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Can Practicing Mindfulness Aid Eating Disorder Recovery?
Mental health disorders are less stigmatized than ever before; widespread, effective help in the form of counseling and medicine are available for treatment. Conditions like anxiety and depression affect millions of people across all demographics, and though they are...
The Ins and Outs of a Mid-Life Eating Disorder Diagnosis
When most people think of common eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, they imagine them only afflicting teenage girls or young women. But this is not the case. Eating disorders do not discriminate based on age or sex and affect people of all...
Self-Care during COVID-19
Senior Director of Clinical Programming Melissa Coffin, PhD, CEDS-S shares ways to stay connected during this time of social distancing during COVID-19. Read on to learn some of Dr. Coffin's tips... If you’ve been working on recovery from your eating disorder, you are...
Hidden Signs Of Anorexia Nervosa
As eating disorders go, anorexia nervosa is one of the most common types, affecting millions of adolescents and young adults every year. Because it can run concurrent with other mental health disorders, and because it often manifests during a time of extreme social...
Understanding Substance Abuse in Clients with Disordered Eating
Disordered eating is more common in people suffering from substance abuse issues, and is often co-morbid with other mental health concerns. In this study, the clients who initially presented with some manner of eating disorder were found to be around 13% more likely...
5 Signs That You Might be Struggling with Anxiety
Karin Lawson, PsyD, CEDS, RYT-200 is a licensed psychologist, certified eating disorder therapist and writer in private practice. She’s located in Miami, FL. Dr. Lawson is currently the Vice President of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals –...
Less Common Forms Of Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia nervosa is one of the three most common types of eating disorders, along with binge eating disorder and anorexia nervosa. It typically presents with a binge period where food is eaten to excess — often in secret — and then a compensatory activity is engaged...
How Binge Eating Disorder Breaks All the Rules of EDs
While most people are familiar with common eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder has only recently been formally recognized as a separate condition. Although those with a diagnosis of binge eating disorder share many similar...
Mental Health Disorders Part Two: Brain Research
Medical Director Dr. Molly Perlman, MD, MPH, CEDS is a board certified psychiatrist and practices psychotherapy and medication management for a range of psychiatric conditions including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, bipolar disorder,...
Binge Eating Disorder – Understanding the Most Common Eating Disorder
When most people think of eating disorders, they think of anorexia nervosa, with its distinctive self-starvation, or bulimia nervosa, with its characteristic purging behaviors. And yet the most common type of eating disorder in the United States is binge eating...
Examining Eating Disorders in the LGBTQ Community
Regardless of background, sexual orientation, gender identity or other characteristics, anyone can develop an eating disorder. However, eating disorders are more prevalent in some populations than others. One such population is the LGBTQ community, which experiences a...
Mental Health Disorders Part One: Neurobiology and Genetics
Medical Director Dr. Molly Perlman, MD, MPH, CEDS is a board certified psychiatrist and practices psychotherapy and medication management for a range of psychiatric conditions including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, bipolar disorder,...
How Fad Diets Lead to Disordered Eating
Dieting is not considered a direct cause of eating disorders at this time. However, in some cases, engaging in fad dieting may contribute to the development of an eating disorder, such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. In fact, research has shown that engaging...
A Look at Medical Treatments for Anorexia Nervosa
Without treatment, anorexia nervosa can cause serious health problems and even put the client’s life at risk. In fact, this condition has the highest mortality rate of all mental health conditions. Food restriction and weight loss leave the brain and body without what...
How to Navigate a Diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa; Know Your Treatment Options
With the ability to spot the signs and symptoms of anorexia nervosa disorder, family members can help their loved ones acquire the treatment they need to become recovered. Anorexia nervosa is an incredibly dangerous disorder that can lead to serious health...
The Pitfalls & Perks of NYE Resolutions
Karin Lawson, PsyD, CEDS, RYT-200 is a licensed psychologist, certified eating disorder therapist and writer in private practice. She’s located in Miami, FL. Dr. Lawson is currently the Vice President of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals –...
Orthorexia vs ARFID: Understanding the Differences
When it comes to eating disorders, most people have heard of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. However, these are not the only eating disorders in existence. Two eating disorders that do not receive as much attention in society or popular...
Setting (and Keeping!) Realistic New Year’s Resolutions While in Recovery for Binge Eating Disorder
The closing of one year and the start of another is a time of reflection for many people. With that reflection, there is often a desire to start something new or to change or improve upon something in one's life. The New Year offers such an opportunity, to leave...
7 New Year’s Resolutions for Eating Disorder Recovery
As the world prepares to enter into the new year, people all across the globe are taking time to reflect on the last 12 months and making plans for the future. This time of self-reflection can quickly bring on a variety of new feelings and the desire to make big...
How Anorexia Nervosa Therapists Approach Treatment for Eating Disorders
When an anorexia nervosa therapist is presented with a young client struggling with anorexia nervosa or another type of eating disorder, they must choose from various treatment options to help the client heal. One thing that therapists are well aware of is there is no...
Safe Spaces – How Eating Disorder Treatment Provides Refuge for Young Women
Many young people are attempting to improve their eating habits by cutting out junk food and excessive amounts of sugar and carbs. Much of the food today is laden with chemicals, additives, hormones, and a variety of artificial colors. Understandably, there would be...
Remaining Centered During the Holiday Season
Monte Nido & Affiliates Chief Clinical Officer Melissa Spann, LMHC, PhD, CEDS-S discusses the upcoming holidays in this week's blog post. Dr. Spann shares some ideas on how to remain centered during this time of year. As the aisles in Target are peppered with...
How Is ARFID Different from Anorexia Nervosa?
ARFID is a relatively new diagnostic term that many people may not be familiar with. ARFID stands for Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. The disorder is characterized by extremely selective eating habits as well as disturbed eating patterns and goes beyond...
Gender Identity and Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa in the Transgender Community
Gender dysphoria is described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as the "distress" someone experiences when they do not feel like they should be the gender with which they were born. Previously called gender identity disorder, gender...
Barriers to Binge Eating Recovery – and How to Overcome Them
When it comes to entering treatment and working toward binge eating recovery, there are many barriers to overcome along the way. Everyone’s barriers differ according to their unique situations and disposition, making it worthwhile to understand what challenges could...
