April 2011

HOW BDD AFFECTS LIVES – SOCIAL AVOIDANCE, PROBLEMS AT WORK, AND SUICIDE: IAN’S EXPERIENCE: “I PULL MYSELF TOGETHER”

While people with more severe BDD may, like Ian, be unable to function because of their symptoms, others, like Carl, function well despite their emotional pain. Carl was an intelligent man in his late thirties with a good sense of humor. He worked as a partner in a law firm, where he’d been very successful [...]

TEENAGE PREGNANCIES REQUIRE SPECIAL SHAPE-UPS

Teenage mothers have greater nutritional needs than women who have already completed their adult growth. Dietary iron is usually low in young women, and the stress of pregnancy can lead to anemia. Also, teenage mothers often have low calcium levels, which, if uncorrected, can endanger both mother and baby. Because of nutritional inadequacies, teenage mothers [...]