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	<title>Blogging on Good Therapy &#187; Eating &amp; Food Issues</title>
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		<title>Impulsivity in African American Girls With Bulimia</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/impulsivity-african-american-girls-bulimia-0209123/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/impulsivity-african-american-girls-bulimia-0209123/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research conducted over 9 years and involving African American girls shows that impulsivity and lack of behavioral control contribute to disordered eating, specifically bulimia. Oppositional behavior was not found to be a predictor of bulimia, as was previously thought.]]></description>
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		<title>Does Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior Predict Eating Disorders?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/obsessive-compulsive-behavior-eating-disorders-0202122/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/obsessive-compulsive-behavior-eating-disorders-0202122/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New findings suggest that children who present with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder have a higher risk of developing eating disorders as teens. Girls and those with a family history of disordered eating were also at higher risk.]]></description>
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		<title>Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia in Teens</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/family-based-treatment-anorexia-teens-0202121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/family-based-treatment-anorexia-teens-0202121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Control Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Therapy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11513</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Research is showing that family-based therapy is more effective than cognitive-behavioral therapy in treating teens with anorexia nervosa. Teens show a better result in terms of maintaining healthy weight and adhering to treatment.]]></description>
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		<title>Facing the Facts About Male Body Satisfaction</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/facts-about-male-body-satisfaction-0126122/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/facts-about-male-body-satisfaction-0126122/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11453</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study led by Michael B. McFarland of the Department of Psychology at the University of North Texas, men primarily gauge their body satisfaction on three specific body parts, and they are not what one might think they are. Men who have body image issues struggle with a low sense of well-being [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Story of Disordered Eating, Weight Loss and Bone Health</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/disordered-eating-weight-loss-bone-health-0113126/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/disordered-eating-weight-loss-bone-health-0113126/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeborahKlinger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11304</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had my first DXA scan a few weeks ago. My gynecologist felt that it was time I had one, as I’m officially post-menopausal. While I was curious about the results, I wasn’t worried—I’ve done yoga, including various crazy postures that involve balancing my body’s weight on my arms, for many years. I used to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Emotional Eating? HALT the BS</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/emotional-eating-0111126/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/emotional-eating-0111126/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MichelleLewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body-Mind Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11294</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We all, at one time or another, use food for soothing. Eating is a pleasurable experience. The problem lies in using food for comfort rather than dealing with our emotions because food only provides a temporary escape only to have emotions resurface again and again. For may people, they are taught from a young age [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women with Anorexia May Have Categorical Learning Deficiencies</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/anorexic-women-categorical-learning-deficiencies-linked-0106111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/anorexic-women-categorical-learning-deficiencies-linked-0106111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent research has focused on examining the cognitive abilities of people with eating issues and in particular, of women with anorexia nervosa (AN). “These studies are important for a better understanding of AN given the possibility that cognitive deficits may (a) contribute to the development and persistence of AN, (b) result from neurological changes associated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Integrated Therapy Provides Hope for those with Eating Disorders</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/integrated-therapy-provides-hope-against-eating-disorders-1228112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/integrated-therapy-provides-hope-against-eating-disorders-1228112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11143</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a difficult issue to treat and many clients who begin therapy to overcome their food issues drop out before they have reached their goals. At the core of any successful therapy is the treatment alliance, the working relationship between the therapist and the client. “Researchers suggest one of the leading reasons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reward Children with More than Food</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/reward-children-with-food-alternates-1228114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/reward-children-with-food-alternates-1228114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KellySanders</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11161</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Society has centered itself around food. Graduations, parties, get-togethers, family and life events &#8211; all of these are surrounded by food. Individuals may use food to reward themselves on a job well done, or to console themselves when things are not going well, or if they are feeling bad about something. Each person is different [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>What Makes Your New Year’s Resolution Different This Year?