A Short Guide: TMS Therapy for Eating Disorders

Eating disorder is one of the major problem most of the facing now a days. It can be defined as a mental disorder which affects the physical and mental health of an individual. These kinds of disorders are generally caused by mental problems and treated by TMS therapy in Dallas. Basically, it can be characterized by irregular eating behaviors taken to excesses. There are different types of eating disorders defined by different scientific terms. Eating disorders can be developed at any life stage or at any age but commonly seen in adults and kids. As compare to men eating disorder commonly found in females.

Types of Eating Disorders:

There are different categories of eating disorders but the most commonly found are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

·        Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia nervosa is a mental state where individual find themselves overweight but being actually low weight in reality. In this disorder people eat very less in the fear of gaining weight bus thus have very low body weight in actual. It is one of the eminent disorders because people dealing with this disorder die because of complicated starvation.

·        Bulimia Nervosa

As compare to Anorexia nervosa, in bulimia nervosa the disorder works totally in opposite way. In bulimia nervosa individuals eat a lot and thus still feel like to eat more again and again in short intervals of time. In this state individuals eat a large amount of food and still feel starving. People with bulimia nervosa can fit different weight categories like overweight, Normal weight or can be under weight.

Cause of Eating Disorders:

Cause of eating disorders are not clear or known in actual but generally caused by mental illness or mental disorder. The cause may be genetic or can be environmental. Eating disorders can be affected by daily routines and activities of individuals who don’t follow fixed timings to have their meals. Generally, it is diagnosed in people who have busy schedules (like dancers, celebrities, etc.) and people dealing with stress and mental abuse.

Treatments for Eating Disorders:

People with eating disorder are highly prone to other mental problems like depression, insomnia, and anxiety. The most common treatments for eating disorder is nutritional counselling, meditation and TMS therapy.