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Understanding Eating Disorders: Causes, Signs, and Treatments

Explore the complex factors contributing to eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia, their warning signs, diagnostic criteria, and effective treatment options including psychotherapy and nutrition. Learn about binge-eating disorder and preventative measures to promote a healthy relationship with food.

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Understanding Eating Disorders: Causes, Signs, and Treatments

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  1. Eating Disoders

  2. Eating Disorders • Eating disorders vs. disordered eating • The eating disorder continuum

  3. Eating Disorders: No Simple Causes • Predisposition • Social factors • Psychological factors • Biological factors • Genetic factors

  4. Anorexia Nervosa • Diagnostic criteria • Causes • Warning signs

  5. Anorexia Nervosa: Treatment • Goals • Stabilize physical condition • Convert patient into participant • Restore nutritional status • Gradual weight gain • Psychotherapy • Individual • Group • Family

  6. Bulimia Nervosa • Diagnostic criteria • Causes

  7. Bulimia Nervosa: Binge/Purge Cycle • Binge: large amount of food, short period of time • High-calorie, high-fat foods • Purge • Affects fluid and electrolyte balance • Can be life threatening

  8. Bulimia Nervosa: Treatment • Medical • Nutritional • Psychotherapy • Antidepressant medications

  9. Binge-Eating Disorder • Diagnostic criteria • Triggers of binge eating • Stress • Conflict • Frequent dieting

  10. Binge-Eating Disorder: Treatment • Psychotherapy • Antidepressant medications • Long-term support

  11. Eating Disorders: Other Issues • Other related conditions • Males: an overlooked population

  12. Eating Disorders: Other Issues • Vegetarianism and eating disorders • Smoking and eating disorders • Baryophobia • Infantile anorexia

  13. Preventing Eating Disorders • Promote self-esteem • Size acceptance • Celebrate the diversity in all sizes and shapes • Discourage meal skipping • Encourage eating in response to hunger, not emotions

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