Anorexics, searching for answers, are turning to the Maudsley Method of treatment. Maudsly is the new kid on the block when treating anorexia and in certain cases other eating disorders. When treating patients with eating disorders and drug abuse one usually hears blame being placed on one person or the other. Family members often want [...]

Binge eating and exercise has become another example of the insidious nature of an Eating Disorder. When someone “binges” on food it is usually a means to comfort or an attempt to deal with stress. After consuming large amounts of food a person will feel guilty and wish to expel that food. Forced vomiting has [...]

Binge-eating among female college students n New York has more that doubled in recent years. Many of these young women are away from home for the first time and are confronted with situations that result in high levels of stress. Their counterparts that are first time college students and stay at home are less likely [...]

Eating Disorders and Drug Abuse are related in the compulsivity exhibited by those suffering with these diseases. The relationship is further connected by the stigma attached, by society, to both groups of people. Obese people are shunned in public and suffer countless indignities on a daily basis. Addicts are looked down on and in some [...]