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PSYCHOLOGY: DISORDERS: EATING DISORDERS :
MEN: HEALTH :
MEDICAL: TREATMENT: ISSUES:
Belief That Eating Disorders 'Only Affect Women' Hinders Treatment for Men
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Belief That Eating Disorders 'Only Affect Women' Hinders Treatment for Men
Wednesday 9 April 2014 - 12am PST
Written by Honor Whiteman
Medical News Today (MNT)
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/275213.php
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There is no doubt that eating disorders, such as bulimia and anorexia
nervosa, are more common among women. According to the National
Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD), an
estimated 10-15% of Americans with eating disorders are male.
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However, the researchers of this most recent study, including Ulla Rsen of
the University of Oxford in the UK, say that because there is poor
recognition of symptoms of eating disorders in men, such estimates are
likely to be higher.
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Symptoms of eating disorders in the surveyed men included going for days
without eating, purging and obsessive calorie counting, exercise and
weighing. However, all of these men took a long time - months and even
years - to realize that these behaviors could be associated with eating
disorders.
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The assumption that eating disorders only affected women was reported as
the main reason as to why men took so long to realize they had symptoms of
the disorders themselves.
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The researchers report that one man said he thought eating disorders only
affected "fragile teenage girls." Another man said eating disorders were
"something girls got."
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For many of the men, it took a "crisis point," such as an emergency
hospital admission, to make them realize they had an eating disorder.
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Some of the men said they delayed seeking help for their condition because
they thought they would not be taken seriously by health care
professionals or they were unaware of where to go for help.
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When the men did seek help for their eating disorders, they reported mixed
experiences. Some of the men said their experience was positive and they
felt their doctor was helpful.
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However, many of the men said they had to visit their doctor several times
before they were taken seriously.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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