Adolescents

Learn more about how eating disorders and ED recovery can impact teens and adolescents.

Residential Eating Disorder Treatment for Adolescents: When Is It Necessary?

Admitting your child to a residential treatment center can be scary, but it is often a life-saving step in their recovery. If you are considering treatment for your child’s eating disorder, it can help to learn more about the types of care available. For this reason, we’ll walk you through what residential treatment is, what […]

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Pro-Ana and Pro-Mia Sites Explained: Why They’re Dangerous

Written by Kate Fisch, LCSW – AVP of Clinical Partnerships, Eating Disorder Network   Due to the prevalence of anorexia and bulimia among young people, as well as other eating disorders, it’s vital to understand how social media sites can contribute to the development and sustainability of these disorders. According to a University of Pittsburgh

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Which Stressors Are Unique to Adolescents?

Eating disorders can come in many forms, born from various underlying causes that lead to the person developing a disordered relationship with their eating habits. When discussing different age groups and what contributes to their condition, it is important to consider factors unique to the person and their life. When comparing fully grown adults with

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At What Ages Do Eating Disorders Begin?

Discovering that you or someone you may know has developed an eating disorder is difficult for anyone. While many may be aware of certain eating disorders, they know little about the intricacies of such conditions besides “someone eats too much or too little.” So many more factors are at play in an eating disorder, and

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What Causes an Eating Disorder?

Written by Kate Fisch, LCSW – AVP of Clinical Partnerships, Eating Disorder Network What Does Biopsychosocial Mean? There are various factors that contribute to the development of an eating disorder. The easiest way to categorize these factors is by using the Biopsychosocial Model. This model examines the interconnection between biology, psychology, and socio-environmental factors and

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How to Talk to Your Teen and What to Do After an Eating Disorder Diagnosis

An eating disorder diagnosis can be a scary and emotional time for your teen and your family. After the initial flurry of activity associated with an eating disorder diagnosis passes and a plan is in place, parents and families are often left with questions on how to best support their loved ones struggling through eating

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Back to School During Eating Disorder Recovery

Back to School While Maintaining Eating Disorder Recovery Returning to school while maintaining recovery from an eating disorder can be both overwhelming and challenging. We, at Toledo Center, are here and ready to help. Our mission is to support and accommodate our clients and families by providing a flexible environment that offers a programming structure

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Eating Disorders Are More Common For Transgender Youth

Historically, eating disorders have been associated with young, heterosexual females. However, we are now beginning to recognize that body image issues and eating disorders affect all demographic backgrounds. Eating disorders are a serious, and sometimes deadly, mental health condition that appear among all socio-economic statuses, sexual orientations, and ethnic backgrounds. In particular, the rates of

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