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/effectivenew-years-resolutions-1220112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/effectivenew-years-resolutions-1220112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MichelleLewis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11083</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How often have you made a New Year’s resolution only to have it fail by February? You are definitely not alone. The concept of a New Year’s resolution sets you up to fail. Consider this: between Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s, we are bombarded with food, food, food, drink, excessive spending and stress. Resolving [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Solstice: Shift and Reverse to Effect Healthy Change</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/embracing-opposites-effecting-healthy-change-1223115/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/embracing-opposites-effecting-healthy-change-1223115/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DarlaSedlacek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some would say the winter solstice is a moment of equality, in which there is equal light and equal dark. It is also a moment of reversal. The seasonal significance of the winter solstice is in the reversal of the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening of days. I like metaphors, so to me, winter [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Cue Intervention Reduces Cravings in Obese Children</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cue-intervention-reduces-obese-children-cravings-1220112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cue-intervention-reduces-obese-children-cravings-1220112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11075</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over one third of American children are overweight. The standard method of treating these children is behavioral therapy designed to provide the child and parents with education, nutritional knowledge, exercise techniques and the skills necessary to modify behaviors. Statistics have shown that these methods are effective and that one in three children responds positively to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bingeing on Fatty Foods Increases Addictive Behaviors in Rats</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fatty-food-bingeingincreases-addictive-behaviors-in-rats-1219114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fatty-food-bingeingincreases-addictive-behaviors-in-rats-1219114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11070</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eating problems, such as binge eating disorder (BED), occur in nearly 5% of the American population, while drug misuse affects nearly four times as many people. “Substance abuse and binge eating are both characterized by loss of control over consummatory behaviors. Not surprisingly, these disorders share high comorbidity, particularly in relation to alcohol and cocaine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Finds Self-Criticism to be a Risk Factor for Bulimia in Adolescents</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-criticism-risk-factor-for-adolesecent-bulimia-1216112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-criticism-risk-factor-for-adolesecent-bulimia-1216112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11052</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Perfectionism is multi-dimensional, including evaluative concerns (EV) and personal standards (PS) of perfectionism. “Whereas PS perfectionism is primarily defined by the setting of high standards per se, EC perfectionism is primarily defined by self-critical features such as concern over mistakes and doubts about actions,” said Liesbet Boone, faculty member of the Department of Developmental, Social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anxious Therapists “Drift” from CBT Principles for Eating Disorders</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/eating-disorder-therapists-dont-apply-cbt-1212111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/eating-disorder-therapists-dont-apply-cbt-1212111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10984</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an empirically supported treatment strategy for people struggling with eating problems, such as bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa. However, research suggests that many clinicians do not adhere to, but rather drift from, the core principles of CBT for eating issues. “Why do many clinicians fail to apply empirically supported treatments?” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Eating and Fear of Weight Gain</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/holiday-eating-fear-weight-gain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/holiday-eating-fear-weight-gain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeborahKlinger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10944</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving is a holiday for cultivating gratitude for all the good in our lives. It’s also an opportunity to participate in a ritual of breaking bread with loved ones, a celebration of our connection to others, sharing the plentiful food that we are fortunate enough to have. Yet as Thanksgiving approached, several of my clients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bulimic Tendencies in Rats Similar to Those of Adolescent Girls</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/bulimic-tendencies-rats-similar-adolescent-girls-1202111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/bulimic-tendencies-rats-similar-adolescent-girls-1202111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Puberty is a time of emotional and physical development. It is also a time when many girls start exhibiting the first signs of eating problems. “Rates of bulimic symptoms increase significantly with advancing pubertal development and predict the development of BN later in adolescence,” said Kelly L. Klump, Ph.D. of the Department of Psychology at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Examines Quality of Life in Women with Eating Disorders</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-with-eating-disorders-life-quality-studied-1114111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-with-eating-disorders-life-quality-studied-1114111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10735</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eating and food issues can have a significant impact on someone’s quality of life (QOL). “This is of particular relevance for the atypical eating disorders, called eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS), thought to represent the majority of clinical presentations,” said Tracey D. Wade of the School of Psychology at Flinders University in South Australia, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illicit Lovers and Unwanted Guests: Treating Disordered Eating Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/treating-eating-disorders-individuals-couples-families-1102113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/treating-eating-disorders-individuals-couples-families-1102113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeborahKlinger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10626</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday, I gave a presentation at my state professional organization’s fall conference entitled, “Illicit Lovers and Unwanted Guests: Treating Eating Disorders in Individuals, Couples and Families.” My organization, the North Carolina Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, comprises Marriage and Family Therapists who address all sorts of different problems that bring people to therapy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eating When Bored Most Common Type of Emotional Eating</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/boredom-causes-emotional-eating/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/boredom-causes-emotional-eating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10515</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Eating is a coping mechanism for many individuals. Some