If someone you care about tells you they have an eating disorder, you may feel frozen. You might be scared, confused, or worried about saying the wrong thing. Many people immediately want to fix it or ...

In the United States, eating disorders are the second most deadly mental health issue (behind opioid use disorder). And they are more common than you may think, affecting about 9 percent of the U.S.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) classifies eating disorders as mental health conditions. Because of that, treatments for eating disorders fall under Original Medicare (parts A and B ...

Eating disorder recovery isn’t linear. An author talks about her experience navigating this (often) long and complicated process.

Sleep-eating disorders, like nocturnal eating syndrome (NES) and sleep-related eating disorder (SRED), may cause people to eat more than they desire at night. However, treatments are available. There ...

Researchers have identified many different causes for eating disorders, ranging from genetic risk factors to the culture a person grows up in. However, no single factor causes all eating disorders.

While the concept of eating disorders has become more broadly discussed over the last few years, less is understood about the psychology behind them — namely, what is happening inside the brain of a ...

For years, eating disorders were thought to predominantly affect women and girls. But it’s estimated that 1 in 3 people with the condition is male, and that 10 million American boys and men will ...

A new binational study of 259 outpatient psychotherapists across Canada and the United States highlights significant gaps in ...

MIDWOOD — The Orthodox Union (OU) will collaborate with leading national organizations in the field for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week to present a communal event on the topic “Everybody ...