Dr. Roberto Olivardia is a Clinical Instructor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and Assistant Psychologist at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. He maintains a private psychotherapy ...

The renowned collegiate basketball players posted on TikTok about their journey managing their eating disorders in honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week Tabitha Parent is a writer at PEOPLE ...

Natalie Erika James and Midori Francis break down their eating disorder body horror "Saccharine" from IFC and Shudder.

Natalie Erika James discusses ‘Saccharine,’ working with Midori Francis, the film’s eating disorders, body horror, and much ...

In this interview, I asked Charlotte Markey, Ph.D., a body image expert and fellow Psychology Today blogger ("Smart People Don't Diet"), about the following timely topics: The role that social media ...

For Olympic athletes, the hurdles aren’t only literal, there are mental obstacles as well. One of the most compelling storylines of the Paris Olympics is the return of gymnast Simone Biles, who ...

People often associate eating disorders with females. However, eating disorder behaviors, such as fasting, purging, and having a preoccupation with body image, can also affect males. The desire to ...

For years, eating disorders were thought to predominantly affect women and girls. But it’s estimated that 1 in 3 people with the condition is male, and that 10 million American boys and men will ...

Sleep-eating disorders, like nocturnal eating syndrome (NES) and sleep-related eating disorder (SRED), may cause people to eat more than they desire at night. However, treatments are available. There ...

Researchers have identified many different causes for eating disorders, ranging from genetic risk factors to the culture a person grows up in. However, no single factor causes all eating disorders.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) classifies eating disorders as mental health conditions. Because of that, treatments for eating disorders fall under Original Medicare (parts A and B ...