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Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders GP/Solo Magazine - October/November 2004 - ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section
".... women and men with eating disorders both share the same personality characteristics, which can include:
• low self-esteem
• depression
• anxiety
• inability to express emotions
• being a perfectionist overachiever
• a need to control
Males and females with eating disorders also share the same diminished abilities to think clearly. Eating disorders invariably lead to malnutrition, which produces fatigue, dizziness, hypoglycemia, and alterations in brain chemistry. People with eating disorders frequently engage in impulsive, self-destructive behaviors that can lead to legal issues. They may spend large amounts of money on binge food, creating high credit card debt or bankruptcy. They may steal money from family members or shoplift. Sometimes they are caught and arrested.... "
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