Managing ADHD in Eating Disorder Recovery
Are eating disorders genetic?
Like many mental health issues teens and adults face, eating disorders have a genetic component to them. However, that doesn't mean that adolescents who have parents with eating disorders are destined to inherit one at some point in their lives. Eating disorders are complex with many different factors that can contribute to the onset of anorexia, bulimia, and other types of eating disorders.
How Eating Disorders Affect the Brain
Recovery is for everyone
September has been observed as National Recovery Month since 1989. …The ripple effect of an addiction touches the lives of many, making the path of recovery a broad one where more than just former addicts are traveling. Family members and friends, healthcare workers, first responders, and behavioral health providers are just some of the travelers, because recovery really is for everyone.
The Stages of Group Therapy
Group therapy has different stages. For example, the “transition stage” is just one stage and should be a stepping stone into the “working stage.” During the transition stage, members begin to express themselves and have conflict with taking risks as well as playing it safe. Group members start to open up and share more of themselves within the group setting.
