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Monday, December 10, 2007

Relations Key to Anorexia Treatment

An ongoing study being conducted by colleagues at Duke and the University of North Carolina is finding that many people who develop eating disorders first struggled with interpersonal relationships because they felt self-conscious and anxious.
[Dr. Nancy Zucker] said she hopes to discover more detailed information about how individuals with anorexia process social interactions and whether they perceive relationships the same way as unaffected individuals."
If results continue to support the theory that people who struggle with social interaction are more prone to develop eating disorders, it could change significantly the way the disorders are treated. The focus could shift from that of diet and body image to the development of interpersonal and other skills needed to build meaningful relationships.

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Labels: treatment, support, relationships

Posted By: Aspen Education Group

Comments:

Raul on 12/14/2007
treating anorexia or any etating disorder is a process. It is not something that can be done over night becuase your body is so used to being treated a certain way. I work for A&E and on our show, A&E Interventions, we come across guests that have these types of issues quite often. They agree to do the show thinkng they are being filmed for a documentary, which is true, but they do not know they have been set up to receive help as well. people that come on this show take the audience through their daily routines and how their habit is apart of it. It is a very touching program, so make sure to catch the new episodes that air every Monday at 9PM/8C on A&E. Also, clips can be seen on http://www.aetv.com/intervention