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Treatment for Eating Disorders Part 1 – The Initial Steps

June 25, 2020 July 16, 2020 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, Mental Health

Eating disorders are some of the most frequently diagnosed mental health conditions. Although many people associate them with adolescent and young adult females, they actually impact a much greater demographic. Eating disorder therapists and treatment facilities see a wide range of individuals, including males of various ages and backgrounds, middle-aged women, athletes, and even children. …

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Eating Disorders and Alcoholism

February 3, 2020 January 24, 2020 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Addiction, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders

In recent years, studies have shown that almost half of those who have an eating disorder also regularly abuse drugs or alcohol. Approximately 35% of people who abuse drugs or alcohol also have an eating disorder. This trend is particularly common in young teenage girls, so parents should take note of this in case they …

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Understanding Bulimia Vs Anorexia

August 29, 2019 August 23, 2019 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Recovery

Eating disorders aren’t about food. Rather, they have everything to do with a distorted body image. Two conditions stand out. When struggling with bulimia vs anorexia, where do you find help? Bulimia vs Anorexia: Differences and Similarities Eating disorders are a form of mental illness. They affect a sizeable segment of the population. Even so, …

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Tips for Supporting a Loved One With an Eating Disorder During the Holidays

October 17, 2017 October 17, 2017 / Eating Disorders

For those with food-related challenges or an eating disorder, the holidays are full of events that can trigger addictive thoughts and behaviors. Triggers can be anxiety-provoking and stressful, setting a negative tone for the entire holiday season. Depending on which type of eating disorder your loved one has, giving in to temptations — or even just …

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Anorexia: Are you Literally Dying to Feel in Control or Accepted?

July 31, 2017 July 31, 2017 / Eating Disorders

What psychology is at play in the eating disorder anorexia nervosa? A new movie called “To the Bone” starring Lily Collins seems to support the theory, somewhat tangentially, that anorexia involves a psychology of wanting to feel in control and accepted. As the anorexic starves herself, she overcomes temptation and achieves rigid control over her …

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How Exercise Helps Treat Body Image Issues

July 18, 2017 July 18, 2017 / Eating Disorders

“You can never be too rich or too thin” said Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor. “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels,” said Kate Moss, international supermodel. Such statements from iconic and famously slender women have become a kind of mantra for generations of women, who often develop low self-esteem and body image issues if …

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Just Eat: Questioning the Concept of ‘Choice’ in Eating Disorders

March 2, 2017 March 2, 2017 / Eating Disorders

By Elizabeth Langreck, MS, RDN, Director of Nutrition at Promises Scottsdale Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are life-altering, life-threatening psychological illnesses characterized by extreme eating habits and an obsession with body weight or shape. Eating disorders do not discriminate. Men and women of all ages, races, religions, sizes, education levels and socioeconomic …

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Food Is the Best Medicine for Eating Disorders

February 22, 2017 February 22, 2017 / Eating Disorders

One of the first questions people struggling with eating disorders ask is how to get these crazy thoughts about food, weight and body image out of their head. What is the best treatment to stop these obsessive thoughts and the compulsive nature of the eating disorder behaviors? The answer is simple, FOOD, in an adequate …

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Psychodrama for Eating Disorders

February 7, 2017 February 7, 2017 / Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are a group of mental health conditions that includes anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Roughly 30 million Americans will develop the symptoms of one of these conditions at one time or another. Decades of research indicate that you can potentially ease the symptoms of an eating disorder with the help …

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Binge Eating Disorder Becoming Common

August 16, 2015 August 16, 2015 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Eating Disorders

Just a year ago binge eating disorder (BED) was not a recognized mental health diagnosis. Though first described in 1959, it wasn’t until May 2013 that it was added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health. BED has already become the leading eating disorder affecting Americans.