anxiety disorders

Eating disorders like Bullimia nervosa and Anorexia nervosa profoundly impact an individual's quality of life, adversely affecting the sufferer’s self-image, relationships, physical well-being and day to day living.

Anorexia delays pregnancy
According to the latest research findings, women with a history of eating disorders may struggle to get pregnant quickly.

According to the new study, published in the April issue of 'Archives of General Psychiatry,' people with low incomes are more likely to suffer from mental illness, and a further decrease in income may make them prone to suffer anxiety, substance abuse and mood disorders.

However, the study authors wrote as background information in the article that the relationship between low income levels and mental health disorders is still ambiguous.

The study adds another string to the popular opinion which says that psychological disturbances cause depression. One's diet, especially if it contains high fat, processed foods, may also trigger depressive disorders, it suggests.

Details of the study
Scientists from the University of Melbourne analyzed the dietary habits and psychiatric conditions of 1046 Australian women, for over a 10-year period, to come up with these findings.

Of these, 925 participants did not suffer from any kind of mood disorders, whereas 121 women had depressive anxiety of mood disorders.