Disorders Associated with Anxiety: Eating Disorders

There is a very real possibility of your child suffering from another psychiatric disorder in addition to her anxiety disorder. With it being National Eating Disorder Awareness Week this week, February 22-28, it seems fitting to discuss the likelihood that your child may be experiencing signs and symptoms of an eating disorder in addition to her anxiety disorder (what is known as comorbidity – an additional disorder co-occurring with a primary disorder). Research has shown a lifetime prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders that is common and linked with eating disorders and in women with disordered eating behaviors.

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