Mental health refers to your psychological and emotional well-being. Having great mental health always helps you lead a happy and contented life. It helps you cope with your daily challenges and show the ability to overcome the various challenges presented to you in life. Your mental health is affected by various factors, such as your genes or life experiences. However, if left untreated, mental health problems may progress to a more severe state. In such cases, it may also turn out to be quite a difficult condition to treat, as the root cause for the problem may not be identified.
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Frequently Asked Questions
According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, Inc. (ANAD) at least 30 million people of varying ages and genders suffer from eating disorders in the U.S. alone. Every hour someone dies due to an eating disorder, making eating disorders the deadliest diseases of all mental illnesses.
Yes! Binge eating disorder causes the same physical effects that are found with those who are obese. Each eating disorder affects the body in different ways, but you are either depriving your body of essential nutrients or overloading your body with harmful nonessential nutrients all causing negative effects on one’s digestive ability to break down, absorb and excrete food products causing metabolism and fat storage issues.
Yes! If left untreated eating disorders have the highest mortality rate out of any psychiatric illness.