people use it to minimize pain, others to fill a loss. “Emotional eating is a change in the consumption of food in response to emotional stimuli, and has been linked to negative physical and psychological outcomes,” said Afton M. Koball of the Psychology Department at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Targeted Interventions Help Middle-Aged Women with Eating Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/interventions-help-women-with-eating-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/interventions-help-women-with-eating-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Women struggle with eating issues at various ages, and research suggests that over the course of their lifetimes, women maintain relatively constant levels of body dissatisfaction. More recent findings reveal that middle-aged women are among the fastest growing segment of the population with eating problems and body image issues today. “Findings consistently indicate that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Weight Suppression Can Affect Treatment for Bulimia</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/weight-suppression-affects-bulimia-treatment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/weight-suppression-affects-bulimia-treatment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10496</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: “Weight suppression (WS) refers to the difference between highest past weight (since reaching adult height) and current weight,” said Michael R. Lowe of the Department of Psychology at Drexel University. “Because the average body mass index (BMI) of individuals with bulimia nervosa (BN) is in the normal weight range, this suggests that many individuals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testing the Validity of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/testing-sociocultural-attitudes-towards-appearance-questionnaire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/testing-sociocultural-attitudes-towards-appearance-questionnaire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10366</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Intervention programs for eating and food issues have been designed to target the root of sociocultural attitudes toward personal appearance, namely internalization of the thin-ideal (media). Different methods have been used to measure the effectiveness of programs aimed at targeting media internalization, however the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ3) is quite often used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Vanity Myth: Eating Disorders and Beauty</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/vanity-myth-about-eating-disorders-beauty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/vanity-myth-about-eating-disorders-beauty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JosieTuttle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most prevalent and harmful misconceptions about eating disorders is that they are all about vanity. Many people believe that sufferers are vain, beauty-obsessed brats that could easily recover if they&#8217;d simply stop looking in the mirror and get over their need to be pretty. This isn&#8217;t even close to the truth. As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Similar Behaviors Found in Women with Food and Substance Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/similar-behaviors-found-in-women-with-food-and-substance-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/similar-behaviors-found-in-women-with-food-and-substance-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Women with substance use issues are more likely to also struggle with eating issues than women without substance issues, and similarly, women with eating issues are at increased risk for substance use problems. In both these groups of women, a common risk factor is impulsivity. “Recent research has identified that negative urgency, the tendency [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Female College Athletes Have High Body Esteem</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/female-college-athletes-have-high-body-esteem/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/female-college-athletes-have-high-body-esteem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10241</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Most women conform to feminine norms, while men conform to masculine norms. But female college athletes strive to achieve both. “Past research has focused on how conformity to societal gender norms constrains and inﬂuences men’s behavior,” said Jesse A. Steinfeldt, of Indiana University-Bloomington, and lead author of a study that investigated how this dual [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Self-Silencing Present in Men with Eating Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-silencing-men-with-eating-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-silencing-men-with-eating-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 03:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Eating problems, specifically anorexia and bulimia, are issues that most people believe only occur in women. But statistics show that the number of men who suffer with disordered eating patterns has risen to represent nearly a third of all cases. Researchers at the University of Florida have also recently discovered that some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Food Is Love, How Do I Love Myself?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-nourishing-love-through-food/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-nourishing-love-through-food/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeborahKlinger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was thinking about the phrase, “Food is love;” thinking about how this idea came to be. I often hear people say that food was a means by which their mothers or grandmothers expressed their love for family members. Sometimes their stories conjure up images of warm kitchens filled with wonderful smells and family members [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treating Attachment Issues to Help Address Food Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/treating-attachment-issues-help-food-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/treating-attachment-issues-help-food-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10102</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Eating issues affect millions of people throughout the world. Many struggle with anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia (BN), binge eating (BED) or other forms of eating problems. Often, these same individuals suffer with other psychological distresses including depression, anxiety and substance abuse and experience significant financial and emotional tolls. “The mortality rate for AN is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overweight Individuals Can’t Stop Looking at High-Fat Food</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/overweight-individuals-visually-focus-high-fat-food/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/overweight-individuals-visually-focus-high-fat-food/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addictions & Compulsions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10087</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: High fat foods are particularly tempting. But recent research has revealed that overweight individuals visually focus on high fat foods because they perceive them to be more satisfying. “Because high-fat foods are more rewarding, these