Dr. Roberto Olivardia is a Clinical Instructor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and Assistant Psychologist at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. He maintains a private psychotherapy ...

People often associate eating disorders with females. However, eating disorder behaviors, such as fasting, purging, and having a preoccupation with body image, can also affect males. The desire to ...

In this interview, I asked Charlotte Markey, Ph.D., a body image expert and fellow Psychology Today blogger ("Smart People Don't Diet"), about the following timely topics: The role that social media ...

Sleep-eating disorders, like nocturnal eating syndrome (NES) and sleep-related eating disorder (SRED), may cause people to eat more than they desire at night. However, treatments are available. There ...

Eating disorders affect millions across all ages, genders, and backgrounds, yet most people never receive treatment. Early recognition of subtle warning signs can be life-saving. Experts stress the ...

For years, eating disorders were thought to predominantly affect women and girls. But it’s estimated that 1 in 3 people with the condition is male, and that 10 million American boys and men will ...

New research finds that binge-eating disorder symptoms may persist longer than once believed, finding 61 percent and 45 percent of individuals still experienced binge-eating disorder 2.5 and 5 years ...

Atypical anorexia mirrors anorexia with restrictive eating behaviors and psychological distress, yet even after weight loss from unhealthy behaviors, people with atypical anorexia maintain a BMI in or ...

Of the list of eating disorders, ARFID might not be one that you recognize – but it can be just as dangerous as the better-known conditions. ARFID, or Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, is ...

Eating disorders are not caused by genetics alone, but genes can play a significant role in making someone more vulnerable to developing one. Researchers do not understand the exact cause of eating ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." You may not have heard of orthorexia, but you’ve probably seen it. It’s an eating disorder that’s ...