Eating Disorders

• What is an Eating Disorder?
• Warning Signs
• Types of Eating Disorders
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Binge Eating Disorder
  • Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS)
• Risk Factors
• Classifying Eating Disorders
• Disordered Eating
• Dieting
• Eating Disorders and Children
• Eating Disorders and Adolescents
• Eating Disorders and Males
• Eating Disorders and Older People
• If You Think You May Have an Eating Disorder
• Treatment Information
• For Health Professionals
• Eating Disorders and Other Health Problems

• Distorted body image
• Self-evaluation based largely or entirely in terms of weight and appearance
• Pre-occupation or obsessive thoughts about food and weight
• Refusal to accept that one’s weight is dangerously low despite warnings from family, friends and/or health professionals
• Low self esteem
• Mood swings
• Clinical depression
• Withdrawal from interpersonal relationships in favour of social isolation