Posted: Jan 16, 2012 11:48 pm
Median wrote:Isn't sex addiction a recognized mental disorder? People enjoy sex just like they enjoy eating food. It's all natural, yet their comes a point where it becomes recognized as a mental problem.
Yes, and there are disorders regarding addiction to food. People aren't thrown in mental hospitals, or rehab facilities, simply for having an addiction.
Median wrote:Whether you guys agree with it or not, there are enough of your mental health leaders who believe "Binge Eating Disorder" is real enough for it to possibly make it into the DSM V.
Nobody has debated the fact that binge eating disorder is valid. Binge eating and being fat are not the same thing. Most obese people will not meet the requirements for binge eating, even those in the top 1%.
Median wrote:Also, despite what you guys are saying, those who are morbidly obese will probably eventually get to the point of having an emergency. Whether it is someone who has a heart attack or needs a heart transplant, or a diabetic who is unconscious, etc. If those who have emergencies from being too skinny have to receive physical and mental treatment, then if you're consistent, the same should apply to those who are morbidly obese.
If someone with a disorder, like binge eating, reached the point where their size has presented an immediate risk to their health, then they will receive treatment.
Median wrote:
With as much as I've brought that up, I would think if those who didn't self-harm weren't put in mental hospitals, someone would of said so way before you.
I missed the point when you brought it up, but 914 is right - people aren't hospitalised for self-harm. This is because self-harmers rarely try to commit suicide, and there are no immediate risks to it.
Median wrote:Well the kind of morbidly obese person I'm thinking of (the top 1%) or so, would probably be diagnosed with BED. So it's good to know you guys are somewhat consistent.
I don't think many obese people would meet the criteria for BED. Some certainly would, but so would many normal sized and skinny people.