Coming to the realization that your child has an eating disorder can be upsetting and overwhelming. But parents have the power to help their child begin to heal—even if the child isn’t completely ...

Andrea was an involved and attentive mother and had always felt close to her daughter, Chloe. So she was shocked when, at Chloe’s annual well-visit, her pediatrician suggested inpatient eating ...

Eating disorders (EDs) are psychiatric illnesses involving disordered relationships with food and pathological body weight/shape dissatisfaction. As both psychological and biological illnesses, EDs ...

More and more Colorado children and young adults are suffering from eating disorders. Diagnosis rates have increased since the pandemic, and patients are showing more severe symptoms. When Kendall ...

A panel of medical and mental health practitioners recently met at the Webster Groves Public Library for a panel discussion ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Every 52 minutes, a person dies as a direct consequence of an eating disorder. Kids as young as five can develop one, and there has been a massive spike over the last five years. From ...

If you or a loved one has struggled with an eating disorder, know this: You (and they) are not alone. Some 5% of the population has been diagnosed with one before, per the American Psychiatric ...

Professional medical help and medication are often a vital part of the eating disorder recovery process. If you or a loved one are coping with an eating disorder, contact the National Alliance for ...

Children with anorexia nervosa have widespread brain changes that can’t be explained by starvation alone. The finding brings us closer to identifying the neurological processes behind the condition, ...