Bulimia nervosa is characterized by recurrent and frequent episodes of eating unusually large amounts of food and feeling a lack of control over these same episodes. This binge eating is […]
Month: January 2018
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
According to the DSM-5 criteria, to be diagnosed as having Anorexia Nervosa a person must display: Persistent restriction of energy intake leading to significantly low body weight (in context of […]
Good parents, better sons
Over many years it has been found that children and adolescents who have a strong and secure relationship with their parents enjoy many positive social and emotional outcomes in the […]
Eating Disorders – Mood and Treatment
Although we can try to characterize the humor physically, often what we see in the other, does not explain their difficulties internally. We can observe someone who presents characteristics related […]
Body Image
This is an extremely important topic when it comes to Eating Disorders. Nowadays, it is perceived as a positive effort by the media, in matters of fashion, magazines, advertising or […]
Eating Disorders are not only food related
It may sound like a reckless statement, it will be easy to think that Eating Disorders (ED) are only related to food, body weight and disgust. I would like to […]