For Anorexics, Antidepressant No More Effective Than Placebo in Reducing Risk Of Relapse
A new study has concluded that the antidepressant medication Fluoxetine (Prozac) is no more effective than placebo in preventing relapse among patients with anorexia nervosa.
Anorexia Nervosa?
Anorexia nervosa is an extremely dangerous eating disorder in which a person intentionally deprives themselves of food and can literally starve to death in an attempt to be what they consider "thin." Learn how to recognize the symptoms of anorexia nervosa and ways to receive help.
The Rise of Male Eating Disorders: Preserving the Masculine Image at All Costs
An Interview with Brad Kennington, MA, LMFT, LPC, by Meghan Vivo
While experts used to believe that only 10 percent of the estimated 10 million eating disorder sufferers were male, a 2007 Harvard study of 3,000 male and female participants has shown that the disorders are much more prevalent – 25 percent of those with anorexia or bulimia and 40 percent of binge eaters were men.
College Women at Risk for Eating Disorders May Benefit From Internet-based Intervention Program
A long-term, large-scale study has found that an Internet-based intervention program may prevent some high risk, college-age women from developing an eating disorder.
How to Tell If It's Anorexia
Tabloids detailing the lives of celebrities--as well as many of the more private and unpublished stories about those in our communities, our families, and even ourselves--continue to highlight the persistent and dangerous prevalence of anorexia. The most noticeable features of anorexia are a progressively drastic loss in weight, and changes in behavior that become obsessional.
What Are the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders?
The medical consequences of eating disorders can be severe. Fortunately, increasing awareness of the dangers of eating disorders--insightful media coverage on the problem and extensive medical studies-- has led many people to seek necessary therapeutic intervention and to avoid medical disaster.
Anorexia
By Michelle Gottlieb, Psy.D., MFT
Anorexia is only minimally about losing weight. It is about gaining control. With this illness, the individual feels as though they have no control in their lives. So, they take ultimate control: they control what goes into their bodies.
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