Unique Characteristics of Various Types of Eating Disorders Norton MA

Typically seen in men, especially bodybuilders or weight lifters, bigorexia is a body image disorder where the person feels their body is too small. Therefore, they spend excessive hours at the gym working out. Sometimes seen as the “reverse anorexia” However, no matter how big or muscular a person becomes they still feel their bodies are too small.

North Cottage Program Inc
(508) 285-2701x10
69 East Main Street
Norton, MA
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(800) 327-5050
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Substance abuse , Halfway house
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Community Care Services
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140 Park Street
Attleboro, MA
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Community Counseling of Bristol County
(508) 828-9116
1 Washington Street
Taunton, MA
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Substance abuse , Halfway house
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Persons with HIV/AIDS, Seniors/older adults, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
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South Bay Mental Health Center
(508) 580-4691
37 Belmont Street
Brockton, MA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Women, Men
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Veterans Affairs Medical Center
(508) 583-4500x1482
940 Belmont Street
Brockton, MA
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Halfway house
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Hospital inpatient, Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Outpatient
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
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Arbour Fuller Hospital
(508) 761-8500
200 May Street
South Attleboro, MA
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Halfway house, Buprenorphine Services
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Family Center for Counseling & Educati
(508) 822-4027
One Taunton Green
Taunton, MA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Spanish

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Caritas Good Samaritan Hospital
(508) 543-1873
71 Walnut Street
Foxboro, MA
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Hospital inpatient, Outpatient

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EMH Recovery Inc
(508) 583-0493
678 North Main Street
Brockton, MA
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Substance abuse , Halfway house
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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(508) 584-9210
940 Belmont Street
Brockton, MA
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(800) 327-5050
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Detoxification
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Hospital inpatient, Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)
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Persons with HIV/AIDS, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men
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Portugese

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Unique Characteristics of Various Types of Eating Disorders

We are almost recognizable with the three major disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder although there are many different types of eating disorders. About millions of people are affected by Prader–Willi Syndrome and Night Eating Syndrome; these are some of the minor disorders. This is a short list of both major and minor eating disorders describing symptoms and treatment.Bigorexia (Muscle Dysmorphia)

Typically seen in men, especially bodybuilders or weight lifters, bigorexia is a body image disorder where the person feels their body is too small. Therefore, they spend excessive hours at the gym working out. Sometimes seen as the “reverse anorexia” However, no matter how big or muscular a person becomes they still feel their bodies are too small. There are no true symptoms of bigorexia other than a person’s excessive attention to body image. Bigorexia is rarely diagnosed because; it is socially acceptable for men to be muscular. Bigorexia may not be as life threatening as anorexia, but it does have dangers. Many people with the disease are prone to steroid abuse and in extreme cases; the disorder may affect the person’s work and personal life.

Binge Eating Disorder (Compulsive Overeating)

A person with binge eating disorder will compulsively overeat without throwing–up, abusing laxatives or excessively exercising to compensate for the large amounts of food they’ve just consumed. According to the National Eating Disorder Association so...

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