Comments on: 5 Tips for Building a Healthy Body Image http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/quipstipsachievinggoals/mind-soul/5-tips-for-building-a-healthy-body-image/ Where inspirational quotations meet practical life tips, and live happily ever after. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:11:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/quipstipsachievinggoals/mind-soul/5-tips-for-building-a-healthy-body-image/comment-page-1/#comment-5842 Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:25:17 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/?p=575#comment-5842 Building a healthy body image is just as important for men as it is for women -- though it doesn't seem masculine or a "guy" thing to do. Boys and men are susceptible to eating disorders, including anorexia and bulimia. I wrote an article for Psychology on Suite101 (I'm the Psych feature writer) just the other day about the causes of anorexia. Here's what an eating disorders specialist says: “Currently, we don’t have very effective means of treating people with anorexia,” said Walter Kaye, MD, professor of psychiatry and director of the Eating Disorders Program at the University of California, San Diego. “Consequently, many patients with the disorder remain ill for years or eventually die from the disease, which has the highest death rate of any psychiatric disorder.” Scary, that anorexia has the highest death rate of any psychiatric disorder. If you want to read about the causes and treatments of anorexia, here's the link to my article: http://clinical-psychology.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_does_anorexia_nervosa_start Thanks for your comment about men and body image, metyr867! Laurie Building a healthy body image is just as important for men as it is for women — though it doesn’t seem masculine or a “guy” thing to do. Boys and men are susceptible to eating disorders, including anorexia and bulimia.

I wrote an article for Psychology on Suite101 (I’m the Psych feature writer) just the other day about the causes of anorexia. Here’s what an eating disorders specialist says:

“Currently, we don’t have very effective means of treating people with anorexia,” said Walter Kaye, MD, professor of psychiatry and director of the Eating Disorders Program at the University of California, San Diego. “Consequently, many patients with the disorder remain ill for years or eventually die from the disease, which has the highest death rate of any psychiatric disorder.”

Scary, that anorexia has the highest death rate of any psychiatric disorder.

If you want to read about the causes and treatments of anorexia, here’s the link to my article:

http://clinical-psychology.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_does_anorexia_nervosa_start

Thanks for your comment about men and body image, metyr867!

Laurie

]]> By: metyr867 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/quipstipsachievinggoals/mind-soul/5-tips-for-building-a-healthy-body-image/comment-page-1/#comment-5841 metyr867 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:03:37 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/?p=575#comment-5841 It is very sad to know how a poor body image can lead to anorexia. Anorexia, in turn, causes the death of many people, including men. I find it quite surprising to know that anorexia can also targets men. It is very sad to know how a poor body image can lead to anorexia. Anorexia, in turn, causes the death of many people, including men. I find it quite surprising to know that anorexia can also targets men.

]]> By: Lynn http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/quipstipsachievinggoals/mind-soul/5-tips-for-building-a-healthy-body-image/comment-page-1/#comment-2815 Lynn Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:55:39 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/?p=575#comment-2815 fantastic reality///thx so much fantastic reality///thx so much

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