Post-traumatic stress disorder is a form of anxiety disorder that results after exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor, possibly involving actual or threatened death, serious injury or threat to one’s physical integrity. In addition to this diagnostic criterion, children can develop...
When one thinks of women with eating disorders, one likely thinks of women who work in the fields of modeling, acting, dancing or entertainment, rather than women in the armed forces. However, women across all spectrums of the armed forces, especially the navy, experience difficulties...
Women in the Army and other branches of military service are at increased risk for developing an eating disorder and suffer from eating disorders at higher rates than their civilian counterparts. This fact has been established by multiple studies conducted by both military personnel and...
Life in the military can be exceptionally stressful, and it can also be an emotional and mental rollercoaster. With increased cases of eating disorders in the military, it has never been more important to offer female soldiers quality treatment programs that address both substance abuse...
Every branch of the armed services holds strict rules that soldiers must follow. For many women, the physical standards and self-image pressures can quickly becoming overwhelming, especially as women’s bodies and metabolisms are much different than men’s. Some of the pressures placed...
Victims of childhood sexual abuse are significantly more likely to develop eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa as teens or adults. There is considerable commonality between the potential symptoms of sexual trauma and those of bulimia: Poor self esteem Negative and frequently...
Victims of childhood sexual abuse are significantly more likely to develop eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa as teens or adults. There is considerable commonality between the potential symptoms of sexual trauma and those of bulimia: Poor self esteem Negative and frequently...
According to a 2012 report, the National Eating Disorder Association reported that over 10 million women in the U.S battle anorexia or bulimia, with 15 million more women struggling with a binge eating disorder. Recent studies have also shown a high correlation between eating disorders...