The many ironies of eating disorders.(mental illness research)(care and...

Clinical Psychiatry News;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...The media are fascinated with eating disorders: Countless articles in consumer publications...most troubling ironies. For example, eating disorders are among the most prevalent and insidious...eating disorder at any given time. Yet eating disorders research spending pales compared ...

Eating disorders training and counselor preparation: a survey of graduate...

Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development;  March 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ......regarding the importance placed on eating disorders in counselor preparation and how they...include or would consider including eating disorders in their training programs. Recommendations...men represent 10% of all cases of eating disorders (Alexander, 1998). It is perhaps the...

Challenges in Eating Disorders: Past and Present.

American Family Physician;  August 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Eating disorders are a complex group of illnesses...three decades, the prevalence of eating disorders has increased dramatically; currently...approximately 5 percent.(1,2) Although eating disorders generally occur in adolescents...

Program to combat U. Michigan eating disorders

University Wire;  February 16, 1998 ;     684 words ......women suffer from bulimia or other eating disorders. Constant exercising, meal skipping...image are all common warning signs of eating disorders. While some cases may be less severe...education group targets women with eating disorders and those who are obsessed with issues...

Colorado State U. shows documentary focusing on male eating disorders

University Wire;  February 12, 2008 ;     441 words ......the United States suffer from eating disorders, and of that nine million, about...disorder survey, distributed by the Eating Disorders Coalition. As a part of the annual February programs on eating disorders, Colorado State University is...

Eating Disorders Still Largely Misunderstood

The Journal Record;  February 17, 1993 ;     700+ words ......the past, public awareness of eating disorders has grown in recent years. Yet, what does the term "eating disorders" really mean? For some, it may...the Oklahoma City Center for Eating Disorders, believes there is still a poor...

Better Training Advocated in Diagnosing Eating Disorders.

OB GYN News;  May 15, 2001 ;     551 words ......be able to identify patients with eating disorders, most don't receive appropriate training...confident about their ability to identify eating disorders, and only 35% felt that they had received...asked how often they inquired about eating disorders when patients presented with ...

Eating disorders should not be ignored, say experts.(News)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  March 4, 2004 ;     295 words ...EATING disorders are dangerous and should not be ignored, the Eating Disorders Association told delegates at a conference...yesterday. More than 19,000 people suffer from eating disorders in Ulster, said Ann McCann, chairwoman of the...

Health: Can eating disorders be cured? Treatments for anorexia and bulimia...

The Independent - London;  May 10, 2001 ;     700+ words ......sparked debate among those treating eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. It claims...charted the progress of 220 people with eating disorders in Adelaide, Australia. The patients...ascertaining what "works" for those with eating disorders is complex. Paul Flower is a ...

Theory Suggests 'Cure' For Eating Disorders

University Wire;  September 18, 1997 ;     700+ words ......controversial new theory that she says cures eating disorders, which affect 5 percent to 20 percent...students. The three primary types of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa...main cause of cravings people with eating disorders experience is biochemical," Ross ...

Boston U. panel discusses eating disorders

University Wire;  March 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ......continues, debate over the threat of eating disorders has extended to all corners of Boston...companies to provide coverage for eating disorders in a forum to discuss amendments to...Wednesday. "If we don't take care of [eating disorders] early on, the problem escalates and...

NO MORE DANCING AROUND A PROBLEM EX-BALLERINA TURNED MD TREATS EATING...

The Boston Globe;  November 14, 2004 ;     700+ words ......a medical resident in a Minnesota eating disorders unit several years ago, Dr. Olivia...professional dancer, she first encountered eating disorders as a young teenager attending a ballet...doctor specializing in treatment of the eating disorders she witnessed though never fell ...

Disorders `plague' region; Eating disorders

The Nelson Mail;  January 19, 2006 ;     497 words ...Eating disorders are "a plague'' which affects most...clinical head of the South Island Eating Disorders Service, said many of his patients...has a higher rate of people with eating disorders than in any other South Island regions...

New Treatment Guide for Eating Disorders Available to Healthcare...

PR Newswire;  May 27, 2008 ;     575 words ...Nation's Leading Eating Disorders Treatment Center Offers a New Comprehensive Guide to the Mysterious World of Eating Disorders PHOENIX, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Remuda Programs for Eating Disorders (http://www.remudaranch.com/), the nation's...

Eating Disorders

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry;  May 1, 2006 ;     620 words ...Eating Disorders Medical Management of Eating Disorders C Laird Birmingham, Pierre Beumont. New York (NY...00. Reviewer rating: Excellent In any comprehensive eating disorders program, the internist, an important member of the...