Leading behavioral health treatment provider Newport Healthcare is proudly recognizing National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, February 23 through March 1, and reaffirming its commitment to ...

Christopher Vallee didn’t know he had an eating disorder until it was almost too late.

Feb. 23 - March 1 is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Children, teens, and adults can face these issues, and sometimes the warning signs can go unnoticed. Eating disorders can affect anyone.

As the year grows old I’ve been reflecting on the passing of time, and on what it means for us humans to grow older, in sickness and in health. I’ve been remembering the years I spent ill, and the ...

Forced feeding, also known as compulsory feeding or refeeding, is a controversial and complex aspect of treating severe anorexia nervosa. Healthcare professionals may consider trying it if other ...

In part 1 of this post, I gave an overview of what cognitive dissonance is, common categories of strategy used to reduce the discomfort of dissonance, and some of the factors that affect which ...

Join us in recognising Eating Disorder Awareness Week, as we explore the rising incidence of eating disorders and the ...

Dear Doctor K: My teenage daughter is obsessed with her weight. She doesn't eat enough, and although she's thin, she believes she's fat. Could she be anorexic? Dear Reader: As with many illnesses, ...