Purging

Catherine Pearson

Kids Vomiting To Lose Weight, Even Before Puberty

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 08.24.2011

A recent study out of Taiwan reveals a startling statistic: From a pool of 16,000 respondents, 15 percent of 13 to 15-year-olds said they had tried vo...

Let's Nix the 'Black Swan' Diet

Adia Colar | Posted 05.25.2011

Adia Colar

The media should in no way promote this unhealthy diet, even in moderation, because it is founded on an unhealthy lifestyle that centers around unhealthy behaviors.

Can You Catch Cutting and Burning from Your Friends?

David Leibow | Posted 05.25.2011

David Leibow

Knowing that self-injurious behaviors are culturally determined and can quickly become habitual increases the importance of prevention.

The Republican Purge

Raymond Griffith | Posted 05.25.2011

Raymond Griffith

The purge began when Obama got elected. One by one even mainstream Republicans have adopted more radical language and attitudes in an attempt to survive politically.

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: I Want To Be A Hot Fudge Sundae

Geneen Roth | Posted 11.17.2011

Geneen Roth

It's never been true that the value of a soul, of a human spirit is dependent on a number on a scale. When we start defining ourselves by that which can be measured or weighed, something deep within us rebels.

Memoir Of A Bulimic

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

The countering of bulimia -- and eating disorders in general -- arises in compassion: toward self first and then others.

Size 9 With a Life-Threatening Eating Disorder

Rachel Kramer Bussel | Posted 11.17.2011

Rachel Kramer Bussel

Nicole Johns suffered severe damage to her body, including exercise-induced asthma, irregular heartbeat, and hypotension, and had to be hospitalized to be treated... while a size 9.

Are You a Bulimic Shopper?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 05.25.2011

Irene Rubaum-Keller

One of my clients recently labeled herself a bulimic shopper. She buys clothes, brings them home, and then returns them. She says it is exactly like a food binge.

A Big Week For Flawed Voter Matching Experiments

The Brennan Center for Justice | Posted 05.25.2011

The Brennan Center for Justice

Why would public servants push flawed policies proven time and again to unfairly disenfranchise American voters, and particularly voters of color? Well, you can draw your own conclusions.