A 20-year-old woman from Queens has turned her life around after battling anorexia nervosa for 10 years, and she now uses her insight and experience to reach out to others suffering from the devastating eating disorder. Kristina Saffran was first diagnosed with anorexia when she was just 10 years old. She admits that her eating …
A couple from County Down, Northern Ireland whose adult daughter suffers from anorexia is campaigning for improved services for eating disorders that address the needs of the entire family. Ivan and Diane Shaw eventually moved their 22 year old daughter Victoria to Bethlem Royal Hospital in London where the family would have access to treatment …
A decision by a leading U.K. judge to allow life sustaining treatment for a woman suffering from anorexia has re-opened the debate on whether or not the authorities should intervene in cases where a person with a serious illness chooses to end their life. The woman in this particular case, whose name has not been …
After battling bulimia, self-harm issues and bipolar depression, Demi Lovato continues to speak out about the need for support. The singer recently lost her father, Patrick Lovato, and shared that he suffered from mental illnesses. This prompted Lovato to create The Lovato Treatment Scholarship, which will pay the cost of treatment for people suffering from …
An eating disorders specialist in the U.K. has suggested that early intervention is key to providing effective treatment for children with anorexia. Professor Bryan Lask has reported that many of his patients who are becoming ill with anorexia are under the age of ten. He is a leading researcher in the field of eating disorders, …
Bipolar disorder is a disorder which can also be referred to as manic depression. The condition is a mental health illness which is characterized by repeated episodes of depression, severe mood swings and at least one occurrence of mania. Not only does bipolar disorder affect a person’s mental health, but it can also manifest itself …
In a country where getting health insurance is difficult enough, it’s hard to be picky about your plan. But our nation’s growing trend of eating disorders suggests that health care providers ought to rethink what kind of coverage they offer–and how they classify diseases like anorexia and bulimia. A recent report by Kaiser Health News …
Doctors in the U.S. are being urged to screen adults for obesity during regular check-ups by routinely calculating patients’ BMI (body mass index). A government panel recently renewed calls for more thorough monitoring of patients’ weight, suggesting that checking a person’s body mass index or BMI is in many cases as crucial to good health …
A study of teenage girls recovering from eating disorders has determined that once the girls re-gain a healthy weight, their levels of essential fatty acids return to normal. The study which is published in the August edition of Acta Paediatrica was conducted by researchers at Uppsala University Children’s Hospital in Sweden. The results suggest that …
In 2011, the United States reported 676,569 children were the victims or child neglect or child abuse. While the physical injuries from child abuse are outwardly visible, neglect and abuse can have long-term psychological and emotional consequences for children. Being abused and neglected is something a child can carry well into adulthood and its effects …
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