Warning Signs of Eating Disorders Amesbury MA

Eating disorders frequently co-occur with other psychiatric disorders such as depression, substance abuse, and anxiety disorders. These are also the three most common eating disorders. All three have severe consequences to a person’s immediate and long-term health and can cause death.Eating disorders are characterized by an abnormal obsession with food and weight.

Link House
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37 Washington Street
Newburyport, MA
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Substance abuse , Halfway house
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30 Winnacunnet Road
Hampton, NH
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218 East Road
Hampstead, NH
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(978) 685-1337
11 Union Street
Lawrence, MA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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(978) 373-1126
60 Merrimack Street
Haverhill, MA
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(603) 749-3981x204
24 Front Street
Exeter, NH
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(978) 352-2131
83 Baldpate Road
Georgetown, MA
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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(603) 329-6440
2 Village Green Road
Hampstead, NH
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
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Psychological Center
(978) 687-1658
582-584 Haverhill Street
Lawrence, MA
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Warning Signs of Eating Disorders

One of the serious behavior problems is eating disorders that are extremely dangerous and can cause heart and kidney problems and even leads to death. Eating disorders are the symptoms of the underlying problems of a person’s life and not a sign that a person has a problem with food. Eating disorders involve serious disturbances in eating behavior, such as extreme and unhealthy reduction of food intake or severe overeating, as well as feelings of distress or extreme concern about body shape or weight. Researchers are investigating how and why initially voluntary behaviors, such as eating smaller or larger amounts of food than usual, at some point move beyond control in some people and develop into an eating disorder.

Dieting to a body weight leaner than needed for health is highly promoted by current fashion trends, sales campaigns for special foods, and in some activities and professions. Eating disorders frequently co-occur with other psychiatric disorders such as depression, substance abuse, and anxiety disorders. These are also the three most common eating disorders. All three have severe consequences to a person’s immediate and long-term health and can cause death.Eating disorders are characterized by an abnormal obsession with food and weight.

Eating disorders are much more noticed in women than in men. Environmental factors have a large influence on developing eating disorders but more research is being performed on hormonal imbalances, brain lesions and their ...

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