How Psychologists in Sydney Treat Eating Disorder

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How Psychologists in Sydney Treat Eating Disorder?
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What Are Eating Disorders?

• Eating disorders are complex and serious mental
  illnesses that often come with
• serious health complications.
• A common myth is that eating disorders are part
  of a lifestyle choice, however this is
• untrue, and people with a disorder require help.
  In fact, the mortality rate for people
• with eating disorders is the highest of any
  psychological illness.
• The main kinds of eating disorders are Anorexia
  Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating
  Disorder, though many people experience symptoms
  across these conditions, which can change at
  different times in their life.
• Eating disorders can affect all kinds of people,
  including males and females, young
• people and adults, and people at normal weight
  can have eating disorders.

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What Are The Symptoms Of Eating Disorders?

• Anorexia Nervosa
• Restriction of food, leading to weight loss
  and/or a low body weight
• Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat
• Negative self-evaluation of body shape or weight
• Lack of recognition of the seriousness of low
  body weight
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Recurrent episodes of binge eating a large amount
  of food over a short period of time
• A sense of a lack of control during binge eating
  episodes
• Binge eating is followed by compensatory
  behaviours to prevent weight gain, such as
  vomiting, excessive exercise or the misuse of
  laxatives, diuretics or other medication.

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How Are Eating Disorders Treated?

• Recommended treatments for eating disorders
  include Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Schema
  Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and
  Acceptance and Commitment
• Therapy.
• Here Our Psychologists dont focus on food,
  weight or appearance, but instead we
• take a holistic view to help you life a full and
  meaningful life. Your psychologist will
• help you to establish helpful eating patterns,
  achieve better life balance, learn more
• effective coping strategies, and develop a
  healthier relationship with yourself, your
• body and with food.
• If you would like more information or to book an
  appointment with Eating Disorder
• Psychologist Sydney, contact us.

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How Are Eating Disorders Treated?

• Receiving effective treatment is critical for
  taking back control from an eating disorder that
  has taken over your life.
• Multidisciplinary treatments often involving a
  combination of psychotherapy, nutrition
• therapy and possibly pharmacotherapy are
  considered the most effective treatment
• for eating disorders.
• Sydney-based eating disorder treatment is
  provided by experienced Clinical
• Psychologists and Dieticians. We work
  collaboratively to address both the symptoms and
  the related factors that contribute to and
  maintain the eating disorder. The
• treatment we provide is supported by research,
  informed by best practice guidelines
• for our field and is tailored according to
  personal needs.