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The better known eating disorders
There are many diseases, disorders, and problem conditions involving food, eating, and weight, but in everyday conversation, the term "eating disorders" has come to mean anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating, which are defined on this page. ...
o In addition, anorexia nervosa often includes depression, irritability, withdrawal, and peculiar behaviors such as compulsive rituals, strange eating habits, and division of foods into "good/safe" and "bad/dangerous" categories. ...
o Feels out of control while eating. ...
· Binge eating disorder o The person binge eats frequently and repeatedly.
o Feels out of control and unable to stop eating during binges. ...
o Feels guilty and ashamed of binge eating. ...
o People who have binge eating disorder do not regularly vomit, overexercise, or abuse laxatives like bulimics do. ... Information reported in the March 2002 New England Journal of Medicine suggests that for some, but not all, people a genetic flaw in combination with lifestyle factors can predispose to binge eating and subsequent obesity.
· Eating disorders not otherwise specified (ED-NOS) An official diagnosis
o The phrase describes atypical eating disorders
o Including situations in which a person meets all but a few of the criteria for a particular diagnosis. ...
Less-well-known eating disorders and related problems
There are many diseases, disorders, and problem conditions involving food, eating, and weight. Here are brief descriptions of problems other than anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. ...
o Compulsive exercising is not an official diagnosis as are anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. ... For more information, go to Athletes With Eating Disorders and Males and Females and Obligatory Exercise. ...
o The person with an eating disorder says, "I am so fat. ...
o Click here for more information
· Infection-triggered, auto immune subtype of anorexia nervosa in young children o Not an official eating disorder, but the topic has gathered the interest of researchers. ...
o May be related to pediatric infection-triggered auto immune neuropsychiatric disorders (PITANDS) and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcus (PANDAS)
o Suspected when symptoms and behaviors typical of anorexia nervosa appear suddenly in a young child, or when symptoms and behaviors in a young child worsen quickly with no other explanation
o And when the child has had a recent respiratory, throat, or other infection. ...
· Orthorexia nervosa o Not an official eating disorder diagnosis, but the concept is useful. ... to describe "a pathological fixation on eating "proper" or "pure" or "superior" food. ...
o Eating the "right" food becomes an important ,or even the primary, focus of life. ...
o Perhaps related to, or a type of, obsessive-compulsive disorder
· Night-eating syndrome o The person has little or no appetite for breakfast. ...
o Click here for more information
· Nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder o Thought to be a sleep disorder, not an eating disorder
o Person sleep eats and may sleep walk as well
o Click here for more information. ...
o Some people think this is a separate eating disorder. ... It is a calorie-control behavior commonly seen in anorexia nervosa, and sometimes in bulimia and eating-disorder-not-otherwise-specified. ... Since essential nutrients are not incorporated into the body, chewing and spitting can be just as harmful to health as are starvation dieting and binge eating followed by purging. ... Is it an eating disorder? ... For more information about compulsive eating or binge eating disorder, click here. ... When people try to make the body thinner than it is genetically programmed to be, it retaliates by becoming ravenous and vulnerable to binge eating. ...
o Studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine (March 2003) indicate that certain genetic processes are an important and powerful underlying factor in the development of obesity and binge eating. ...
§ If friends and family members offer comfort in the form of food, people will learn to deal with painful feelings by eating instead of using more effective strategies. ... Also, to be successful, the patient must cooperate with an entirely new way of eating and managing food. ...
Treatment and recovery
Most people with eating disorders, especially in the beginning, resist treatment and behavior change. ... Eating disorders are treatable, and lots of people recover from them. ... The folks who do best, work with physicians and counselors who help them resolve both the medical and psychological issues that contribute to, or result from, disordered eating. ...
· What is the best treatment for an eating disorder? Because many factors contribute to the development of an eating disorder, and since every persons situation is different, the "best treatment" must be custom tailored for each individual. ... Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has proved effective in treating bulimia and binge eating disorder. ... However, support groups by themselves are not sufficient treatment for an eating disorder. ... Doctors, nurses, and counselors have heard the eating disorder story many times before. ...
o If your income is limited, or if your insurance will not cover treatment for eating disorders, look for community service agencies in the "Counselors" section of the yellow pages. The organizations listed there may not provide formal eating disorders programs, but they do offer basic assistance to people who have few other options.
o If you believe your insurance company is declining payment of a legitimate claim for eating disorders treatment, you may want to speak with an attorney. ...
o What are your thoughts about using medications in the treatment of eating disorders?
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