Mental Health: Overview
Anorexics
01/01/03, PDR.netAnorexics don't eat; but that doesn't mean they lack an appetite. Indeed, anorexics often display an obsessive interest in food. A typical anorexic will read about food, shop for, cook, and constantly think about food, in fact, will do everything wi
Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity
01/01/03, PDR.netYou see their photos everywhere: gaunt models strutting the latest in fashion, skinny socialites dining in trendy restaurants, svelte young actresses partying till dawn at the newest club. No wonder American women seem obsessed with their weight. B
Going Too Far
01/01/03, PDR.netNearly everyone has seen the images: an impossibly thin young girl, obsessively toying with food but never eating it, the details of her skeleton clearly visible through her dry flesh; or the young woman with bulimia, compulsively stuffing herself w
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Anorexia - Why It Happens
01/01/03, PDR.netAnorexia and eating disorders are unhealthy responses to stress, painful feelings, and other problems. While the specific cause is unknown, the condition seems to stem from a combination of psychological, biological, familial, and cultural factors.
Profile of a Bulimic
01/01/03, PDR.netAll victims of bulimia are plagued by irresistible urges to binge on food. During a binge, bulimics often choose foods—such as ice cream, candy bars, puddings and cookies—that are high-fat, high-sugar, easy-to-swallow, and easy-to-vomit afterward. B
Bulimia - Who's at Risk?
01/01/03, PDR.netWhile young and middle or upper class women are particularly susceptible to bulimia, the disorder strikes people of all economic backgrounds and is found among all ethnic groups. The illness usually begins between the ages of 15 and 24, but it can o
Binge-Eating Disorder
01/01/03, PDR.netNow regarded as a psychiatric problem unto itself, binge-eating disorder is, essentially, bulimia without the purging. Binge-eaters do not force themselves to vomit, take laxatives, or otherwise rid themselves of their food, and hence, are almost al
Bulimia
01/01/03, PDR.netThough still uncommon, bulimia is not as rare as anorexia. Doctors estimate that it occurs in as many as five percent of adolescent and young adult women. Only 10 to 15 percent of bulimics are male. Of the three eating disorders, it is the one most
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