If you are at imminent risk for self-harm please go to the Madison Memorial Emergency Room. For individuals who are at risk for harming themselves or are having a similar significant crisis, please text or call 988 to access the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Overview
"Eating disorders involve serious disturbances in eating behaviors, such as extreme and unhealthy reduction of food intake or severe overeating, as well as feelings of extreme concern about body shape or weight. Eating disorders can affect people of all ages, genders, socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, body shapes and sizes, races, and ethnicities. Eating disorders include Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, and PICA.
Eating Disorders are complex biopsychosocial illnesses that have serious emotional and physical consequences. While 60% of the contributing factors stem from a genetic component, genes alone do not predict who will develop an eating disorder. ...Full recovery from an eating disorder is possible. Early detection and intervention are important. To learn more about eating disorders visit Allianceforeatingdisorders.com
Additional Resources
Info on Eating Disorders
Anorexia and Associated Disorders
Eating Disorder Awareness
Project Heal
-Love, Food by Julie Duffy Dillon
-Food Psych by Christy Harrison
-Nutrition Redefined By Stephanie Webb