There are two types of AN: restrictive-type and binge/purge-type. Restrictive-type AN involves extremely restrictive eating behaviors. These patients may only consume two hundred calories per day when they need two thousand. Binge/purge-type AN involves restrictive eating with eating binges – larg...
Early warning signs that someone may have an eating disorder have been revealed in a large-scale data study conducted by Swansea University researchers. The results, published in theBritish Journal of Psychiatryby the Royal College of Psychiatrists, showed that people diagnosed with a disorder had h...
Other signs to look for include bingeing and purging behaviors, as well as significant weight loss over a short period of time. Lack of a menstrual cycle for 3 months or more is another sign of a possible eating disorder. Complaints of exhaustion or fatigue are common as the bodies of thos...
There are warning signs you can look for in family and friends. Experts also have information on how to approach loved ones who could be struggling with an eating disorder. Susan Kleinman, a dance and movement therapist at the Renfrew Center of Florida, said in an email that there are a...
(for example, isolating oneself from loved ones) or unhealthy coping strategies, such as substance use, deliberate self-harm, or binge eating.1 This could lead to PTSD symptoms returning or becoming worse, or, in other words, a relapse. Given this, it is very important to learn how ...