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…in the past and present, the men of today have been performing such act as dieting, which can lead to many different kinds of eating disorders, taking steroids, receiving cosmetic sugary, and excessive exercising. Andersen and DiDomenico (1992) found that magazines…

…: Singer Karen Carpenter dies at age 32 from anorexia nervosa, bringing eating disorders to America's attention. 1984: Radiance, a magazine for larger women, is started. 1987: The average model weighs 23 percent less than the average American woman. 1990s: Five…

…. On-campus eating disorders are talked about everywhere and yet are not really talked about at all. There is observation, concern, and gossip, but hushed conversation and larger scale efforts to help and change never seem to take public attention…

…men have this disease, but it is not as common. Ten percent of people with anorexia are men, the other ninety percent are women. Anorexia is a serious eating disorder in which a person refuses to eat enough food to maintain a minimum normal body weight…

…Anorexia and Bulimia: A Concise Overview As many as 20% of females in their teenage and young adult years suffer from anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa (Alexander-Mott, 4). Males are also afflicted by these eating disorders, but at a much lower…

…sides of the statement that once a diagnosis has been made treatment will be straight forward, it will also explain how the treatment for child and adolescent eating disorders, and pervasive developmental disorders can follow on from this diagnosis…

…, social, or psychological dysfunctions. While eating disorders, like other behavioral addictions, are usually considered primarily psychological disorders, they are sometimes treated as addictions, especially if they include elements of addictive behavior…

…Childhood Depression In recent years, we have heard of depression and the affects of the disorder, and what medications and theories help to prevent depression in adults. Many people are not aware that not only is depression diagnosed in adults…

…://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depresfact.cfm) Fluoxetine (Prozac), is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and some eating disorders. Many scientists believe that Prozac works by blocking the action of the serotonin uptake pump. When serotonin…

…, advertising and the entertainment industries. Weight and eating have become an obsessive concern for American children of all ages. The crisis consists of four major weight and eating problems. They are dysfunctional eating, eating disorders, overweight…