
Diagnosing an Eating Disorder
Dr. Molly McShane, Psychiatrist and Medical Director for Monte Nido and Affiliates, explains a sign of an eating disorder is when overvalued body image becomes something that someone hyper focuses on and changes eating habits to where it can become dangerous. She says to diagnose an eating disorder the physician has to ask the right…...
Read MoreAvoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
What is ARFID? Janette Alonso, Licensed Psychotherapist, explains what it is about, how it is different from other eating disorders, and its symptoms, such as significant weight loss, and dependence on oral nutritional supplements. Now avoidant and restrictive food intake disorder right so the acronym our fit our avoidant restrictive food intake disorder again…...
Read MoreTreating Eating Disorders
How can you know the severity of someone's eating disorder? Janette Alonso, Licensed Psychotherapist, explains how she determines if their patients need an outpatient treatment or if they require a higher level of care. As a psychotherapist how do you determine the severity of someone's eating disorder is it diagnosed are there stages right…...
Read Morethe Most Common Eating Disorders
Anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating are common eating disorders. Dr. Paula Levine, Psychologist and Founding Director of the Miami Counseling Resource Center, says binge eating is more common than either anorexia or bulimia, and yet binge eating is the newest disorder to be classified in the manual. "People tend to eat more than they should…...
Read MoreEating Disorders with Dr. Melissa Spann
Anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating are the three different types of eating disorders. Dr. Melissa Spann, Psychotherapist and Executive Director with Oliver-Pyatt Centers, explains each one and talks about the most common one. Now when it comes to eating disorders there are three different types we've talked about them in the past there is…...
Read MoreTruths about Eating Disorders
Dr. Bertha Tavarez, Clinical Director at Clementine South Miami, talks about some truths about eating disorders: eating disorders are not choices, increased risk for both suicide & medical complications, genes & environment play important roles and full recovery is possible. The expert says she works with adolescents and they may have moments of relapse, but…...
Read MoreEating Disorders and Mental Health
Dr. Molly McShane, Psychiatrist and Medical Director for Monte Nido and Affiliates, explains eating disorders are brain diseases that need treatment from psychiatrists, because these disorders interact with our environment. They are turned on or off, or get worse or better, depending on the environment the patient is in. She also encourages anyone with suicidal…...
Read MoreHidden Eating Disorders
How dangerous is being self-diagnosed when it comes to eating disorders? Janette Alonso, Licensed Psychotherapist, says some patients hide their eating disorders by having gluten intolerance or gluten free to lose weight, for example. She also explains how doctors can manage this situation. How often is an eating disorder hidden right so there are…...
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