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Signs & Symptoms:: Individuals with anorexia refuse to maintain a minimal body weight and exhibit marked body image disturbance. Symptoms may include:
Anorexia Nervosa is a dangerous disorder. More people die each year from anorexia than any other psychiatric disorder.
This disorder is characterized by reoccurring episodes of binge eating (eating large, excessive amounts of food in a relatively short period of time), followed by purging to avoid weight gain. Purging may include self-induced vomiting, compulsive and excessive exercising, fasting or dieting, the use of laxatives, diuretics, diet pills. Symptoms May Include:
The medical complications of Bulimia are dangerous as are the emotional side effects from this disorder. More bulimics die of suicide than medical complications.
Compulsive overeaters feel out of control with food. Once they start eating they feel as if they cannot stop. They repeatedly diet in order to try to regain control. Many compulsive overeaters feel they overeat at each meal and depression is common as their repeated efforts to change have failed. Others eat more normally at meals but binge eat with out active purging on a regular basis. These binges feel out of their control. Many ore overweight and feel extreme shame and isolate themselves which increases feelings of low self-esteem and depression. Symptoms may include:
Medical complications include diabetes, heart disease and hypertension. If you are concerned you may have an eating disorder please complete our Questionnaire.
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