The role of positive emotions often takes a backseat to how negative emotions impact and exacerbate anorexia, say researchers from Rutgers University. But good feelings, like those that come from the pride of losing weight or the satisfaction of maintaining control over one’s diet, may also play an important role in fueling eating disorders. “What …
Treating girls with anorexia might now involve an estrogen patch, according to research presented at the Endocrine Society meeting this week. Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues reported that anorexic females may benefit from estrogen therapy to help combat anxiety that often accompanies the condition. More estrogen associated with …
Health expert Dr. Jennifer Thomas says that “almost anorexia” is a problem that is going dangerously undetected in modern society. Thomas, an assistant professor of psychology at Harvard, writes about the phenomenon in her upcoming book, Almost Anorexic: Is My (or My Loved One’s) Relationship with Food a Problem? Five signs of borderline eating disorders …
A baby doll that refuses to eat is set to hit store shelves in the United Kingdom next month, but mental health experts are saying the toy could promote unhealthy behaviors and send the wrong message to young girls. The doll, which is made by Spanish Company Famosa, is called “Nenuco Won’t Eat,” and it …
A young boy battled anorexia and overcame it with help: “n class, Eric Ostendorf fidgeted in his seat and constantly kicked his knees up for exercise. He’d ask to go to the restroom, where he would do 45 chin-ups using the bar between the stall walls. “Everything I did was with the thought in the …
Two researchers from Dartmouth College have developed a computer algorithm that allows one to determine the extent to which photographs have been altered in order to promote unrealistic body images for advertising purposes. Photo retouching prior to publication can range from a little bit of skin tone smoothing, to completely removing and altering body parts …
A costume that’s been for sale online since 2011 has inspired one woman to share her journey with a near-deadly eating disorder. The “Anna Rexia” costume – which is a small black dress with the outline of a skeleton etched on it and measuring tapes around the waist and neck – prompted 26-year-old Jessi Davin …
Researchers and doctors believe that family-based therapy, in which the parents of the child or teen with anorexia nervosa are asked to interrupt their children’s eating behaviors. Family therapy is twice as effective as individual therapy at helping both the anorexic and the parents understand, cope with and find a way to end the anorexia. …
Australian researcher Dr. Megan Warin has determined that many individuals who suffer from anorexia nervosa experience a profound lack of belonging, and feel cut off from mainstream society. Anorexia appears to have provided these people with a common purpose and identity. Many sufferers of the devastating eating disorder reported that they had experienced episodes of …
A new research study from the London School of Economics and Political Science has determined that anorexia is a socially transmitted disorder caused by peer-pressure and a perceived need to measure up to unrealistic standards promoted by the media and fashion industry. The study which involved an economic analysis of approximately 3,000 women from across …
Eating Disorder Self Test. Take the EAT-26 self test to see if you might have eating disorder symptoms that might require professional evaluation. All answers are confidential.
Click on a state below to find eating disorder treatment options that could be right for you.
Where do calls go?
Calls to any general helpline will be answered or returned by one of the treatment providers listed, each of which is a paid advertiser: Rehab Media Group, Recovery Helpline, Alli Addiction Services.
By calling the helpline you agree to the terms of use. We do not receive any commission or fee that is dependent upon which treatment provider a caller chooses. There is no obligation to enter treatment.