Latest Eating disorders Stories
OCONOMOWOC, Wis., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eating disorders (EDs) are occurring at an alarming rate in the United States. In fact, the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) indicates up to 24 million people of all ages - both male and female - suffer from an ED. Often manifesting in adolescence, EDs may go untreated for years until a life-threatening episode occurs. That's why Dr. Tracey Cornella-Carlson, a board-certified child and adolescent...
PEKIN, Ill., Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp) kicks off its 27(th) annual Symposium March 21-24 at the Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa and will feature five nationally recognized professionals addressing new treatments and research concerning eating disorders. These keynote faculty members will provide training sessions and instructive presentations during the four-day Symposium. This year's keynote...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Missouri citizens will hold the 5(th) Annual Missouri Eating Disorders Advocacy Day at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City, 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., on February 21. This event is an opportunity for those affected by eating disorders, their loved ones and treatment providers to come to the Capitol, educate legislators about eating disorders and ask for support of eating disorders insurance reform legislation. (Logo:...
ROYAL OAK, Mich., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Inner Door Center®, a comprehensive eating disorder treatment center treating anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating and diabulimia, offers clients the only yoga-based eating disorder treatment in America. Founder & CEO Beverly Price created the unique Reconnect with Food® Yoga-Based Eating Disorder Treatment Healing System. Eating disorders affect up to 24 million people in America, with one in 200 suffering from anorexia. Mortality...
PEKIN, Ill., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With the ban recently lifted on women serving in military combat and women making up 11 percent of the U.S. forces currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, the unique challenges facing women in the military has become an important topic of conversation. The 27(th) annual iaedp (International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals) Symposium, held on March 20-24 at the Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort, will feature an exclusive workshop...
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eating Disorder Hope, one of the leading websites online covering eating disorder treatment, resources and information, is proud to award The Top 25 Eating Disorder Blogs Award for 2012. In our research of the best blogs regarding disordered eating and body image issues, Eating Disorder Hope found that the blogs with a passionate commitment to helping others attain health and recovery were the ones that stood out from the crowd....
HOUSTON, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) and MentorCONNECT, the first global eating disorders nonprofit mentoring community and NEDA Network organizational partner, are proud to present their 3(rd) Annual "Virtual Walk," a worldwide social media-based awareness and fundraising event during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, February 24-March 2. Themed "Everybody Knows Somebody", the aim of this weeklong event is to increase...
OCONOMOWOC, Wis., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The results of a recent outcome study held at Rogers Memorial Hospital have been published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group in its journal - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Pulled from data for patients admitted to Rogers' Eating Disorder Center (EDC) from 2006-2011, the research indicates that simultaneous treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and eating disorders can be more effective with a multi-modal approach....
Two aspects of perfectionism are involved in body dissatisfaction and the development of eating disorders, according to a study of over a thousand women published this week in BioMed Central's open access journal, Journal of Eating Disorders. Adaptive perfectionism is high standards driving a person towards achieving a goal body image, and maladaptive perfectionism is concerned with mistakes and other people's opinions. The finding indicates that both are involved in heightened concerns...
PEKIN, Ill., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- James "Buck" Runyan, MS, LMFT, CEDS, has been named as the new 2013-2014 President of the Board of Directors of The International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp). Runyan has an extensive background in treating eating disorders and other compulsive behaviors and is currently the Chief Operations Officer at the Center for Discovery, at which he oversees Discovery's four residential eating disorder treatment facilities....
