eating disorder
noun
: any of several psychological disorders (such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior
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Recent research published in the Journal of Eating Disorders identifies poor emotional regulation and lack of understanding of one’s emotions as key risk factors for eating disorders in women ages 45-60.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 June 2026
Firpi concluded that Saenz should receive dialectical behavioral therapy, or DBT, an intensive therapy originally developed for self-harming women with borderline personality disorder that is now also used to treat PTSD, eating disorders and substance use.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
Paula Chesley teaches yoga at a clinic for people with eating disorders, including both service members and veterans.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 June 2026
Texas Republicans have nominated a Senate candidate with so many scandals to his name that an incumbent GOP Senator last month said that calling him ethically challenged was like saying serial killer cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer had an eating disorder.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 2 June 2026
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 June 2026
Firpi concluded that Saenz should receive dialectical behavioral therapy, or DBT, an intensive therapy originally developed for self-harming women with borderline personality disorder that is now also used to treat PTSD, eating disorders and substance use.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
Paula Chesley teaches yoga at a clinic for people with eating disorders, including both service members and veterans.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 June 2026
Texas Republicans have nominated a Senate candidate with so many scandals to his name that an incumbent GOP Senator last month said that calling him ethically challenged was like saying serial killer cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer had an eating disorder.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 2 June 2026
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“Eating disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eating%20disorder. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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