Beatriz Santos writes in her journal most days, referring to it as her “lifeline.” As a sophomore at Loyola University, she uses her journal to write down academic goals (“I want to be more motivated” ...

Treatment methods for eating disorders vary and often change, based on the patient's age and level of care needed. Changes to eating disorder treatment may cause patient distress, dangerous delays, ...

Eating disorders are notoriously challenging to treat. Nonetheless, music therapy has been demonstrated to alleviate some of the most common symptoms in eating disorders. 1; 2; 3; 6 Exactly why music ...

Anne Arundel County could get an eating disorder treatment facility as a county council bill aims to spell out how the potential facility fits into zoning regulations and what its purpose within the ...

Eighteen years ago, Steve and Linda Znachko dropped their 14-year-old daughter Anna off at a private, inpatient eating disorder facility for the first time. The sign at the facility’s entrance read, ...

Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder (BED) are both serious eating disorders characterized by episodes of consuming large amounts of food, a behavior called binge eating. The primary difference ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s estimated that 28.8 million people in the United States will be diagnosed with an eating disorder at some point in their ...

This week marks Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and it is an excellent opportunity to understand what lies behind the disorder, who is at risk – And why it is a much heavier issue than food.

Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are both types of eating disorders. Both may start during adolescence and involve eating large amounts of food in a short period, but they have important ...

Kai Schweizer receives funding from the Australian Government Research Training Program and the Australian Eating Disorder Research and Translation Centre SEED Grants Scheme. When people picture ...