Well, like with other eating problems, the most important thing I can say about recovering from Bulimia Nervosa, the number one tip for recovering from Bulimina Nervosa, is to try to get help from somebody experienced with dealing with these types of eating problems. Sometimes that means an individual counselor, a therapist, sometimes that means […]
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Purging disorder treatment is definitely out there, although in some cases, because it’s still a sort of newer diagnosis not recognized as an official diagnosis, maybe in some ways it may be a little harder to find than treatment for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, which are very well recognized diagnoses and there are many, […]
Hi, my name is Dr. Allegra Broft. I’m a psychiatrist here in New York City, and I sort of wear two hats. Part of my time is spent as a clinical researcher with the Columbia Center for Eating Disorders where I have the good fortune to be able to help conduct research in these devastating […]
So the side affects of Purging disorder are similar to the sides of effects from eating problems where purging is prominent like Bulimia nervosa. Purging, typically in the form of vomiting, possibly also laxative abuse, diet pill use, and other ways of compensating for ingestion of calories can be loaded with side affects. So what […]
As a clinical researcher, as well as a clinician who treats folks with binge eating, I wish we knew exactly why people develop binge eating. I think, what we do know about most eating problems, is that there’s really a combination of factors; there can be some deep rooted psychological or emotional issues that can […]
So if you’re looking for rehab for disorders, the first thing worth mentioning is you might find that not all disorder treatment centers call themselves rehab. Although some might, rehab is a term that we here used a lot that the addiction world uses to call their types of treatment centers, but there a lot […]
So, I may have mentioned elsewhere in this video series how to find one’s way to eating disorder clinics. There can be lots of ways to do this. A simple Google search can be one way, but often times people like to have specific guidelines that are a little more specific than random searches into […]
So there’s no one treatment for Bulimia nervosa that’s right for everyone. But the good news about Bulimia nervosa treatment is that we do actually have good clinical studies that have evidence of good effect of both certain types of psychotherapies as well as certain types of medications for treatment of Bulimia nervosa. While these […]
If you’re looking for eating disorders help online or elsewhere congratulations for doing the first step that is really essential to getting to the bottom of the eating disorder problem and making your way towards recovery, so yay for that. These are very serious illnesses, and one should not delay in trying to access help […]
So what is Purging disorder? First thing to know Purging disorder is not currently recognized as an official diagnosis within psychiatry. So, for example, in the diagnostic manual for mental health disorders, the DSM, the manual that a lot of mental health professionals use in the United States, Purging disorder is not listed as its […]