No doubt, modern world has revolutionized the thinking power of human being. However, there are some bad things as well that are the truly connected with modern age thinking. The top most among all bad habits is eating disorders. Let’s find some facts about eating disorders.
1. Definition
Eating disorders simply mean eating too much than normal or do dieting or fasting just to avoid weight gain. You can say that if a person is not eating normally and this thing has become its habit. We call it eating disorders.
2. Diseases
Eating disorders become the cause of many diseases that are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, Binge eating disorder, Compulsive overeating, Purging disorder, Rumination and Diabulimia. However, the most common are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
3. Causes
There could be some biological causes behind eating disorders like infection, genetic, immune system etc. However, the chances of psychological causes are much more. These psychological causes could be depression, personality disorder, substance abuse, alcoholism, anxiety disorders, histrionic personality disorder, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder etc.
4. Symptoms
The common symptoms of eating disorders are like acne, constipation, tooth loss, diarrhea, osteoporosis, electrolyte imbalance, cardiac arrest, kidney failure, brain atrophy etc.
5. Treatment
The treatment of eating disorder depends upon the type and extent of disease that an affected person have. Moreover, the age and gender of patient also affects the treatment policy. Anyway, some common treatments are like Acceptance and commitment therapy, Cognitive Remediation Therapy, Dialectical behavior therapy, Family therapy, Behavioral therapy, focuses on gaining control and changing unwanted behaviors, Music Therapy, Interpersonal psychotherapy, Recreation Therapy, Nutrition therapy etc.