Dr. Jeff Hersh: Helping Friend With Eating Disorder

Dr. Jeff Hersh: Helping friend with eating disorder
Q: I think my best friend, who is 16 like me, has anorexia. She is really skinny but she refuses to eat anything. Is there any way I can help? A: Restricting caloric intake even when someone is underweight for their age and size is one of the …
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W.Va. to hold first eating disorder conference
"One of the main problems in the state involves West Virginia Medicaid recipients; Medicaid does not actually endorse eating disorders, so they don't explicitly provide coverage for treatment of eating disorders," she said. "Another huge impediment in …
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Heim advocate for those who suffer from eating disorders
Everybody knows someone with an eating disorder.” She said her family did the best they could helping her daughter and now she's working to help stop the growing problem. “I don't want other families or individuals to go through what Emily and my …
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What you may not know about eating disorders
In recognition of National Eating Disorder Awareness week, our team from Children's Center for the Treatment of Eating Disorders clears up some common misconceptions about anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder as well as …
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