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Eating Disorders
Title: Eating Disorders
Category: Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Details: Words: 1087 | Pages: 4.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Eating Disorders
Eating disorders develop as outward signs of inner emotional or psychological distress or problems. They become the way that people cope with difficulties in their life. Eating, or not eating, is used to help block out painful feelings. Without appropriate help and treatment, eating problems may persist throughout life. Eating disorders are complex illnesses where both the disturbed eating pattern as well as the psychological aspects need to be treated. Restoring a regular eating pattern …showed first 75 words of 1087 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1087 total…may be life-threatening, or when it is associated with severe psychological or behavioral problems. Inpatient stays typically require a period of outpatient follow-up and aftercare to address the underlying issues in the individual's eating disorder.
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