Eating Disorders in the News: 2017 Fall Edition
Eating Disorders in the News Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are recognized by psychologists...
Mental Health Awareness Week October 1-7, 2017
Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 During Mental Illness Awareness Week on Oct. 1-7, 2017, National Association for Mental Illness (NAMI) and...
Traveling Abroad in Eating Disorder Recovery
Traveling abroad while in eating disorder recovery The smell of the ocean, taking in new sights and being embraced with different...
The Use of Modern Medicine in the Treatment for Eating Disorders
Modern medicine is responsible for preventing or curing many diseases in today’s world. Unfortunately, there is no vaccine, no preventative measure,...
Bullying and its Effects on Body Image and Eating Disorders
Bullying can occur among individuals of any weight and at any age. It is often defined as unprovoked aggressive behavior repeatedly...
Suicide in Adolescents
Suicidal ideations are thoughts involving killing oneself and often are directly related to mental health illnesses such as depression, anxiety, bipolar...
Sorority Life, Body Image and Eating Disorders
Many young women enter college excited to join a sorority to make lifelong friends and be active within their college community...
Substance Abuse: A Disease Among the Elderly
Substance abuse affects every age, gender and ethnicity, but individuals may choose to use different substances depending on their age. For...
The Truth About Polysubstance Abuse
Polysubstance abuse refers to the consumption of one or more illicit substances over a defined period or simultaneously. It was once...