencil-thin limbs are being shared and promoted on social media. | 22 Oct 2017 | |
| Telemedicine: An Effective Way of Treating Eating Disorders New workshop at 2016 iaedp symposium demonstrates success of telemedicine as effective means of treatment for eating disorders. | 14 Feb 2016 | |
| Cheese Addiction: Can You be Addicted to Cheese? Science debunks cheese addiction claims by examining casomorphins, highly processed foods, and brain reward systems that drive addictive eating behaviors. | ✓ ✓ | 13 Feb 2016 23 Jan 2026 |
| Orthorexia Nervosa: Fact or Fictional Eating Disorder Orthorexia Nervosa is a term used to describe an obsession with a healthy food or foods which has a moral value attached to it. | 7 Feb 2012 19 Oct 2021 | |
| Calculating Weight in Children with Eating Disorders Body mass index percentile method recommended for clinical and research purposes for calculating expected body weight of adolescents with eating disorders. | 4 Jan 2012 3 Nov 2021 | |
| Online Secret Anorexia Society Revealed Revealing a social support group that's emerging online, a secretive society to encourage negative behaviors associated with eating disorders. | 22 Feb 2011 27 May 2022 | |
| Hollywood Celebs Eating Kleenex to Stay Thin In a recent interview on CNN Janet Jackson talks about women in Hollywood eating Kleenex to stay full so they do not feel hungry. | 21 Feb 2011 | |
| Female Facebook Users Prone to Eating Disorders The more time adolescent girls spend on Facebook, the more their chances of developing a negative body image and various eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia, and exaggerated dieting. | 7 Feb 2011 15 Jun 2022 | |
| Patients Can't Hide Eating Disorders From Dentists A tip-off to dentists of an eating disorder is an abundance of cavities over a short period of time. | 28 Oct 2010 17 Aug 2015 | |
| Anorexia Treatment and Recovery Book Women and families struggling with an eating disorder or another addiction should never lose sight of the need to sustain the spirit. | 19 Jun 2010 11 Mar 2015 | |
| Body-image Distortion Predicts Onset of Unsafe Weight-loss Behaviors Normal weight and underweight teenage girls who believe they are overweight are at significantly greater risk of succumbing to unnecessary and unsafe weight-loss behaviors. | 17 Jun 2010 | |
| Binge Eating Disorder Linked to Childhood Sexual or Emotional Abuse Severity of binge eating disorder linked to childhood sexual or emotional abuse. | 12 May 2010 11 Mar 2015 | |
| Do you Have an Eating Disorder Many people misunderstand what causes their eating disorders and how dangerous it is and they deny that they even have a problem. | 26 Jan 2009 |
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