1. Eating Disorders In Women
In anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder, eating behaviors seem to develop as a way of healing the stress and anxieties. ... Individuals with bulimia are also impulsive and more likely to engage in risky behavior such as abuse of drugs and alcohol. ... Therapy is most effective when it doesn't so much focus on the actual eating behaviors, although they are important, but instead examines the causes of those behaviors, such as poor self-perception. ... Cognitive-oriented therapies, focusing on issues of self-image and self-evaluation, are likely to be the most beneficial t...
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