Body dysmorphic disorder is a psychiatric disorder characterized by severe preoccupation with a perceived physical flaw or defect in the sufferer's appearance.

Austin's first residential treatment center for eating disorders is open. Austin Sendero , owned by Cupertino, Calif.-based CRC Health Corp.

Youth with eating disorders sometimes end up worse off than children with leukemia, but people still aren't treating the issue seriously, delegates at the 85th annual Canadian Paediatric Society conference were ...

Rogers Memorial Hospital has completed an addition to its behavioral health hospital in West Allis.

When all else fails, perhaps being kicked off campus will provide a wake-up call.

In health, the pressure to be thin and "in" with the party scene has created a recipe for disaster.

If you have cancer, heart disease or any other life-threatening illness, chances are your insurance company will pay for most or all of your treatment.

Main Category: Eating Disorders Article Date: 13 Jun 2008 - 1:00 PDT We may be bombarded with statistics concerning childhood obesity, but the number of children suffering from eating disorders is also on the ...

Janell Smith struggled with an eating disorder for months. By the time she was hospitalized, in January 2003, the 26-year-old weighed 68 pounds and needed to be put on a feeding tube to save her life.

When Walden Behavioral Care opened an outpatient program for adults with eating disorders in Northampton last year, it didn't have to look hard for patients.

Main Category: Eating Disorders Also Included In: Nursing / Midwifery ; Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 04 Jun 2008 - 13:00 PDT Eighteen per cent of school children who ...

Eighteen per cent of school children who took part in two health surveys carried out a year apart admitted they had eating problems, according to research published in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Remuda Programs for Eating Disorders has published Eating Disorders: A Handbook of Christian Treatment, a comprehensive guide to the mysterious world of eating disorders.

There are many books on the subject: dozens of true-life narratives, hundreds of workbooks, thousands of essays. These are my favorites, those that provided the most insight for me, and provide a cross-section of the types of literature available on the subject today.

Main Category: Eating Disorders Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 23 May 2008 - 2:00 PDT CNS Response, Inc.

Coconut Creek, Fla, -- It's estimated that as many as 10 million women and a million men in the U.S. are battling an eating disorder.

"We always be there for each other and if anyone had a problem, and we'd always be on top of it"

The end of the year for many high schoolers means prom, which is synonymous with the pressure to fit in to that perfect dress. via News 10 Now

"They would plump me up in the eating disorder units and I was just livid you know, and I would drop even more weight when I got out"

By Kay Quinn , Healthbeat Reporter -- Ten million people in the United States suffer from a very complex problem: eating disorders. via KSDK NewsChannel 5

A bill that would mandate insurance coverage for people seeking treatment for eating disorders is making its way through the General Assembly. via Chicago Sun-Times

"Being in an environment like Stanford isn't helpful"

Naomi Brown, a staff psychologist at Stanford University, was stunned at the number of students with anorexia and bulimia that she encountered when she began working at the student health center a decade ago. via Palo Alto Daily News