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Body Dysmorphic Disorder And Eating Disorders - Articles
Muscle Dysmorphia and Body Dysmorphic Disorder
by
Dr. Sari Shepphird
Posted
Mon 22 Sep 2008 5:37pm
Former body builder, Christopher Bell, had a unique, insiders look at the use and abuse of anabolic steroids. You see, both of his brothers are also body builders, one is a champion, and the other became tried his luck on the pro-wrestling circuit.
For Bell, the use of steroids was not something that he could condone, but his brothers both f ...
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder
by
Arielle B.
Posted
Wed 31 Mar 2010 12:00am
This week's topic was an interesting one - the little known disorder called BDD (Body Dysmorphic Disorder). I discuss how this relates to eating disorders and give a basic background.
As usual, click to view on YouTube, as embedding will be disabled.
Hope everyone is doing well - and I promise, I won't keep feeding you videos eac ...
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Beyond Body Image Disturbance
by
Dr. Sari Shepphird
Posted
Mon 22 Sep 2008 5:37pm
Persistent mirror checking, preoccupation with perceived physical flaws, continuously asking for reassurance about appearance, comparing one's own appearance to that of others, obsessions, social avoidance, excessive exercise, self-hatred...extreme body image disturbance.
A mental illness with one of the highest suicide rates...
Sounds fa ...
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Eating Disorders do kill
by
Dr. Richard Keller
Posted
Thu 23 Oct 2008 1:36pm
One of my daughters recently researched and wrote about eating disorders for a school project, and our family discussed the project while she worked on it. Eating disorders do cause death, e.g. a couple of high profile cases were Terry Schiavo and Karen Carpenter, so I felt I ought to do a post about it. 5-20% with Anorexia Nervosa will die from ...
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Sunday Smorgasbord
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Carrie A.
Posted
Sun 18 Mar 2012 11:30pm
It's once again time for your Sunday Smorgasbord, where I trawl the web for the latest in ED-related news, research, and more, so you don't have to.
Nonspecific predictors of weight gain in the early stages of outpatient cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with anorexia nervosa: Replication and extension.
Why ‘Carb’ is Not a Cuss W ...
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A culture of -orexics?
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Carrie A.
Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 3:34pm
I've seen a number of news articles on a phenomenon charmingly named " drunkorexia ." (See here and here ). It's the latest in a series of - orexias , such as bigorexia , manorexia , and orthorexia . And while they certainly are related to eating disorders (and in the case of " manorexia ," it IS anorexia nervosa , period), I tend to thin ...
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From Becca Trabin: Body Delusions
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Liz S.
Posted
Fri 31 Oct 2008 4:49pm
The main idea I’ve tried to put forth so far as a writer on this blog is that mental illnesses are inherently tied to the ruling norms and taboos of the surrounding culture. The mental illness I want to talk about today is very important to me, both as an individual with mental health issues and as an outgrowth of my particular time and place. ...
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Men and eating disorders
by
Jeff C.
Posted
Sat 07 Feb 2009 12:00am
Eating Disorders: Not Just a
Girl Thing
By Drew Walen
I'm 6 feet tall and weigh 250 pounds. I have broad shoulders and a large rib
cage that makes me look like an undersized football lineman. I've been in bars
where a drunk guy wanted to mess with me while I'm sitting down but backed off
quickly when I stood up. T ...
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The skinny on Pepsi's new can
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Carrie A.
Posted
Fri 18 Feb 2011 10:38pm
Earlier this week, Pepsico announced a makeover for its Diet Pepsi. The problem wasn't the taste of the soda, or the colors of the can. No, the problem was the shape of the can. Now, instead of being short and squat just like all of the other soda cans, Diet Pepsi is going to be tall and sleek and skinny. And, so the ad campaign would like us ...
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