There are many methods that are used to treat eating disorders. Most treatments are adjusted and edited based on the needs of the individual, along with the severity of the disorder.
For less-severe cases, treatments can include (any or all of):
* Therapy (mental, physical, nutritional, medical) both personal, family, and / or group
* Health monitoring by medical professionals
* Out-patient clinic or center
* Nutrition classes
For more-severe cases, treatment can include (and or all of):
For less-severe cases, treatments can include (any or all of):
* Therapy (mental, physical, nutritional, medical) both personal, family, and / or group
* Specific individual psych evaluations and therapy
* Drug therapy, feeding tubes, IV
* Health monitoring by medical professionals
* Out-patient / in-patient clinic or center
* Nutrition classes
None. Eating disorders are not contagious. Although there may be some possibility that a predisposition to them (the disorders) could be hereditary in some instances, much like some other mental illnesses.
many people who develop eating disorders also have very low self esteem
Teen's don't "start" eating disorders. Eating disorders are a very serious disease that commonly occurs in teens as well as adults. However, they're are some teens that pretend to have one because they think it's cool or they'll get noticed but the majority of people that have eating disorders are really sick.
Some of the major causes of extreme eating disorders such an bulimia and also anorexia include low self esteem, bullying and also low confidence levels.
Well, some people believe that eating disorders aren't a real disease and that people who have them can just eat and be cured. When in reality that is not how it works at all.
Most people with eating disorders have low self-esteem. The most common reasons for having an eating disorder are a need for control, thinness, or perfection.
Definitely not. There are even eating disorders programs geared specifically to teens. And some people have eating disorders even before the teen years, so there are programs for them too.
Some of the problem associated with mental problems are the eating disorders,mood disorders and anxiety disorders.
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia, to name two.
CBT (cognitive behavior therapy) or councilling. These help to address the root of the problem, rather than the actual eating. Eating disorders are always caused by anxiety in other areas of your life, and as food is the one thing you can control, you put your anxieties on to food. Some people also need to see a dietician, to help establish normal eating patterns again.
I would say not, because some have them themselves!
To get help, some of the best places to go are support groups and / or hospitals (sometimes they are tied in with one another). Check the Treatment Finder at Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders.