Eating disorders are complex diseases, and they do not exist in a vacuum. National surveys estimate that as many as 20 million women and 10 million men will struggle with an eating disorder at some point in their lives.About This Year’s Awareness WeekEating Disorders Awareness Week is an international awareness event, fighting the myths and […]
Our client is a young woman who entered residential treatment for bulimia nervosa in September 2011. Prior to September 2011, her eating disorder went untreated for ten years. Over the two year period prior to September 2011, the young woman cycled in and out of outpatient treatment, inpatient treatment, partial hospitalization treatment, intensive outpatient treatment […]
We Have Achieved Tier 1 Ranking in Insurance LawAt Kantor & Kantor, LLP, we are proud to announce that we have recently been named in the latest edition of “Best Law Firms,” a publication of Best Lawyers® and U.S. News & World Report. We were regionally ranked in Tier 1 in insurance law, compared with […]
September 10, 2018 was #WorldSuicidePreventionDay and National Suicide Prevention Week runs through September 15, 2018. Some of the reasons we need to talk about suicide include:Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death, and we all know someone affected by it;Each year, 45,000 Americans die by suicide; and54% of those who died by suicide in […]
July 16, 2018 – From the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:On Thursday July 13, the House Energy and Commerce Committee favorably reported H.R. 2345, the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act, by voice vote to be considered by the whole House of Representatives.The National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act would initiate a federal study on the effectiveness […]
There are various types of mental health treatment, and as some people might say, “there is something for everyone.”Mental health issues range from emotional distress in one or more areas of life to a more serious diagnosis of a mental illness. When someone lives with mental health problems, whether mild or moderate or severe, he […]
Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals rely upon the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in their diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders. On December 1, 2012, the APA’s Board of Trustees approved the publication of the fifth edition of the manual (DSM‑5), which will be […]
This week, 28-year-old Olympic champion Adam Rippon decided to open up about his battle with a severe eating disorder. His goal is to raise awareness about the prevalence of a disease that has long been underreported among male athletes. Adam’s issues with body image and disordered eating are prevalent in the athletic community.Research shows that […]
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness and will affect 30 million Americans at some point in their lives, but stigmas and misinformation prevent people from getting the help they need. (See http://www.anad.org/get-information/about-eating-disorders/eating-disorders-statistics/ for additional facts and statistics) National Eating Disorders Awareness week is February 26, 2018 through March 4, 2018. […]
The title of this blog shouldn’t be necessary, but it is.Shockingly, even in 2018, many people are not aware of the fact that eating disorders and body dysmorphia affect more than just women. In fact, all genders can develop eating disorders and/or body dysmorphia. Although there is data that says, “20 million women and 10 […]
