Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that are can be life-threatening if left untreated. In fact, they have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD). Getting help for an eating disorder is therefore ... Read More
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Eating Disorder Statistics
Ranking Eating Disorders According to the Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association (MEDA), eating disorders are extremely common among teens and those in their 20s. In the United States alone, anorexia is ranked the third most common chronic illness among adolescents. For individuals of all ages, chronic diseases ... Read More
Treatment for Eating Disorders
Few mental health disorders have such an impact on physical health as eating disorders, thanks to the unique link between the mental and physical manifestations of these diseases. Naturally, this association is why eating disorder treatment can be so complex and typically require residence in a clinical setting. At FHE ... Read More
Signs & Symptoms of Eating Disorders
Approximately 30 million people in the United States suffer from some type of eating disorder, but there are even more who are dealing with disordered eating that doesn't quite qualify for an official diagnosis. These unofficial issues can still have an extreme impact on a person's daily life. The signs of an eating ... Read More
Eating Disorders: How to Spot the Symptoms & Get Help for Loved Ones
An eating disorder is a serious health condition involving eating behaviors that impact physical health, mental health, and emotional well-being. Eating disorders are not as uncommon as they may seem. The National Institutes of Mental Health reports that binge eating occurs in 1.2 percent of the adult U.S. population, ... Read More
How So Many Women Develop Eating Disorders During College
Our society still forces women into the terrible position of becoming obsessed with their bodies, because to be otherwise is looked at as some kind of personal neglect. As girls grow up and move through school body shaming gets pretty serious. Around middle school, as women move through puberty it becomes brutal, and ... Read More
The Eating Disorder and Substance Abuse Dual Diagnosis
Eating disorders are a well documented and wide reaching issue among people living in Florida and the throughout the wider United States. Approximately 8 million citizens in the United States suffer from documented cases of some kind of eating disorder and that is only what we know about. Surely thousands of other ... Read More
How to Talk to Your Loved one About Eating Disorders and Substance Abuse
It can be hard when you suspect that someone you care about has an eating disorder, especially if you think they may also be dealing with some kind of drug or alcohol addiction. The two disorders not only present and act in very similar ways, but they are also frequently co-occurring. If these two disorders occur ... Read More
