Framing Eating Disorders As "Brain Diseases" Might Lead to More Stigma
Many–myself included–assume that emphasizing the biological basis of mental disorders will reduce mental health stigma. The idea is that it will place less blame and personal responsibility on the...
View ArticleHide or Seek? Social Support and Eating Disorders
Social support has been noted as key in helping individuals with any number of health issues to cope with illness and even thrive in adverse situations (Sarason, Sarason & Pierce, 1990)....
View ArticleEating Disorder Awareness Week: Useful, Useless, or Worse?
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week came and went (in the US, anyway). Posters were shared, liked, and tweeted. Pretty (but often misguided) infographics made the rounds on the internet. Local ED...
View ArticlePolar Opposites? The Social Construction of Bulimia and Anorexia Nervosa
Some might argue that bulimia nervosa is more “hidden” than anorexia nervosa — it is not always obvious that someone is suffering from bulimia (though, I would argue, it is not always obvious that...
View ArticleGendering the Pro-Anorexia Paradox: Men in Pro-Ana Spaces
When someone says “pro-ana,” what comes to mind? Likely, given the strong reactions pro-anorexia websites provoke, you may be able to conjure up an image of what would take place in such a forum....
View ArticleEating Disorder Recovery In a Non-Normative Body
Do you think it is easier for someone to recover from an ED when they have a more normative or stereotypically desirable body? Versus, say, an obese person who will never stop hearing extremely...
View ArticleIs The Doctor In? Eating Disorders Training Amongst Medical Professionals —...
The thing about critiquing systemic issues like lacking training environments for medical professionals (and others) is that we have to be cautious to not place undue blame on those who are stuck...
View ArticlePoverty and Eating Disorders in Hong Kong
Eating disorders are typically seen as an illness of the middle class, with most patients coming from that socioeconomic group. However, the invisibility of poorer patients within eating disorder...
View ArticleEating Disorders: What’s Feminism Got to Do With It?
There has been a lot of talk in the Twittersphere lately about feminism and eating disorders. Because I live and breathe my feminism and my eating disorder research and activism, I’ve been struggling...
View ArticleThe Stigma is Real: Self-Blame and Explanations for Eating Disorders
Stigma is a real thing. There you go, the most profound statement I’ve ever written. In all seriousness though, there’s a big stigma problem around eating disorders, and not all of it is imposed from...
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