Eating disorders are serious but treatable mental illnesses that can affect people of every age, sex, gender, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic group. No one knows exactly what causes eating disorders, but a growing consensus suggests that a range of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors come together to spark an eating disorder.
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The chance for recovery increases the earlier an eating disorder is detected. Therefore, it is important to be aware of some of the warning signs of an eating disorder.
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Misconceptions about who eating disorders affect have real consequences, leading to fewer diagnoses, treatment options, and pathways to help for those who don’t fit the stereotype. Understanding that eating disorders don’t discriminate is critical to making sure everyone has access to help and support.
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Body image is how you see yourself when you look in the mirror or when you picture yourself in your mind.
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Prevention efforts may involve reducing negative risk factors, like body dissatisfaction, depression, or basing self-esteem on appearance, or increasing protective factors, like a non-appearance-oriented self-definition and replacing dieting and body snarking with intuitive eating and appreciation for the body’s functionality.
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Treating an eating disorder generally involves a combination of psychological and nutritional counseling, along with medical and psychiatric monitoring.
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Coming in June 2019, NEDA's CME course for Physician Assistants, Eating Disorders: Presentation & Diagnosis, is made in partnership with CCCED and Albany Medical College and is designed to provide clinical assessment skills for eating disorder screening.
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