Eating Disorders
Transcript: Who is affected? * Approximately 95% of those affected by anorexia are female, most often teenage girls. * In the U.S. and other high economic countries, it’s estimated that one out of every 100 adolescent girls has anorexia. * An estimated 0.5%-3.7% of women will suffer from this disorder at some point in their lives. * About 0.3% of men are thought to develop anorexia in their lifetimes. * People for whom thinness is especially desirable, or a professional requirement (such as athletes, models, dancers, and actors), to be at risk for eating disorders. * Anorexia nervosa affects about one percent of girls between 12 and 25. * 35 percent of all those with anorexia are adults - one in eight is a male. * The prevalence of anorexia in Western countries increases at the rate of approximately 11 new cases per 100,000 every year. * The way the media glamorize the picture of the “ideal bodies”, with view that dieting is a normal activity, at any given time, 70% of women and 35% of men are dieting. * Bulimia is primarily a disorder in industrialized countries where food is ample and the culture values a thin appearance. * Overall, about 3% of Americans are bulimic. Of these 85–90% are female. * Jockeys, wrestlers, bodybuilders, figure skaters, dancers and gymnasts have higher than average rates of bulimia. -In women between the ages of 15 and 25, 1-2% have anorexia and 3-5% have bulimia. -Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses, with 10% to 20% eventually dying from complications. -Eating disorders are not about food. Eating disorders are a way of coping with deeper problems that a person finds too painful or difficult to deal with directly. -The media glamorization of so-called ideal bodies, coupled with the view that dieting is a normal activity, can obscure a person's eating problems. The cure for eating disorders is what is hopeful will be the result of the treatment. Therefore, if the treatment works, it could be considered the person’s cure, however that person will most likely always face some sort of difficulty with the problem they had the rest of their life. This could be the reoccurrence of it or simply the awareness of it. Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa Binge Eating Disorder Night Eating Syndrome Nocturnal Sleep-Related ED Orthorexia Pica Prader-Will Syndrome Bigorexia Symptoms of Anorexia: • periods of uncontrolled, impulsive or continuous eating • sporadic fasts or repetitive diets Anorexia... Anorexia - hospitalization, then psychotherapy or family therapy Bulimia -Antidepressant medications -Nutrition counseling -Behavioral therapy -Pharmacology Binge Eating Disorder -Do not diet -Eat 3 meals a day as well as nutritional snacks -Sleep enough -Get your stress under control -Keep a diary that documents what you eat -Keep busy, and get past boredom -Exercise regularly -Learn to know your body so you can differentiate between physical and emotional eating -Get help Prevention... -An eating disorder is when a person eats (or refuses to eat) in order to satisfy a psychological need and not a physical need. The person doesn't listen to bodily signals or perhaps is not even aware of them. A normal person eats when hungry and stops eating when the body doesn't need more, when he feels the signal of satisfaction. Eating disorders are usually classified as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder however, a person may have an eating disorder without belonging exactly to any of these categories. Different Types... Bulimia... *50% of identical twins and 8% of fraternal twins get anorexia if one of them has it *teenage girls who diet have a 324% higher risk for obesity than for those who do not diet Symptoms of Binge Eating: • low self-esteem • social withdrawal • claims of feeling fat when weight is normal or low • preoccupation with food, weight, counting calories and with what people think • denial that there is a problem • wanting to be perfect • intolerance of others • inability to concentrate Cure... Definition... * Estimates of the number of Americans who have binge-eating disorder range from less than 1% to 4%. * The ratio of women to men is 3:2 * Binge eating disorder is more likely to occur in middle-aged adults between the ages of 46-55. * Although binge eaters may be of normal weight, binge eating is a common disorder among people who are obese. * People at higher risk of developing binge-eating disorder share certain characteristics. These include: frequent dieting, impulsiveness, low self-worth and negative self-talk, difficulty managing anger and appropriately expressing feelings, preoccupation with body image and weight, sexual abuse and depression. Binge Eating... Symptoms of the 3 Main EDs Possible treatment for any eating disorders Other... Symptoms of Bulimia: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Interpersonal Psychotherapy Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Family Therapy Nutrition Counseling Medical Treatment Pharmacology Eating Disorders Treatment...
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