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Eating disorders: Introduction
A group of psychological disorder where there is an abnormal focus on eating behavior and body shape and weight. Emotional issues are often the trigger for this sort of behavior. Examples of eating disorders includes bulimia, anorexia and binge eating.
Symptoms of Eating disorders
- Symptoms depend on exact subtype of eating disorder:
- Weight loss
- Weight gain
- Bingeing
- Purgeing
- more symptoms...»
See full list of 12 symptoms of Eating disorders
Home Diagnostic Testing
Home medical testing related to Eating disorders:
- Child Behavior: Home Testing
- Mental Health (Adults): Home Testing
- Mental Health: Home Testing:
- Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
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Eating disorders: Complications
Review possible medical complications related to Eating disorders:
- Complications of eating disorders depend on the subtype
- Complications of anorexia:
- Weight loss
- Starvation
- Death - about 10% of cases end this way.
- Infections
- more complications...»
Medical Textbooks Online about Eating disorders
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Wrongly Diagnosed with Eating disorders?
- Misdiagnosis of Eating disorders
- Failure to diagnose Eating disorders
- Hidden causes of Eating disorders (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
- Undiagnosed: Eating disorders
Eating disorders: Self Assessment Tools
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- Depression -- Self Assessment Tools
- Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
- Mental Health -- Self Assessment Tools
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Eating disorders: Medical Mistakes
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Eating disorders: Undiagnosed Conditions
Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:
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Misdiagnosis and Eating disorders
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ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults. Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and indeed the condition has usually been overlooked...read more »
Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary care...read more »
Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with an eating disorder is female. The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or have a delayed diagnosis. See misdiagnosis...read more »
Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be undiagnosed in teenagers. The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical...read more »
Female athlete syndrome leads to undiagnosed osteoporosis: Younger women are not usually considered as candidates for diagnosis of osteoporosis. However, a pattern of three conditions can occur in female...read more »
Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression) may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see symptoms of anxiety...read more »
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Eating disorders: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Hospitals & Clinics: Eating disorders
Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Eating disorders:
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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Eating disorders, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:
- 50 Best Hospitals Report
- Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
- Women's Health Best Hospitals
- Patient Safety
- Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)
Eating disorders: Rare Types
Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:
- Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
- more rare diseases...»
Causes of Eating disorders
- Body dissatisfaction
- Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
- more causes...»
Read more about causes of Eating disorders
More information about causes of Eating disorders:
- Underlying causes of Eating disorders
- Eating disorders as a complication caused by other conditions
- Eating disorders as a symptom
News Archives for Eating disorders
Medical news articles related to Eating disorders include:
- Web Sites Serve Up Dangerous Eating Disorders Advice
- Risk Factors for Eating Disorders Vary by Gender
- Teen Boys at Growing Risk for Eating Disorders
- Kids and Veggies: Offer Them and They Will Eat
- Mom Was Right: Eat Your Broccoli
- You Own It, You'll Eat It
- FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Peanut Butter Products
- Health Tip: What Seniors Eat
- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Eating disorders
Medical research articles related to Eating disorders include:
- Interventions for treating obesity in children
- Case finding of lifestyle and mental health disorders in primary care: validation of the `CHAT` tool
- Using Second-Generation Antidepressants to Treat Depressive Disorders: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians.
- Randomised controlled trial of CD-ROM-based cognitive-behavioural self-care for bulimia nervosa
- Treating co-occurring Axis I disorders in recurrently suicidal women with borderline personality disorder: a 2-year randomized trial of dialectical behavior therapy versus community treatment by experts
- Is there any evidence that weight gain in anorexia nervosa is essential for recovery?
- Switching to another SSRI or to venlafaxine with or without cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents with SSRI-resistant depression: the TORDIA randomized controlled trial.
- Treating Eating Disorders in Primary Care
- more research...»
Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database
Videos for Eating disorders
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Osteoporosis and Diet
Calcium is an essential part of a good osteoporosis prevention plan. Low calcium intake has been shown to cause low bone mass, so you need to get the...
Patient Surveys for Eating disorders
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Reseach about Eating disorders
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Clinical Trials for Eating disorders
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Eating disorders include:
- Hormone Release and Stomach Disturbances in People With Binge Eating Disorder - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Epidemiological Studies of Eating Disorders in Gifted Dance Students (2nd Year). - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Epidemiological Studies of Eating Disorders in Gifted Dance Students(1st Year) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Evaluation of a Six-Session Psychoeducation Group Program. - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Cross-Cultural Validity of EDI-1 Among Clinical and Non-Clinical Taiwanese Population - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- more trials...»
See full list of 71 Clinical Trials for Eating disorders
Statistics for Eating disorders
- Medical statistics for Eating disorders
- Prevalence and incidence statistics for Eating disorders
- Death and Mortality statistics for Eating disorders
- Society statistics for Eating disorders
Eating disorders: Broader Related Topics
- Mental illness
- Adolescent conditions
- Psychological disorders
- Psychiatric disorders
- Behavioral disorders
- more types...»
Types of Eating disorders
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Binge eating disorder
- Bulimia nervosa
- Eating Disorder not Otherwise Specified (ENDOS)
- Disordered Eating
- more types...»
Read more about Types of Eating disorders
Stories from Users Related to Eating disorders
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- dizziness while eating
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- My husband refuses to eat
- undiagnosed eating disorder...PLEASE HELP!!
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- My Father and his "eating dissorder"
- I have no desire to eat?
- Eating is difficult.
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- Night Eating Syndrome?
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- I cant stop eating!
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- Signs of Eating disorders
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- Medical News Summaries About Eating disorders
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- Glossary for Eating disorders
- Clinical Trials for Eating disorders
- ANOREXIA (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- POLYPHAGIA (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- WEIGHT LOSS (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- Weight Loss (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Weight Gain (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Anorexia (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- Polyphagia (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- Weight Loss (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- Diarrhea – Chronic, No Blood or Weight Loss (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- Diarrhea – Chronic, with Weight Loss (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- ANOREXIA (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- POLYPHAGIA (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- WEIGHT LOSS (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Anorexia (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Weight gain, excessive (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Low birth weight (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Polyphagia [Hyperphagia] (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Weight loss, excessive (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Weight Loss (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Weight Gain (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Anorexia nervosa (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Anorexia (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Weight gain, excessive (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Low birth weight (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Polyphagia [Hyperphagia] (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Weight loss, excessive (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Anorexia (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Weight Loss (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Involuntary Weight Loss (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Anorexia nervosa (Handbook of Diseases)
- Anorexia (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Polyphagia (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Weight gain, excessive (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Weight loss, excessive (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Growth Deficiency: Weight and Height (The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
- Anorexia (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Weight gain, excessive (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Low birth weight (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Polyphagia [Hyperphagia] (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Weight loss, excessive (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- ANOREXIA (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- POLYPHAGIA (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- WEIGHT LOSS (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
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