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Archive for the ‘Anorexia Nervosa’ Category

April 16th, 2008

Psychologists Unsure Of Media Influence On Eating Disorders

Unless you’re willing to pay a $71,000-fine and spend up to three years in prison, it’s best to avoid encouraging “extreme thinness” in France.
According to two Yahoo! News articles, the lower house of the French parliament adopted a bill on Tuesday that would apply these punishments to anyone who incites extreme thinness. “Anyone,” more specifically, […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments

February 28th, 2008

Are You At Risk For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

I Must Shave My Legs: The OCD Miniseries - Part 4
Recently we discussed the definition of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), as well as the two categories its signs and symptoms are separated into - obsessions and compulsions. Because about 2.2 million Americans have OCD (according to the National Institute of Mental Health; I don’t even know […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 3 comments

December 8th, 2007

Two New Mental Health Web Sites And More!

This week’s Saturday Sanity has arrived, my lovelies. Go ahead - enlighten yourselves!

Vanessa Figueroa, on behalf of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), was kind enough to let me know that Facing Us has been launched. From her email: “The Facing Us website was designed specifically to provide inspiration and support to those who […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

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