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What Effects Does Bulimia Nervosa Have in the Long Term?

Bulimia nervosa is a well-known type of eating disorder that centers around repeating episodes of binge eating, followed by compensatory purging behaviors. The purging behaviors are most often some form…


What Are the Causes of Bulimia Nervosa?

Mental health professionals make a bulimia nervosa diagnosis when individuals present symptoms of uncontrollable overeating episodes followed by purging (most often self-induced vomiting) immediately afterward. Other signs of bulimia nervosa…


Can Medication Help Treat Eating Disorders?

As mental health treatment is discussed during this Mental Health Awareness Month, a common question people have about is the efficacy of medications for treating mental illness. After all, there…


Breaking Down What to Expect at an Eating Disorder Treatment Center

Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions and their treatment is no less so. This can make the idea of entering a residential or outpatient treatment center intimidating for the…


Do’s and Don’ts of Discussing an Eating Disorder with a Loved One

When someone close to you is struggling with a serious mental health disorder like anorexia nervosa, it can be difficult to process and emotionally challenging. Unfortunately, millions of people have…