http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/peds.2010-2821v1
...from the introduction of the article:
"Increases in the incidence and prevalence of anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and other eating disorders in children and adolescents make it critically important that pediatricians be familiar with early detection and appropriate management of these disorders. Results of epidemiologic studies have indicated that the numbers of children and adolescents with eating disorders increased steadily from the 1950s onward. During the past decade, the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents has also increased dramatically, accompanied by further emphasis on dieting and weight loss among children and adolescents."
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
EDC Announces “HOLDING INSURANCE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE”
Contact: David Jaffe
For Immediate Release
Phone: 202-543-9570
EDC LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR “HOLDING INSURANCE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE”
The Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC) is disturbed by the brazen and wide-sweeping trend among health insurance companies to limit the scope of treatment benefits for eating disorders.
February 17, 2011 marks the 11-year anniversary of the death of Anna Westin, a young woman who died from her eating disorder after being denied adequate treatment by her insurance company. As a result of Anna’s death, her former insurance company recognized the need for adequate coverage of necessary treatment for eating disorders and now covers that.
Sadly, other insurance companies do not. Across the country, insurance companies are eliminating, denying, and severely limiting coverage for eating disorder treatment.
Westin’s mother and EDC Board Member, Kitty Westin, says, “These insurance denials are all too reminiscent. Isn’t 11 years enough time to do the right thing? How many more people must die before insurance companies get the message that adequate coverage isn’t a luxury, but a life-saver?”
For example, in January of 2011, Federal Blue Cross Blue Shield categorically eliminated residential treatment as a covered mental health benefit from the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program. They made this decision despite solid clinical evidence proving that residential treatment is a critical stage of comprehensive and effective treatment for those suffering from eating disorders.
Residential eating disorders treatment is optimal for recovery for some people suffering from eating disorders because it provides a home-like setting, simulating day-to-day living where patients can practice coping skills learned in therapy sessions. Onsite and ongoing medical monitoring assists patients to re-establish regular eating and medical stability. Residential treatment also allows for essential reintegration back into the community, while providing structure and support.
Specialized treatment for eating disorders is cost effective and reduces mortality. Residential treatment is a good investment, as it reduces the risk of relapse when the appropriate amount of treatment is provided. Inadequate treatment virtually guarantees relapse and the need for additional treatment. The EDC argues that treatment should be determined by severity and type of illness, rather than what is arbitrarily allowed by an individual’s insurance company.
Other insurance companies are using a twisted interpretation of the mental health parity law passed in 2008 as justification for denying coverage of residential treatment. According to their interpretation of the parity law, since there is rarely any residential benefit under the medical/surgical portion of the insurance plan, they state there is no need to provide residential coverage for mental illnesses.
The EDC finds it insulting that these insurance companies are responding to federal legislation that was designed to provide consumers with more access to care - by providing less! That was not the intention of Congress when it passed the federal parity law. Indeed, according to the Final Interim Regulations, using the parity law to provide less favorable benefits for mental illness undercuts the very protections that the statute was intended to provide. Not complying with the parity regulations is a calculated effort to avoid costs at the expense of people's health and lives.
After a decade of championing legislative efforts to promote optimal access to treatment, the EDC is addressing this trend head on. We have created the Campaign for "Holding Insurance Companies Accountable" where we are working with families, specialized attorneys, and experts in the field to put an end to such discriminatory and deadly practices.
What can you do? The EDC is currently looking for people who have been denied insurance coverage for residential treatment in our efforts to hold insurance companies accountable.
Email us at EDCHoldsInsuranceAccountable@yahoo.com with your story of denial of residential care in your state. We will collect your stories to leverage change.
Eleven years is far too long to wait. Join us and STAND UP now to the sweeping denial of residential treatment coverage for eating disorders.
For Immediate Release
Phone: 202-543-9570
EDC LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR “HOLDING INSURANCE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE”
The Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC) is disturbed by the brazen and wide-sweeping trend among health insurance companies to limit the scope of treatment benefits for eating disorders.
February 17, 2011 marks the 11-year anniversary of the death of Anna Westin, a young woman who died from her eating disorder after being denied adequate treatment by her insurance company. As a result of Anna’s death, her former insurance company recognized the need for adequate coverage of necessary treatment for eating disorders and now covers that.