people may selectively attend to these high-fat foods,” said Jessica Werthermann, of the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Complexities of Eating for Self-Care</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-care-eating-complexities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-care-eating-complexities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarenKochenburg</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10012</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Food, food everywhere, but don’t take a bite! We Americans may be unique in our relationship with food; we search endlessly for ultimate deliciousness while simultaneously self-flagellating for weight gains and illness. It’s madness, I tell ya! I am one of the 95% of us who struggle to maintain our ideal weight in the face [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decreasing Binge Eating with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/decreasing-binge-eating-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/decreasing-binge-eating-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9903</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study examined the effectiveness of Behavioral Weight Loss (BWL) versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for the treatment of Binge Eating Disorder (BED) in obese clients. “The association between BED and obesity and the possible heightened risk for developing future metabolic problems highlight the need to find methods to effectively reduce weight—in addition to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Thin Line Between Diet and Eating Disorder</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/thin-line-diet-eating-disorder/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/thin-line-diet-eating-disorder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JosieTuttle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9867</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s face it, hardly anybody has a completely healthy relationship with food. Unfortunately for our society, disordered eating is the norm, whether it&#8217;s crash dieting, stress-eating, or whatever else you want to call it.  Because of this, it can be really hard for someone in danger of developing an eating disorder to recognize the slippery slope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Dissonance-Based Treatment Decrease Eating Issues?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/dissonance-treatment-eating-disorders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/dissonance-treatment-eating-disorders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9668</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to understand how to better treat women with eating and food issues, researchers conducted a study comparing the long-term effectiveness of a dissonance-based eating disorder program versus a traditional educational intervention. Eric Stice, Paul Rohde, Heather Shaw and Jeff Gau, all of the Oregon Research Institute, believe the study is vitally important. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Suggests People with Eating Issues Respond Based on Personality Type</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-suggests-people-with-eating-issues-respond-based-on-personality-type/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-suggests-people-with-eating-issues-respond-based-on-personality-type/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9511</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a psychological issue that causes people to fear gaining weight. People with AN have extremely low body weights and presents a significant health risk for the 1 percent of the female population who struggles with this problem. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Are Greater Than The Sum Of Our Parts: Internal Family Systems Therapy for Eating Disorders</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/internal-family-systems-eating-disorders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/internal-family-systems-eating-disorders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeborahKlinger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elements of Good Therapy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9470</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am half way through the year-long Level 1 of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) training. IFS is a psychotherapeutic modality used for helping people and their therapists understand and solve the problems that bring them to therapy. And IFS helps make sense of the seemingly irrational world of eating disorders. I’d had some exposure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bulimia May Lower the Brain’s Reward System</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/bulimia-lower-brain-reward-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/bulimia-lower-brain-reward-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9382</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bulimia nervosa is an eating and food issue that affects millions of people, particularly women, each year. It is characterized with binge eating and radical weight loss behaviors that include extensive use of laxatives, extreme exercise or repeated self-induced vomiting. People who suffer with bulimia often do so for years and the physical effects on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Women With Eating Disorders Focus on Negative Body Traits?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-eating-disorder-focus-negative-body-trait/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-eating-disorder-focus-negative-body-trait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9351</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study, women with binge eating issues tend to focus their attention on their least favorite body parts, which may help understand why they express such unhappiness with their physical body. Additionally, the study also revealed that binge eaters spend more time looking at the body parts that they consider ugly than [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>When Worse Is Better: The Unfortunate Hierarchy of Eating Disorders</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hierarchy-eating-disorders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hierarchy-eating-disorders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JosieTuttle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9345</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine a life where you are continually tormented by an inner dialogue that screams of your worthlessness, your hideous appearance, and your pitiful, meaningless existence. Imagine a life where you mange your day solely around food, either by avoiding it, getting rid of it, or consuming as much of it as you can. Imagine spending your birthday [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hollywood’s Distorted Body Image Can Cause Eating Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hollywood-body-image-eating/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hollywood-body-image-eating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9284</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Emily Fox-Kales is a professor of media psychology and of cultural studies at Northeastern University, a clinical psychologist and author of a new book that takes aim at Hollywood’s unrealistic ideals of body images and how they can affect the eating habits of our youth. In a recent article, she discusses her concerns relating