
Data shows that calls to the helpline for the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) increased 40% in the first year of the pandemic. Sometimes symptoms might fly under the radar or be dismissed as ‘just a phase,’ but the shame, guilt and health complications associated with eating disorders are risks we can’t ignore. On today’s podcast episode, we sit down with CHC’s own Alexa Wilmarth, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, who has worked with adolescents with eating disorders in both outpatient and residential treatment settings. Listen today as Alexa shares warning signs, insights, co-occurring mental health disorders and advice for parents on this timely topic.
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Recommended Reading:
How The Pandemic Is Fueling Eating Disorders In Young People
Eating Disorders on the Rise After Our Pandemic Year > News > Yale Medicine
Eating Disorders Thrive In Anxious Times, And Pose A Lethal Threat
The hidden burden of eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet Psychiatry
Book Recommendations:
Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole
Life Without Ed by Jenni Schaefer
Sick Enough by Jennifer Gaudiani
From CHC’s Resource Library:
Eating Disorders: Types, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment
What You Need to Know About Eating Disorders
Why Are People with Autism at Such High Risk of Developing Eating Disorders?
Why Parents Shouldn’t Use Food as Reward or Punishment
Books:
CHC Recommends — Books About Eating Disorders
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