Sadly, other insurance companies do not. Across the country, insurance companies are eliminating, denying, and severely limiting coverage for eating disorder treatment.
Westin’s mother and EDC Board Member, Kitty Westin, says, “These insurance denials are all too reminiscent. Isn’t 11 years enough time to do the right thing? How many more people must die before insurance companies get the message that adequate coverage isn’t a luxury, but a life-saver?”
For example, in January of 2011, Federal Blue Cross Blue Shield categorically eliminated residential treatment as a covered mental health benefit from the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program. They made this decision despite solid clinical evidence proving that residential treatment is a critical stage of comprehensive and effective treatment for those suffering from eating disorders.
Residential eating disorders treatment is optimal for recovery for some people suffering from eating disorders because it provides a home-like setting, simulating day-to-day living where patients can practice coping skills learned in therapy sessions. Onsite and ongoing medical monitoring assists patients to re-establish regular eating and medical stability. Residential treatment also allows for essential reintegration back into the community, while providing structure and support.
Specialized treatment for eating disorders is cost effective and reduces mortality. Residential treatment is a good investment, as it reduces the risk of relapse when the appropriate amount of treatment is provided. Inadequate treatment virtually guarantees relapse and the need for additional treatment. The EDC argues that treatment should be determined by severity and type of illness, rather than what is arbitrarily allowed by an individual’s insurance company.
Other insurance companies are using a twisted interpretation of the mental health parity law passed in 2008 as justification for denying coverage of residential treatment. According to their interpretation of the parity law, since there is rarely any residential benefit under the medical/surgical portion of the insurance plan, they state there is no need to provide residential coverage for mental illnesses.
The EDC finds it insulting that these insurance companies are responding to federal legislation that was designed to provide consumers with more access to care - by providing less! That was not the intention of Congress when it passed the federal parity law. Indeed, according to the Final Interim Regulations, using the parity law to provide less favorable benefits for mental illness undercuts the very protections that the statute was intended to provide. Not complying with the parity regulations is a calculated effort to avoid costs at the expense of people's health and lives.
After a decade of championing legislative efforts to promote optimal access to treatment, the EDC is addressing this trend head on. We have created the Campaign for "Holding Insurance Companies Accountable" where we are working with families, specialized attorneys, and experts in the field to put an end to such discriminatory and deadly practices.
What can you do? The EDC is currently looking for people who have been denied insurance coverage for residential treatment in our efforts to hold insurance companies accountable.
Email us at EDCHoldsInsuranceAccountable@yahoo.com with your story of denial of residential care in your state. We will collect your stories to leverage change.
Eleven years is far too long to wait. Join us and STAND UP now to the sweeping denial of residential treatment coverage for eating disorders.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Flight Deals for Lobby Day!
Hi everyone ---
Looks like there are a lot of flight deals happening right now...so now might be the time for you to book your tickets to EDC National Lobby Day (April 11-12, 2010)
Priceline.com announced some $29 deals and $150 round trip deals!
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...the EDC does not endorse Priceline.com or its affiliates...we are simply providing this information as an option for your travel plans.
Looks like there are a lot of flight deals happening right now...so now might be the time for you to book your tickets to EDC National Lobby Day (April 11-12, 2010)
Priceline.com announced some $29 deals and $150 round trip deals!
www.priceline.com
...the EDC does not endorse Priceline.com or its affiliates...we are simply providing this information as an option for your travel plans.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Another good reason to register for EDC National Lobby Day on April 12th...
a note from one of the EDC's Teen Advocates, Gaelyn Tierney
"I have observed one of the most deadly forms of cultural prejudice in this country through my work with the Boulder Youth Body Alliance. This prejudice discriminates against bodies that fall outside of the lines we currently call acceptable. Ninety-eight percent of us cannot naturally fit within these guidelines! Every year, at least 50,000 individuals will die as a direct result of an eating disorder, and millions more will suffer. I have personally been a witness to the pressure put on women –and increasingly, men– to look a certain way, according to the culture we are exposed to.
When I went to Washington, D.C. for the first time with the Boulder Youth Body Alliance in 2009, we were excited to lobby, an endeavor that few high school students get to experience. We met many great people, who had themselves suffered with eating disorders; these advocates had so much passion to get the FREED Act passed. It was a very successful and fulfilling trip, one that I will never forget.
