“Drunkorexia” is the combination of disordered eating and heavy alcohol consumption. Anorexia by itself can cause long term brain damage by depriving the brain of adequate nutrition especially during these developmental years then combine that with alcohol a serious problem. Parents be aware of these signs it is real and the sooner your teens can get treatment sometimes the better the outcome.
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A True Story by Dore E. Frances, M.A. Dore Frances frequently offers helpful advice to many of the readers on Troubled Teen Blog, you will see her supportive comments on posts throughout the site. Professionally she is an educational consultant at Horizon Family Solutions. It is her own personal story with her daughter that is [...]
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Eating disorders are and can be one of the cruelest and scariest mental illnesses a teen will suffer from today. At one time I was more up to date on the statistics but I think it has one of the highest morbidity rates of all the mental illnesses. What concerns me is all the hype and growing press around [...]
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