When obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and eating disorders occur together, they often exacerbate each other in harmful ways. Typically, both conditions are treated simultaneously to address the ...

Doctors are seeing more cases of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) than ever before. Now they need to figure ...

Eating disorders often involve a team of clinicians to address different elements of the illness. A physician may monitor physical changes and problems, a psychologist may address underlying thoughts ...

An eating disorder can develop as a result of genetics, as some studies suggest and it can also stem from a mental illness or just the need for perfection. If you’re feeling like there is something ...

More than half of adults seeking treatment for eating disorders may be living with undiagnosed ...

Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are both types of eating disorders. Both may start during adolescence and involve eating large amounts of food in a short period, but they have important ...

Restricting food intake is one symptom of the binge-purge type of anorexia nervosa. The other main symptom is engaging in binge eating followed by purging through various methods. Anorexia nervosa ...

In the United States, eating disorders are the second most deadly mental health issue (behind opioid use disorder). And they are more common than you may think, affecting about 9 percent of the U.S.

Content warning: This story mentions specific details about different kinds of eating disorders. Not sure if you’ve noticed, but there’s a lot of discourse about eating disorders at the moment. The ...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, UNITED STATES, September 28, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Binge eating disorder, or BED, is the ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) classifies eating disorders as mental health conditions. Because of that, treatments for eating disorders fall under Original Medicare (parts A and B ...