The second time I went in 2010, however, was much more impactful. Upon arriving to the training, we were informed that one of our fellow advocates had died two days before to her eating disorder. Nicole had been planning on coming to that lobby day, her registration forms sent in and her name tag ready. She had died in her sleep, a not uncommon occurrence for eating disorder cases. This news had brought me to tears. I have known people who have suffered from eating disorders, my mother once one of them, but I had never personally known someone to die from it. It was a jarring wake up call.
With Nicole in my heart and mind, I fought passionately to get the Representative and Senators to co-sponsor the FREED Act, many of whom did with great compassion and enthusiasm. I will never forget Nicole’s story, and I will carry on the fight to end the cultural prejudice associated with certain body types."
"I have observed one of the most deadly forms of cultural prejudice in this country through my work with the Boulder Youth Body Alliance. This prejudice discriminates against bodies that fall outside of the lines we currently call acceptable. Ninety-eight percent of us cannot naturally fit within these guidelines! Every year, at least 50,000 individuals will die as a direct result of an eating disorder, and millions more will suffer. I have personally been a witness to the pressure put on women –and increasingly, men– to look a certain way, according to the culture we are exposed to.
When I went to Washington, D.C. for the first time with the Boulder Youth Body Alliance in 2009, we were excited to lobby, an endeavor that few high school students get to experience. We met many great people, who had themselves suffered with eating disorders; these advocates had so much passion to get the FREED Act passed. It was a very successful and fulfilling trip, one that I will never forget.
The second time I went in 2010, however, was much more impactful. Upon arriving to the training, we were informed that one of our fellow advocates had died two days before to her eating disorder. Nicole had been planning on coming to that lobby day, her registration forms sent in and her name tag ready. She had died in her sleep, a not uncommon occurrence for eating disorder cases. This news had brought me to tears. I have known people who have suffered from eating disorders, my mother once one of them, but I had never personally known someone to die from it. It was a jarring wake up call.
With Nicole in my heart and mind, I fought passionately to get the Representative and Senators to co-sponsor the FREED Act, many of whom did with great compassion and enthusiasm. I will never forget Nicole’s story, and I will carry on the fight to end the cultural prejudice associated with certain body types."
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The EDC applauds Ron Manderscheid for his wisdom on this topic
Redeeming the Tragedy in Tucson
Ron Manderscheid, PhD
Executive Director, NACBHD
Last weekend, a tragedy of national proportions occurred in Tucson Arizona. Twenty-two-year-old Jared Lee Loughner repeatedly fired a pistol into a group at a Saturday political rally organized by Representative Gabrielle Giffords of the 8th Arizona District. Six people were killed outright, including a 9 year old girl; 12 more were wounded, six seriously, including Gabby Giffords, who was shot through the head. We need to understand and act on this very sad event so that a similar event does not occur in another setting with other participants.
Based on CNN media reports and elsewhere, a picture emerges of Jared Loughner as a bright and talented teen who developed a serious mental illness over a protracted period of time dating from his later high school years. Allegedly, he had numerous run-ins with high school, community college, and legal officials, as well as with classmates. Over time, he also withdrew from family and friends, sometimes precipitously, and he spent progressively larger amounts of time in delusional thinking. A critical question can be raised as to why he never received appropriate mental health care.
Clearly, it will not be productive to point fingers at public officials, at fellow students, at friends, or at his family. We cannot know their personal motivations, or why they did not intervene. Rather, let’s look at what could have happened, but didn’t.
We must look at two things. First, how can we give people the knowledge and the skills to take action when they encounter a family member, friend, or acquaintance who is experiencing a mental illness? Second, how can we assure that appropriate and effective mental health services are actually available in the community?
Developing Knowledge and Skills
Before someone will feel secure and confident to intervene, including friends, classmates, teachers, family members or other community members, they must have an appropriate understanding of the signs and symptoms of mental disorders; they must know how to respond; and they must know what resources are available to assist them. Most people have received no training in any of these areas; in fact, most people are unaware of current mental health treatment resources available in their own communities. We must do something about this.
