Eating Disorder Assessment | Eating Disorder Treatment

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Eating Disorder Assessment Eating Disorder
Treatment

• Our Eating Disorder test is quick and
  confidential. This free, confidential screening
  can help determine if its time to seek
  professional help. Equip Health can help you to
  find the best Eating Disorder treatment.

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Is it an Eating Disorder?
Signs to look for
Below are some behaviors a parent or family
member may notice in their loved one that could
indicate an eating disorder. Someone with an
eating disorder doesnt necessarily exhibit all
of the signs below and the reverse is true as
well. If youve observed several of the behaviors
below and have concerns, we recommend a
professional diagnosis.
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Around food

• Starting a new diet including interest in
  healthy, clean, low-carb etc diets
• Avoiding certain food groups for health/diet
  reasons or due to taste/texture preference
• Avoiding situations that include eating in a
  group or an unnatural focus on what others eat
• Inflexibility about what or when or how much to
  eat
• Fixation on foods calorie content
• Absence during family meals visiting the
  bathroom or showering immediately after meals
• New interest in cooking without eating the food
• Secretive or ritualistic eating
• Rigidity around certain ingredients, brands, food
  preparations, or utensils
• A longer list of foods your child wont eat than
  your child will eat
• Long history of picky eating that has gotten
  worse over time
• Struggling to eat or eat enough food
• Frequent stomach pain or other gastrointestinal
  complaints

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Medically

• Failure to gain weight or height according to
  growth curve
• Weight loss at any time during childhood or
  adolescence (even if starting at higher weight)
• Fainting, weakness, dehydration
• Injuries from over exercise
• Requiring nutritional supplements to grow or
  treat nutritional deficiencies

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Thinking

• A strong belief that ones body is too large
  (or too anything)
• Self-criticism for eating or not exercising
• Ongoing requests or desire for reassurance about
  physical appearance
• Fear of over-eating or gaining weight from a
  particular meal
• An inability to recognize that they may be ill
  (anosognosia)
• Fears of choking, vomiting, pain, or getting ill
  after eating
• Unfounded fears of allergic reaction from eating
  safe foods

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Mood

• Flat affect or absence of emotion
• Irritability
• Mood swings
• Hyperactivity and restlessness
• Increased rigidity or anxiety

Around activity

• Exercising intensely but without joy
• Expressing or showing a need to exercise to
  compensate for eating
• Driven exercise exercising while sick or in bad
  weather conditions

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