An article, “Self perception score from zero to ten correlates well with standardized scales of adolescent self esteem, body dissatisfaction, eating disorders risk, depression, and anxiety”, was published in International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health 2009. It introduced a quick and reliable method to assess mental health status and the new measurement is correlated very well with the complex standard assessment such as the Harter Self Perception Profile, Beck Junior Depression, Speilberger State and Trait Anxiety and the Eating Disorders Inventory. This new measure can help social workers and school counselors to early diagnosis of adolescent eating disorder, and further to early intervention.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20306763
Here is a link for helping in building up self esteem.
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/sma-3715/activities.asp
Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteHere is a fantastic webinar if you want to learn more about eating disorders and recovery:
http://vimeo.com/11092627
Also, here an excellent vlogger, Rachel, describes the course of anorexia nervosa in just 10 minutes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoBMDbLbFWc
I wanted to share this with you, too
ReplyDeleteNY Times article on one woman's tragic death to bulimia:
A Mother’s Loss, a Daughter’s Story
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/fashion/22Melissa.html?pagewanted=1&hp