Comments on: Anorexia websites are spreading to Facebook http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/why-pro-anorexia-websites-are-spreading.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: CEDquizhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/why-pro-anorexia-websites-are-spreading.html#comment-88342 CEDquiz Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:08:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/11/why-pro-anorexia-websites-are-spreading-to-facebook.html#comment-88342 Thanks for the great entry regarding the growth of pro-ana groups on social networking sites like Facebook. The Center for Eating Disorders, home to Dr. Crawford, who is interviewed in the Newsweek article, just wrote a blog entry about this growing problem. To read about what CED thinks about this issue or to view the link to the Newsweek article: http://eatingdisorder.org/blog/2008/11/25/newsweek-highlights-the-dangers-of-pro-anorexia-groups-on-social-networking-sites/ Thanks for the great entry regarding the growth of pro-ana groups on social networking sites like Facebook. The Center for Eating Disorders, home to Dr. Crawford, who is interviewed in the Newsweek article, just wrote a blog entry about this growing problem. To read about what CED thinks about this issue or to view the link to the Newsweek article: http://eatingdisorder.org/blog/2008/11/25/newsweek-highlights-the-dangers-of-pro-anorexia-groups-on-social-networking-sites/

]]> By: Ashhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/why-pro-anorexia-websites-are-spreading.html#comment-88307 Ash Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:51:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/11/why-pro-anorexia-websites-are-spreading-to-facebook.html#comment-88307 It is worth noting that most of the girls in the so-called pro-ana communities would not meet the dsm iv's criteria for the dianosis of eating disorders. The criteria for diagnosis, especially of anorexia, is very strict.<br/><br/> On the whole, pro-ana perpetuates negative stereotypes and makes it difficult for people like me who actually have the disease to get treatment. It is worth noting that most of the girls in the so-called pro-ana communities would not meet the dsm iv’s criteria for the dianosis of eating disorders. The criteria for diagnosis, especially of anorexia, is very strict.

On the whole, pro-ana perpetuates negative stereotypes and makes it difficult for people like me who actually have the disease to get treatment.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/why-pro-anorexia-websites-are-spreading.html#comment-88298 Anonymous Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:58:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/11/why-pro-anorexia-websites-are-spreading-to-facebook.html#comment-88298 What these folks need to do is disrupt American Psychiatric Association meetings with aggressive protests, form advocacy groups, and promote it as nothing more than a lifestyle choice. Then they can bully the APA into dropping it as a psychiatric diagnosis and the starvation community can come out of the closet. <br/><br/>Maybe we will then have whole "pro-an" communities where they won't have to be offended at the sight of fat people, even pro-an bars and pro-an restaurants where you get 6 peas and a glass of water. What these folks need to do is disrupt American Psychiatric Association meetings with aggressive protests, form advocacy groups, and promote it as nothing more than a lifestyle choice. Then they can bully the APA into dropping it as a psychiatric diagnosis and the starvation community can come out of the closet.

Maybe we will then have whole “pro-an” communities where they won’t have to be offended at the sight of fat people, even pro-an bars and pro-an restaurants where you get 6 peas and a glass of water.

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