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Eating Disorders (EDs) and Substance Use Disorders (SUDs): Shared and Causal Etiology

The etiologies of both Eating Disorders (EDs) and Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) are perceived to be complex and multidimensional in nature.  No simple etiological path is indicated in either category.  Many contemporary theories “implicate a ‘collision’ among biological factors (e.g., … Continue reading

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Anorexia

Like so many other mental disorders, eating disorders project people who are really “out of balance.”  I don’t think anyone would be an obesity advocate… after all; obesity presents as many or more health problems as being overly thin.  In … Continue reading

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Eating Disorders = BIG BUSINESS

“Weight discrimination and the resulting obsession with thinness are rampant and recalcitrant.  I believe that, in order to make any kind of a dent in this field, we all need to combat these pernicious influences.”  (Netherton, Holmes, & Walker, 1999, … Continue reading

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