Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are serious syndromes characterized by physiological and/or psychological disturbances in appetite or food intake. Two common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

Anorexia is a very dangerous disorder characterized by the inability or refusal to maintain a healthy body weight, or even a weight within the lower limits of normal for someone their age and height. This disorder features an abnormal fear of weight gain and a significantly distorted perception of body image. An extreme fear of obesity leads to excessive dieting and exercise, sometimes accompanied by binging and purging, which are the dominant symptoms of bulimia.

Bulimia is characterized by recurrent episodes of uncontrollable binge eating, followed by severe methods of attempted weight loss, such as self-induced vomiting, which result in extreme weight fluctuations. Full awareness of the pattern's abnormality, and much secrecy, shame and guilt concerning it, are common attributes of this disorder.

Search findapsychologist.org by Area of Expertise If you are interested in finding a psychologist who specializes in Eating Disorders, we suggest that you consider psychologists who list the following areas of expertise: Eating Disorder and Personality Disorder, as well as Individual Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. For More Information on Eating Disorders The findapsychologist.org staff has compiled the following web links: Eating Disorder Basics     Eating Disorders from American Psychological Association Eating Disorders from the Public Broadcasting System Eating Disorders: Facts About Eating Disorders And The Search For Solutions from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Eating Disorders Information Index from the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Eating Disorders Survival Guide from National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Mental Health: Eating Disorders from MayoClinic.com Antidotes for low self esteem in eating disorder recovery: Avoiding Avoidance and Other Antidotes to Low Self-Esteem from the Center for Change Facts About Eating Disorders from the Center for Change     Women & Men   Anorexia & Bulimia Information for Girls and Women from the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Study: Girls' self-image may affect future weight from CNN Information for Boys and Men from National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Males with eating disorders from Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc. Binge-Eating Binge-Eating Disorder from National Institute of Mental Health Binge-Eating Disorder from U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Binge-eating disorder: What's the best treatment? from American Psychological Association   Anorexia and Bulimia: How Family and Friends can help from the Center for Change Diagnoses of Eating Disorders from Academy for Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa from National Institute of Mental Health Anorexia Nervosa from U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Bulimia Nervosa from National Institute of Mental Health Bulimia Nervosa from U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

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