As part of health education in high school, every student should be informed about the signs and symptoms of mental illness and the types of helping responses that are appropriate. Clearly, appropriate responses will vary depending on whether a person is suicidal, depressed, violent, incoherent, etc. As a major part of this training, when in any doubt, students should be taught to reach out for help to other authority figures—teachers, school counselors, school principals, other adults, etc. Such training will do much to combat the culture of silence and inaction that frequently surrounds such encounters.
As part of undergraduate college education, and when entering a new job, including teaching or the police force, adults should be exposed to the principles and concepts of Mental Health First Aid. In addition, they should be informed about the mental health resources available in their own communities and how to find these resources in the future through use of the Web and other tools available locally.
Assuring Appropriate and Effective Community Mental Health Services
In his remarks at the memorial service held in Tucson yesterday evening, President Obama made reference to some key questions that this tragedy should engender in our national dialogue. Among them was his question: “Are our mental health services adequate?” We must help the President to answer this question, and we must do it in a helpful, operational way. It is a stark fact that current mental health services are inadequate in most US communities.
When we address this question, we must not only examine actual primary service availability, but also whether appropriate inter-organizational links exist. For example, is there a good working relationship between county mental health services and local or community colleges?
A related point also needs to be made. This sad event documents the crystal clear need for implementing the Affordable Care Act. Under this Act, Jared Loughner could be covered under his family’s health insurance policy to pay for mental health care. Or, if the family does not have insurance, he could be covered under Medicaid or the Medicaid expansion. Further, disease prevention and health promotion provisions of the Act could have led to early detection of his illness and early treatment before the disease became severe.
Going Forward
Jared Loughner literally fell through the cracks. Many people encountered him; virtually no one reached out or sought the mental health care that he desperately needed. In that sense, he was invisible; no one really saw him. Appropriate knowledge and intervention strategies could have changed all of this. We need people who are trained to intervene appropriately, and who have the courage to reject the culture of silence and inaction.
When courageous people do intervene, they must feel confident in what they’re doing and that appropriate and effective mental health services are actually available in their own communities. Such services must be consumer friendly and easy to access.
The Affordable Care Act can help us address both of these needs.
Finally, this is an urgent call to action for every one of us. Each of us must become engaged with our local communities, our schools and our police, and our neighbors. Our message must be very clear:
* ♣ Training in Mental Health First Aid is every bit as important and lifesaving to our fellow citizens as the CPR and first aid training that many of us already know.
* ♣ Such training is urgently needed to identify and respond to the ordinary mental health challenges that our friends, neighbors, and children face every day and is essential to the continued healthy growth of people and communities.
* ♣ All citizens ought to have knowledge about the mental health resources available in their communities.
* ♣ And, community leaders must ensure that effective care is easy to access.
Because preventing and treating mental health problems is so important to our country’s public health, we ourselves must model and lead the effort to combat the stigma of silence and inaction.
Ron Manderscheid, PhD
Executive Director, NACBHD
Last weekend, a tragedy of national proportions occurred in Tucson Arizona. Twenty-two-year-old Jared Lee Loughner repeatedly fired a pistol into a group at a Saturday political rally organized by Representative Gabrielle Giffords of the 8th Arizona District. Six people were killed outright, including a 9 year old girl; 12 more were wounded, six seriously, including Gabby Giffords, who was shot through the head. We need to understand and act on this very sad event so that a similar event does not occur in another setting with other participants.
Based on CNN media reports and elsewhere, a picture emerges of Jared Loughner as a bright and talented teen who developed a serious mental illness over a protracted period of time dating from his later high school years. Allegedly, he had numerous run-ins with high school, community college, and legal officials, as well as with classmates. Over time, he also withdrew from family and friends, sometimes precipitously, and he spent progressively larger amounts of time in delusional thinking. A critical question can be raised as to why he never received appropriate mental health care.
Clearly, it will not be productive to point fingers at public officials, at fellow students, at friends, or at his family. We cannot know their personal motivations, or why they did not intervene. Rather, let’s look at what could have happened, but didn’t.
We must look at two things. First, how can we give people the knowledge and the skills to take action when they encounter a family member, friend, or acquaintance who is experiencing a mental illness? Second, how can we assure that appropriate and effective mental health services are actually available in the community?
