Mental Health Manual

March 1st is National Self-Injury Awareness Day. Please wear a red and black ribbon in support of the day. This month I will be posting som...

Individuals with eating disorders often have a difficult time coping with social situations where food is involved, such as the holidays, pa...

Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (ED NOS) is as real as Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia Nervosa. ED NOS is diagnosed when an individual d...

If you have a loved one who suffers from an eating disorder, you may not understand his or her mindset. There are some really good fiction b...

Bulimia Nervosa affects about 1-3% of American women and .01-.03% of American men according to the American Psychiatric Association (2000). ...

February is Eating Disorder Awareness month. I will continue to discuss eating disorders this month. Here are some other resources where you...

Eating disorders are coping mechanisms. When one focuses on food, weight, and his or her body image, he or she is avoiding the emotions that...

Reading the diagnostic criteria for Anorexia Nervosa from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is vastly different than...

Eating disorders are serious issues in American society. One of the 3 eating disorders, Anorexia Nervosa affects approximately 0.5% of Ameri...