TIPs: Types of Therapy > Eating Disorder Treatment
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Common personality characteristics and issues of females with binge eating disorder?
* Feeling sad, lonely or depressed* Interpersonal problems, which can be thought of as difficulty getting along with others* Relationship problems with friends continue reading
What are the risk factors for binge eating disorder?
* Obesity and psychiatric illness.* Negative comments from family members regarding shape, weight, and eating* Compulsive dieting* Childhood and parental obesity
Center for Growth / Binge continue reading
What are the health problems strongly associated with obesity?
What is binge eating disorder?
Binge eating disorder appears to be the most common eating disorder. Although it was first discovered in the late 1950’s it was not added to the Diagnostic statistical Manual of continue reading
Common patterns of people with Binge Eating Disorder
* Low self esteem* All or nothing thinking* Perfectionism * Impulsivity* Difficulty expressing anger* continue reading
Tips for Recovery from Binge Eating Disorder1) Make sure you are seeing a primary care doctor that you are comfortable with. Ask your PCP to arrange for blood work to check your thyroid, cholesterol, and continue reading
Center for Growth / Bulimia Nervosa Treatment in Philadelphia
A doctors visit for bulimia nervosa typically includes:
* A complete blood count and a study of Electrolytes* A Electrocardiogram* Thyroid studies* Urine specific gravity* continue reading
Anorexia and substance abuse treatment in Philadelphia.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE occurs in (12-18%) of Anorexics. However, most Anorexic patients with a Substance Abuse problem are in the Binging/Purging subtype not the Restricting subtype.
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Anorexia in Adolescents / Therapy in Philadelphia
Ideally, adolescence is about the process of developing a healthy independence from parents, adjusting to the physical changes of puberty, and developing a personal identity. With Anorexia continue reading
People struggling with Bulimia Nervosa frequently also experience an anxiety disorder. Typically this manifests as an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, simple phobia or even PTSD.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Unlike Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (which continue reading
Bulimia Nervosa is a Psychological disorder characterized by preoccupation with body image and binge eating followed by some type of purging (e.g. laxative abuse, vomiting) in an attempt to compensate for the binge.
The continue reading
Twenty percent to thirty-seven percent of women with Bulimia also have a problem with Substance Abuse. Twenty two percent of women with Bulimia have a problem with Alcohol Abuse.
Many people with an continue reading
The most common Compensatory behaviors (not including excessive exercise) used in Bulimia Nervosa are (in order of most prevalent to least prevalent)
* Self-induced vomiting* Laxative abuse* A combination of Laxative abuse and self-induced vomiting* continue reading
Helping a friend, family member or significant other overcome bulimia / Remember Bulimia is difficult to detect
Signs of Bulimia Nervosa often include, but are not limited to
* Secretive behavior* Money unaccounted continue reading
How common is Bulimia Nervosa? Bulimia affects 1% to 4% of the population. It is more common than Anorexia but usually more difficult for friends and family to detect. Approximately 1% to 3% continue reading