to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Food vs Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/kids-healthy-eating/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/kids-healthy-eating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KellySanders</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My son who is 4 months old is eating pureed foods now. He is eating and liking his fruit and vegetables. I am happy about that. I know that is all he knows at this point but as he grows up, it will be more of a challenge to have him eat his fruits and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extreme Teen Dieting Behaviors Carry Into Adulthood</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/extreme-teen-diet-behavior-adulthood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/extreme-teen-diet-behavior-adulthood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8832</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Teens with eating and food issues, such as binge eating and anorexia, may be at higher risk of carrying these behaviors into adulthood, according to a new study. “The findings from the current study argue for early and ongoing efforts aimed at the prevention, early identification, and treatment of disordered eating behaviors in young people,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workability: Beyond True or False</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/workability-acceptance-commitment-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/workability-acceptance-commitment-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JiovannCarrasco</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acceptance and Commitment Therapy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mindfulness Based Approaches / Contemplative Approaches]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8815</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the cornerstones of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is the concept of workability. The aim of ACT is for our clients to create a rich, meaningful, and vibrant life. Workability is how we determine whether a client’s behaviors are serving that end. Usually, people know when their behaviors are not working for them, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Pleasure Principle: What It Is and How It Can Improve Your Relationship to Food and Your Body</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/pleasure-principle-food-relationship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/pleasure-principle-food-relationship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ondinanandinehatvany</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8798</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Pleasure Principle is simply this: Our bodies are wired to move towards pleasure and avoid pain. We naturally gravitate towards things that taste, smell and feel yummy and delicious. We naturally avoid the opposite. To try to fight the pleasure principle, as so many diets encourage us to do, is to fight one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>She Hates Her Thighs</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-image-hate-thighs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-image-hate-thighs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShirleyKatzLeon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8775</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[She hates her thighs, the sight of them drive her mad. The tissue is soft, the weakness mocks her. Yet she is somehow pulled into the ritual of gazing and when not in front of a reflection, imagining the horror of her flesh. She is repulsed by its frailty, yet it eludes her, defies her, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Link between Food Issues and Post-Partum Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/link-food-issues-postpartum-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/link-food-issues-postpartum-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8760</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly one out of every ten pregnant women will experience postpartum depression, or have depressive symptoms during their pregnancy. But there is very little research to explain why. However, a new study hopes to identify some of the causes of postpartum depression and isolate warning signs in order to help these women receive earlier treatment [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Weight Loss Surgery Can Trigger Increased Food Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/weight-loss-surgery-trigger-food-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/weight-loss-surgery-trigger-food-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addictions & Compulsions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8758</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a Harvard study, over half of the people who undergo surgery for obesity have pre-existing food and eating issues, including binging. In a recent article, Lisa Lilenfeld, president of the Eating Disorders Coalition at Argosy University in Washington, D.C., and a practicing psychologist, says that this segment of the population is at the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Orthorexia Nervosa: When &#8220;Healthy&#8221; Becomes Dangerous</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/orthorexia-nervosa-dangerous/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/orthorexia-nervosa-dangerous/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeborahKlinger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Control Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Obsessions and Compulsions / OCD]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8747</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I had the privilege of presenting a web conference on disordered eating for Good Therapy. In the course of the web conference, I was asked a question about orthorexia. Thinking about what to write for this month’s article, this Q&#38;A exchange about orthorexia popped into my head. I realized I’d not done more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trauma and Eating Disorders</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/trauma-and-eating-disorders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/trauma-and-eating-disorders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JodieBarley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8737</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you hear someone has experienced a trauma, your initial thought is they were involved in some catastrophic event. Rarely does the image of an everyday problem or situation enter your mind; in most cases the later doesn’t even make it on your radar. The smaller traumatic events, which have been labeled by some as [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is Childhood OCD an Indicator of Food Issues in Later Years?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/childhood-ocd-indicator-food-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/childhood-ocd-indicator-food-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8679</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust’s (SLaM) OCD Service in collaboration with the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) have discovered an increase in the development of eating disorders in children who were previously diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A new study found that nearly one in ten children who had OCD later [...]]]></description>
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