Developing Knowledge and Skills
Before someone will feel secure and confident to intervene, including friends, classmates, teachers, family members or other community members, they must have an appropriate understanding of the signs and symptoms of mental disorders; they must know how to respond; and they must know what resources are available to assist them. Most people have received no training in any of these areas; in fact, most people are unaware of current mental health treatment resources available in their own communities. We must do something about this.
As part of health education in high school, every student should be informed about the signs and symptoms of mental illness and the types of helping responses that are appropriate. Clearly, appropriate responses will vary depending on whether a person is suicidal, depressed, violent, incoherent, etc. As a major part of this training, when in any doubt, students should be taught to reach out for help to other authority figures—teachers, school counselors, school principals, other adults, etc. Such training will do much to combat the culture of silence and inaction that frequently surrounds such encounters.
As part of undergraduate college education, and when entering a new job, including teaching or the police force, adults should be exposed to the principles and concepts of Mental Health First Aid. In addition, they should be informed about the mental health resources available in their own communities and how to find these resources in the future through use of the Web and other tools available locally.
Assuring Appropriate and Effective Community Mental Health Services
In his remarks at the memorial service held in Tucson yesterday evening, President Obama made reference to some key questions that this tragedy should engender in our national dialogue. Among them was his question: “Are our mental health services adequate?” We must help the President to answer this question, and we must do it in a helpful, operational way. It is a stark fact that current mental health services are inadequate in most US communities.
When we address this question, we must not only examine actual primary service availability, but also whether appropriate inter-organizational links exist. For example, is there a good working relationship between county mental health services and local or community colleges?
A related point also needs to be made. This sad event documents the crystal clear need for implementing the Affordable Care Act. Under this Act, Jared Loughner could be covered under his family’s health insurance policy to pay for mental health care. Or, if the family does not have insurance, he could be covered under Medicaid or the Medicaid expansion. Further, disease prevention and health promotion provisions of the Act could have led to early detection of his illness and early treatment before the disease became severe.
Going Forward
Jared Loughner literally fell through the cracks. Many people encountered him; virtually no one reached out or sought the mental health care that he desperately needed. In that sense, he was invisible; no one really saw him. Appropriate knowledge and intervention strategies could have changed all of this. We need people who are trained to intervene appropriately, and who have the courage to reject the culture of silence and inaction.
When courageous people do intervene, they must feel confident in what they’re doing and that appropriate and effective mental health services are actually available in their own communities. Such services must be consumer friendly and easy to access.
The Affordable Care Act can help us address both of these needs.
Finally, this is an urgent call to action for every one of us. Each of us must become engaged with our local communities, our schools and our police, and our neighbors. Our message must be very clear:
* ♣ Training in Mental Health First Aid is every bit as important and lifesaving to our fellow citizens as the CPR and first aid training that many of us already know.
* ♣ Such training is urgently needed to identify and respond to the ordinary mental health challenges that our friends, neighbors, and children face every day and is essential to the continued healthy growth of people and communities.
* ♣ All citizens ought to have knowledge about the mental health resources available in their communities.
* ♣ And, community leaders must ensure that effective care is easy to access.
Because preventing and treating mental health problems is so important to our country’s public health, we ourselves must model and lead the effort to combat the stigma of silence and inaction.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The Impact Of Eating Disorders On Native-Americans
The Impact Of Eating Disorders On Native-Americans Revealed By New Study
08 Jan 2011
Scientists in Connecticut have carried out one of the first psychological studies into eating disorders in Native American (NA) populations. The research, published in The International Journal of Eating Disorders, provides new insights into the extent to which Native American populations experience eating disorders, revealing that women are more likely to report behavioral symptoms then men, while challenging views that NA men and ethnically white men will experience different psychological symptoms.
The team, led by Professor Ruth Striegel-Moore from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, studied data taken from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health for over 10,000 men and women with a average age of 22. Of these, 236 women and 253 men were either Native American or Inuit.
Research into eating disorders in Native Americans has lagged behind research of other mental disorders, leaving many unanswered basic questions about prevalence in major demographic groups of populations indigenous to the US, including Native American, Native Hawaiian, or Alaskan Natives.
