Anorexia Articles

Pro-Anorexia Groups Coming Out

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

For every mental health concern or mental disorder there is, you’d be surprised to learn there are people who are okay living with it. So …

Minding the Media: Body Image in Popular Culture

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Which celeb do you consider curvy?

A) Jessica Biel
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B) Kim Raver
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C) Anna Fari…

Eating Disorders in Men

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

When we think of eating disorders, we rarely picture a man working out obsessively, starving himself to look lean or wanting to emulate celebrities on …

The Growing Phenomenon of Pregorexia

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

The majority of us are well aware of the pressure to be perfectly slim and sculpted. Now the stress of looking svelte has reached pregnant …

Blogging for Mental Health

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

The (unofficial) 2008 Blogathon, or Day of Blogs, is underway on July 26 and 27. Dozens of bloggers have pledged to post every half …

Top Ten Psychology Videos

Monday, July 14th, 2008
Best of the Web

Cognitive to clinical to social, the many applications of psychology reveal profound thoughts, human frailties and …

Thinner But Sadder

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Sadly, few things in life come without effort. Being thin is one of them (at least for most, especially once outside of their 20s).

Being overweight …

New combination eating disorder and bring drinking problem; Drunkorexia?

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

No, it’s not a medical term, but with the widespread acceptance of alcohol and drug use and societal pressures to maintain a thin physique, drunkorexia …

Eating Disorder Awareness 2008

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Eating disorders are usually thought of a teen issue, but increasingly men, adult women and girls as young as seven also suffer. They don’t …

Think Social Networks, Blogs Can’t Hurt You?

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

We’ve been beating the patient privacy drum here for years, and will continue to do so because we don’t think the message is being fully …

Girls with Low Self-Esteem More Likely to Gain Weight

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Teenage girls who place themselves low on their school social ladder were 69% more likely 2 years later to gain significant weight compared to their …

Love Hewitt Loves her Body Image

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt faced some catty criticism recently after papparazzi photos of the bikini-clad star revealed some cellulite. Instead of being defensive or turning …

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