National Eating Disorders Week marked

Following the National Eating Disorders Week which was marked from February 20 - 24 2023,  the Daystar University Compassion and Care Centre (DC3) wishes to share the following information with the Daystar Community:

What is Eating Disorder?

Eating disorder is a serious mental health illness which includes irregular eating patterns such as, consuming too much or too little food, as well as unfavorable attitudes and beliefs towards one's body, weight, and attractiveness. The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa binge-eating disorder, rumination disorder.

Mental health professionals use DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition) classification system to identify and treat mental health disorders, including eating disorders. The following categories of eating disorders are recognized by the DSM-5:

Daystar University

Daystar Universty

Daystar University is a Christ-centred non-denominational institution of higher learning which exists to equip Christian servant leaders for the transformation of church and society.

Comments (3)

wave
  • John Doe

    John Doe

    Jan 08, 2021 14:41 pm

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam vitae odio ut tortor fringilla cursus sed quis odio.

    Reply
  • John Doe

    Helen Doe

    Jan 08, 2021 14:41 pm

    Maecenas tempus, tellus eget condimentum rhoncus, sem quam semper libero, sit amet adipiscing sem neque sed ipsum.

    Reply
  • John Doe

    Anna Doe

    Jan 08, 2021 14:41 pm

    Cras ultricies mi eu turpis hendrerit fringilla. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia.

    Reply

Leave Comment

wave

Press ESC to close