Eating disorders affect hundreds of millions around the world and are dominated by negative thoughts and behaviors around food, eating, weight and body shape. Current research reveals the best ...

In the United States, eating disorders are the second most deadly mental health issue (behind opioid use disorder). And they are more common than you may think, affecting about 9 percent of the U.S.

Treatment methods for eating disorders vary and often change, based on the patient's age and level of care needed. Changes to eating disorder treatment may cause patient distress, dangerous delays, ...

During National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, experts and survivors are emphasizing the importance of early intervention while highlighting expanded treatment options now available through the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) This week is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and our Expert Pine Rest has a new treatment program that provides a much-needed service at a time when eating ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Non-profit The Emily Program opened the nation's first residential inpatient center of excellence in Durham dedicated to treating eating disorders. The Avoidant Restrictive Food ...

Gender is a broad term referring to the social and cultural norms assigned to males and females. 1 While some individuals feel comfortable with the gender identity they were assigned at birth, not all ...

When Taylor Ford joined the University of Iowa Scanlan Center for School Mental Health more than four years ago, she came in ...

Melbourne researchers have successfully tested a new therapy for a complex and increasingly common eating disorder among teenagers. The study found that an enhanced treatment model, developed by ...

While the concept of eating disorders has become more broadly discussed over the last few years, less is understood about the psychology behind them — namely, what is happening inside the brain of a ...

Eating disorders can affect anybody, no matter their age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status or body size. Yet the myth that eating disorders are "diseases of affluence" persists, and can mean ...