# data[].attributes.body
I chose this topic because eating disorders grew from 3.4 percent to 7.8 percent. Eating disorder can be threatening especially teenage girls. As healthcare increases over this year, I believe it is important to inform everyone that there is cost-effective treatment in Untied State

# data[].attributes.body
According to the National Library of Medicine, socioeconomic status was associated with perceived need for treatment and treatment in the preceding year, with students from affluent backgrounds having a higher likelihood of perceiving need (OR = 1.52) and receiving treatment (OR = 1.89) than their less affluent peers.

# data[].attributes.body
Certain outpatient providers charge on a sliding scale, while student health centers and medical schools may offer low-cost care.Additionally, there are research programs that provide treatment in return for participating in research on eating disorders.

# data[].attributes.headline
5 Signs that teen might have eating disorder

# data[].attributes.subject
5 Signs that teen might have eating disorder

# data[].attributes.body
According to the Mayo Clinic, this video demonstrates how teenagers may show signs of an eating disorder. The five signs are excessive dieting, excessive exercise, withdrawing family/friends activities the teens normally enjoy, fasting and hiding food

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Mayo Clinic Minute:  5 signs your teen might have an eating disorder

# data[].attributes.body
Patients require specialized and coordinated care from a variety of health care professionals, including physicians, psychologists, psychiatrist, nutritionist  and additional therapists as required (yoga therapist, art therapist, etc.)

# data[].attributes.body
Treatment can varied. The first stage is to reintroduce normal eating behaviors and to restore to a healthy body weight that is appropriate for that person's form and size.
When someone is severely malnourished, it might be difficult to engage in psychotherapy since the eating disorder impairs the individual's capacity to concentrate and change behavioral patterns.

Although there are exceptions, treatment for eating disorders typically targets the following elements in roughly this order:

1. Resolve potentially fatal medical and psychiatric problems

2. Interrupt habits associated with eating disorders (food restriction, excessive exercise, binge eating, purging, etc.)

3. Initiate a program of nutritional rehabilitation and normalized eating.

4. Confront destructive and harmful eating disorder and ED-related attitudes and actions.

5. Continually address medical and mental health issues

6. Create a plan to avoid relapse

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/treatment

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Getting a diagnosis is only the first step towards recovery from an eating disorder. Treating an eating disorder generally involves a combination of psychological and nutritional counseling, along with medical and psychiatric monitoring. Treatment must address the eating disorder symptoms and medical consequences, as well as psychological, biological, interpersonal, and cultural forces that contribute to or maintain the eating disorder.

Nutritional counseling is also necessary and should incorporate education about nutritional needs, as well as planning for and monitoring rational choices by the individual patient. There are a variety of treatments that have been shown to be effective in treating eating disorders. Generally, treatment is more effective before the disorder becomes chronic, but even people with long-standing eating disorders can and do recover.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Getting a diagnosis is only the first step towards recovery from an eating disorder. Treating an eating disorder generally involves a combination of psychological and nutritional counseling, along with medical and psychiatric monitoring. Treatment must address the eating disorder symptoms and medical consequences, as well as psychological, biological, interpersonal, and cultural forces that contribute to or maintain the eating disorder.