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eating disorder
What would you like to know about eating disorder?
An eating disorder is a psychiatric disorder that can lead to medical complications, which can result in death. The underlying cause of an eating disorder is the misperception by a patient of their body image; that is, the patient perceives themself to be too fat based on their understanding of normal weight for their age […]
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how to help someone with an eating disorder
how to help someone with an eating disorder A supportive carer, family and friends can make a big difference in the person’s recovery. You may be able to help the person by employing some helpful strategies such as the following: Do not try to force the person to change if he or she is […]
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eating disorder symptoms and effects
eating disorder symptoms and effects Lots of people experience changes in their eating habits during times of stress. For example if someone is under stress at work they might eat less and lose weight. If someone recently broke up with a partner they may eat more.When the feelings of stress have reduced eating habits usually […]
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What Causes a Eating Disorder
Causes of binge eating disorder  Binge eating disorder was first seen as a disorder in its own right in 1992. As thename suggests, binge eating disorder is when the person has recurrent episodes of bingeing (as seen in bulimia nervosa) but without the weight control behaviour.The person does not tend to use purgatives, excessive exercise […]
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