EATING DISORDER TREATMENT FOR ADOLESCENTS

EATING DISORDERS DEFINITIONS

Anorexia Nervosa aka Anorexia:
Anorexia Nervosa is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss.


Binge Eating Disorder aka Binging and Purging:
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is a type of eating disorder not otherwise specified and is characterized by recurrent binge eating without the regular use of compensatory measures to counter the binge eating.


Bulimia Nervosa aka Bulimia:
Bulimia Nervosa is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by a cycle of bingeing and compensatory behaviors such as self-induced vomiting designed to undo or compensate for the effects of binge eating.

Exercise Anorexia and Exercise Bulimia:
For years, anorexic behaviors and bulimia behaviors have been disguised with exercise. Excessive exercise includes exercise in the home or gym, running (marathons included), weight lifting(ie weight trainer, personal training), and excessive sports. Weight loss and poor nutrition is often associated with this behavior.

Information contained above is courtesy of National Eating Disorders
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/information-resources/general-information.php#facts-statistics

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