Most treatment plans involve a combination of therapy, medication, and nutritional counseling. The goal is to reduce disordered behaviors, support emotional well-being, and rebuild healthy eating ...

The 3 eating disorders--anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating--occur at a frequency far greater than usually realized. Anorexia has been found to be present in up to 1% of teenage and ...

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder marked by uncontrollable binge-eating and subsequent purging by vomiting or using laxatives or diuretics. Other compensatory behaviors after binging include ...

The eating disorder bulimia nervosa typically involves cycles of overeating and purging. Several ways may help someone stop the purging and binging cycle, including learning personal triggers, seeking ...

And yet in a culture in which fat shaming and restrictive eating are prevalent, it can be easy for eating disorder behaviors to become normalized, said Jennifer Rollin, founder of The Eating Disorder ...

When presented with a vignette describing the behaviors and characteristics of a patient with disordered eating, only a quarter of mental health providers who participated in a new study were able to ...

This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and Student Health and Wellness on campus holds many resources related to helping students with eating disorders. Several programs and groups on ...

Here's what anorexia nervosa is, why it's so concerning and how people who struggle with the disorder can get help.