Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
The Eating Disorders Program treats male and female children and adolescents up to 21 years of age with eating disorders and problems including Anorexia Nervosa .
Anorexia Nervosa is an illness characterized by self-starvation, and often by over-exercise. An anorectic person has a disturbed body image, an intense fear of becoming obese, and an inability to maintain normal body weight.
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Bulimia Nervosa
The Eating Disorders Program treats male and female children and adolescents up to 21 years of age with eating disorders and problems including Bulimia Nervosa .
Bulimia Nervosa is an illness characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating usually followed by purging. A bulimic person tends to binge on high-calorie, easily-ingested foods, and is preoccupied with body shape and weight. Regular purging behavior (such as self-induced vomiting, use of laxatives or diuretics, strict dieting or fasting), or rigorous exercise in order to prevent weight gain accompanies this disorder.
For help or more information contact:
Peg Miller-Evans, PhD
Eating Disorders Program
Children's Hospital & Medical Center
1000 N. 90th Street (90th & Western)
Omaha, Nebraska 68114
Phone: (402) 955-6190
Fax: (402) 955-6195
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