Eating Disorders Treatment
Eating Disorders, such as Anorexia & Bulimia
Eating Disorders are characterised by unhelpful attitudes to food – for example by focussing excessively on one’s weight – which can result in highly troubling and sometimes dangerous eating habits and behaviours. These include:
- Keeping weight low through starvation, reduced food intake, excessive exercise and use of laxatives and other substances – Anorexia Nervosa
- Eating large quantities of food in a short period of time – Binge Eating Disorder
- Eating large quantities of food in a short period of time and then being deliberately sick – Bulimia
- Eating Disorders share symptoms. Some of these are highlighted below:
- Excessive fear of fatness
- Preoccupation with weight
- Excessive eating, restriction of eating or starvation
- Deliberate vomiting
- Use of laxatives
- Not eating in front of others
- Exercising excessively
- Not liking your own body and certain body parts
- Effective treatment for Eating Disorders requires a multi-disciplinary approach with the following professionals and treatments:
- Psychotherapists & Psychologists – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Family Therapy and other highly specialised Psychotherapies
- Psychiatrists – diagnosis, ongoing psychiatric review and use of psychotropic medication
You may not require all of these professionals to be involved and sometimes only one is required. The Psychiatry and Therapy Centre will assess you and suggest and co-ordinate a treatment plan.
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