Treatment Options for Bulimia Nervosa
Recovery from an eating disorder may be a long and complex process, but that doesn’t mean that healing isn’t possible. The…
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Self-Injury Awareness Day March 1, 2018
Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD), is an international awareness day that takes place every year on March 1 and is a day…
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Signs and Symptoms of an Eating Disorder
Disordered eating describes a variety of abnormal eating behaviors that do not yet fit the criteria for an eating disorder. The…
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Eating Disorders in the LGBTQ+ Community
According to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), eating disorders in the LGBTQ+ community are common due to a number of…
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National Drug and Alcohol Week Jan 22-28 2018
National Drug and Alcohol Week is an awareness week that was started by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in…
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Panic disorders and Their Tie to Valium Addiction
Valium, diazepam, is a long-acting benzodiazepine, that is often used, against recommendation, to treat anxiety disorders such as panic disorder. Benzodiazepines…
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Co-occurring Disorders in Teenagers: Cocaine and Anxiety
Cocaine and Anxiety Anxiety commonly occurs in the teenage population due to the many changing factors associated with this life stage….
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Teenage Addiction and Self-Harm: Co-occurring Disorders
Nonsuicidal self-injury disorder, better known as self-harm, is characterized by the purposeful actions of causing physical harm to oneself without the…
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ARFID in Adults: Not Just a Disorder of Childhood
Avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder, commonly known as ARFID, is an eating disorder characterized by the persistant refusal to eat specific foods…
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Four Common Misconceptions About Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by binging episodes followed by compensatory purging behaviors such as self-induced vomiting, diuretic and…
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