"Little is known about eating disorder symptoms in Native American populations for several reasons," said Striegel-Moore. "Even though the U.S. government recognizes over 500 NA tribes one of the biggest research challenges is to find an adequate sample size. Our aim was to examine prevalence of behavioral symptoms of eating disorders in a public access data base to get an initial estimate of the extent to which young NA adults experience such problems."
The team confirmed the theory that NA women were more likely than NA men to report behavioral symptoms of eating disorders, revealing that regardless of race, ethnicity or nationality, research consistently shows that women are more vulnerable to developing disordered eating behaviors or full syndrome eating disorders than men.
The team also found a parallel between NA women and ethnically white women when considering the prevalence of binge eating, purging and "ever having been diagnosed with an eating disorder."
"This commonality between NA and white women refutes the myth that eating disorders are problems that only affect white girls and women" said Striegel-Moore.
Finally the team found that there was no significant difference between NA men and ethnically white men, again demonstrating how the affects of eating disorders are not restricted by racial groups.
While this research was one of the first into the psychological effect of eating disorders in NA populations it can now lead to further, longer studies. The team's findings were based on 7 days which is shorter than similar studies conducted over 28 days. Further research will also be conducted into the attitudinal symptoms of eating disorders, compared to the behavioral symptoms being discussed in this paper.
"This research provides us with a first glimpse into the extent to which young adult NA populations experience behavioral symptoms of eating disorders," concluded Striegel-Moore. "In the eating disorder field this type of epidemiological study has lagged behind other research, but now we have a foundation to study the distribution of eating disorders and identify psychological risk factors in Native American populations."
Source:
Ben Norman
Wiley-Blackwell
Article URL: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/213051.php
Main News Category: Eating Disorders
Also Appears In: Psychology / Psychiatry,
08 Jan 2011
Scientists in Connecticut have carried out one of the first psychological studies into eating disorders in Native American (NA) populations. The research, published in The International Journal of Eating Disorders, provides new insights into the extent to which Native American populations experience eating disorders, revealing that women are more likely to report behavioral symptoms then men, while challenging views that NA men and ethnically white men will experience different psychological symptoms.
The team, led by Professor Ruth Striegel-Moore from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, studied data taken from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health for over 10,000 men and women with a average age of 22. Of these, 236 women and 253 men were either Native American or Inuit.
Research into eating disorders in Native Americans has lagged behind research of other mental disorders, leaving many unanswered basic questions about prevalence in major demographic groups of populations indigenous to the US, including Native American, Native Hawaiian, or Alaskan Natives.
"Little is known about eating disorder symptoms in Native American populations for several reasons," said Striegel-Moore. "Even though the U.S. government recognizes over 500 NA tribes one of the biggest research challenges is to find an adequate sample size. Our aim was to examine prevalence of behavioral symptoms of eating disorders in a public access data base to get an initial estimate of the extent to which young NA adults experience such problems."
The team confirmed the theory that NA women were more likely than NA men to report behavioral symptoms of eating disorders, revealing that regardless of race, ethnicity or nationality, research consistently shows that women are more vulnerable to developing disordered eating behaviors or full syndrome eating disorders than men.
The team also found a parallel between NA women and ethnically white women when considering the prevalence of binge eating, purging and "ever having been diagnosed with an eating disorder."
"This commonality between NA and white women refutes the myth that eating disorders are problems that only affect white girls and women" said Striegel-Moore.
Finally the team found that there was no significant difference between NA men and ethnically white men, again demonstrating how the affects of eating disorders are not restricted by racial groups.
While this research was one of the first into the psychological effect of eating disorders in NA populations it can now lead to further, longer studies. The team's findings were based on 7 days which is shorter than similar studies conducted over 28 days. Further research will also be conducted into the attitudinal symptoms of eating disorders, compared to the behavioral symptoms being discussed in this paper.
"This research provides us with a first glimpse into the extent to which young adult NA populations experience behavioral symptoms of eating disorders," concluded Striegel-Moore. "In the eating disorder field this type of epidemiological study has lagged behind other research, but now we have a foundation to study the distribution of eating disorders and identify psychological risk factors in Native American populations."
Source:
Ben Norman
Wiley-Blackwell
Article URL: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/213051.php
Main News Category: Eating Disorders
Also Appears In: Psychology / Psychiatry,
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