objective: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of attachment-based interventions on females suffering from eating related disorders. the study method was experimental with a pretest-posttest control group. the study sample included 32 elementary school female students with eating disorders, obesity problems, and attachment disorders. sampling method was purposive.  methods: aft...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of attachment-based interventions on females suffering from eating related disorders. The study method was experimental with a pretest-posttest control group. The study sample included 32 elementary school female students with eating disorders, obesity problems, and attachment disorders. Sampling method was purposive.  Methods: ...

eating disorders are common psychological/psychosomatic disorders that cause disturbance in physical and mental health and quality of life. binge eating disorder, in spite of being the most prevalent eating disorder, has not been largely investigated. in this article, we discuss the definition, classification, epidemiology, and physiopathology of different eating disorders, and then we focus on...

having the highest mortality rate among mental illness, eating disorders is one of majorconcerns of world health organization nowadays. so, the study with aiming to specify therelationship between eating disorders and emotional intelligence being known as a sociopsychologicalvariable is trying to explain the levels of eating disorders among the femalestudents. the method of this research was su...

night eating syndrome is a common disorder in eating behaviors that occurs in close relation to the night time sleep cycle. although eating disorders are common in society, night eating syndrome has been left neglected by health care professionals. in this report we present a case of eating disorder that exhibits some novel features of night eating syndrome. our case was a progressed type of ea...

Background and Purpose: Social media play a crucial role in setting cultural standards for the ideal body, which are often unrealistic and emphasize the importance of thinness for girls. This research aimed to explore the effect of media literacy on eating disorders with the mediating role of body image of female athletes in Izeh City, Iran. Materials and Methods: This correlational research w...

introduction: up to now, the number of epidemiological studies about eating disorders (ed) in iran is still limited. this study determined the prevalence of eating disorders in female students of shahid sadoughi university of medical sciences. materials & methods: a randomly selected group of 400 female students studied at shahid sadoughi university of medical sciences had been assessed. after ...

conclusions the obtained prevalence of ed in our study was higher than previous studies in iran. we found high numbers of boys with ed. overweight adolescents were shown to be more susceptible to strict dieting than normal-weight adolescents. these results suggest that it is necessary to provide screening and treatment services for iranian adolescents. further research is needed to develop inte...

there is strong and consistent evidence that eating disorders are prevalent in sport and especially in weight sensitive sports such as endurance, weight category and aesthetic sports as well as jumping events. these illnesses are not only common but lead to significant physical and psychological morbidity and impaired performances. sports organizations, and by extension the professionals whose ...