Author: Scott Holmes

Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses that involve severe abnormalities in eating and weight control behaviours, with high levels of psychological stress and risks of severe short- and long-term medical complications.   Characterised by disturbances of eating behaviours and a core psychopathology centred on food, eating, and body image concerns, eating disorders and disordered eating […]

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It’s a difficult, distressing, and often scary time supporting your loved one, family member or friend through an eating disorder such as anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, selective eating disorder, or any other eating disorder.   If you’re wondering how to help someone with an eating disorder, it’s important to know that support will look […]

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Research indicates that anorexia nervosa, bulimia and other eating disorders may be partially caused by differing balances of chemicals within the brain.   Investigations suggest that chemical imbalances within the brain can have a significant effect on the behaviour, recovery and reactions of those with eating disorders. Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and disordered eating […]

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  Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses with high levels of psychological stress, risks of severe short and long-term medical complications, and an increased likelihood of premature death. Eating disorders have the highest mortality of any psychiatric illness.   The secretive and complex nature of eating disorders means they often go undetected. Early recognition of […]

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