Overtraining is quite often like purging after eating. You are tried to burn off the calories that you have consumed and quite often you are mentally obsessed by how much you are training, working out, etc. It is also known as exercise bulimia.
many people who develop eating disorders also have very low self esteem
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.
There are a wide variety of treatment for eating disorders that are available in the U.S. The vast majority of these treatments are related to mental health, such as anti-depressive medications and counseling.
WebMD is a good place to learn about anything medical related. Wikipedia is another good place to learn about eating disorders in general. Two great sources.
Correct. Dragonflies and Butterflies symbolize recovery from an Eating Disorder. Correct. Dragonflies and Butterflies symbolize recovery from an Eating Disorder.
the study of eating disorders
Bryan Lask has written: 'Children's Problems (Positive Health Guide)' 'Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence' 'Overcoming behavior problems in children' -- subject(s): Adolescent psychology, Child psychology, Child rearing, Problem children 'Eating disorders in childhood and adolescence' -- subject(s): Eating disorders in children, Eating disorders in adolescence, Anorexia nervosa
Eating Disorders Coalition was created in 2000.
Eating Disorders Association was created in 1989.
The DSM-5 categorizes mental disorders into several major categories, including: Neurodevelopmental Disorders (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD) Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Bipolar and Related Disorders Depressive Disorders Anxiety Disorders Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders Dissociative Disorders Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders Feeding and Eating Disorders Elimination Disorders Sleep-Wake Disorders Sexual Dysfunctions Gender Dysphoria Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders Neurocognitive Disorders Personality Disorders Paraphilic Disorders Other Mental Disorders (including unspecified disorders). These categories help clinicians diagnose and classify mental health conditions systematically.
Though many mental disorders can have physical side effects, and eating disorder is one of the only mental disorders that is also an actual physical disorder. Eating disorders often rob the body of essential nurtients (for disorders like bulimia and anorexia). Starvation and physical abuse (like laxatives, purging, and excessive exercise) can wreak havoc on the body. Other eating disorders contribute to poor butrition (binge eating, compulsive-over-eating, for example) and can lead to obesity-related health problems like diabetes.
Two eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulemia nervosa.