Q & A with Eating Disorder Specialist Sari Fine Shepphird: Part 1 Sari Fine Shepphird, Ph.D, a Los Angeles clinical psychologist and eating disorder specialist, is the author of 100 Questions & Answers about Anorexia Nervosa. Psych Central contributor Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S., spoke with her about ...
Demystifying Treatment for Body Dysmorphic Disorder Some dismiss body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) as vanity; others believe it’s a rare and extreme condition. Though many misconceptions continue to circulate, BDD is a real, fairly common body image disorder. It affects men and ...
Overeating: It’s All In Your Head The following is an excerpt from the book Three Minute Therapy and focuses on the topic of overeating and how cognitive-behavioral techniques can be used to help a person overcome this concern.
They say that inside ...
Restrained Eaters May ‘Let Go’ During Pregnancy Women who usually are restrained eaters tend to gain more weight than other women when they're pregnant, say researchers. Excess weight gain may be linked to child obesity, so a team from the University of ...
The Psychology of Diets Evidence suggests that our dietary habits and the decisions we make about what we eat are acquired over several years, but what psychological processes underpin this kind of learning? And why do preferences vary across ...
A Family Guide to Eating Disorders, Part 1: Prevention How much should you worry if your teenager starts to claim she's not hungry, eliminates foods from her diet, or expresses worry about becoming fat? When does "fussy" or diet-like eating go too far? How ...
What To Do if a Family Member Has an Eating Disorder Accept that there are no quick and easy solutions for recovery from an eating disorder. Therapists, physicians and other eating disorder experts have no magic cure. If your loved one is to get lasting recovery, ...
Treatment and Management of Eating Disorders Persons with eating disorders often have difficulty admitting that they have a serious problem, and in many cases, particularly with anorexia, family or friends must persuade the individual to seek treatment.
In treating anorexia nervosa, the ...
Fitness Magazines and Eating Disorders: Is There a Relationship? It's long been held that waif-thin models posing in fashion and beauty magazines encourage young women to follow unhealthy eating habits—possibly bulimia and anorexia nervosa. Now, researchers at Brigham Young University have discovered "thin is ...
Bulimia: Binging and Purging Bulimic behavior has two phases: the binge and the purge.
The Binge
Although there are certainly individual variations, a binge is defined as the rapid consumption of a large amount of high-calorie food in a short ...
An Introduction to Binge Eating "Bet you can't eat just one."
Many will recall this popular television commercial, where the announcer tempts an unsuspecting muncher with a single potato chip. He grabs the bag, examines a single chip and confidently eats ...
An Introduction to Bulimia Nervosa People with bulimia nervosa do two things. First, they eat. Second, they work very hard to get rid of what they have eaten. People with bulimia binge eat. That is, in a small amount of ...
Accepting Your Body It's time for some sound advice on achieving a quality lifestyle instead of dieting again. Ninety-five percent of all women don't have the ideal body type portrayed by the media, and up to 60 percent ...
Relapse Prevention Once you have made a change, how do you maintain it? What is the difference between a lapse and a relapse? How can you recognize when a relapse is likely?
A lifestyle change is not easy ...
All About Eating Disorders Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are both eating disorders. Anorexia involves people who intentionally starve themselves when they are already underweight. Individuals with anorexia have a body weight that is 15 percent or more below ...
Being Teased and Taunted I grew up mostly in Alexandria, Minn., but moved to Ada in the 6th grade. When I was young I was a very emotional child. I was put into a special class, even thought I ...
Treatment for Anorexia Treatment of anorexia, as with all eating disorders, can be challenging. Effective treatment addresses the underlying emotional and mental health issues, issues that ...
Treatment for Bulimia Treatment of bulimia, as with all eating disorders, can be challenging. Effective treatment addresses the underlying emotional and mental health issues -- issues ...
Defeating Depression’s Funk-to-Fat Cycle For many depressed people, exercise is excruciating. But it may be what they need to recover.
As many depression sufferers can attest, feeling down is likely to lead to slowing down. It's not uncommon for once-active ...
