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2 the Seahawk I NEWS I March 10, 2005 from DISORDERS page 1 Reader said eating disorders are not at the top of the hst of problems for which students seek help. She ranks it behind a host of col lege students’ difficulties. “Anxiety, stress, depression, relationships, self-esteem and financial matters are more preva lent,” she said. Reader said it is not always easy to immediately iden tify or isolate an eating disorder from other problems. “It can be a constellation of con cerns. There can be many underlying causes, such as depression, family discord or addiction in the family.” “It’s not always simple,’ Reader said. “Often it goes very deep into how they feel about themselves. We have to ask what else is going on in their lives.” Reader said that generally if the coun selors on campus suspect an eating disorder, the student is referred to a medical doctor, to check for physical problems, and to psy chology profes- sionals for counseling and _ therapy. Dr. Kayj Okine, who previously worked in the counseling cen ter, believes more people are com- ing forward with eating disorders. She started the Chrysalis Center in Wilmington to treat the illness. “There was no way to be able to meet the demand for help on cam pus,” Okine said. Okine, a UNCW psychology instructor, said she didn’t have exact numbers on the disease, but the rate among men is rapidly increasing. “It is becoming more equalized between men and women,” she said. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sta tistics back that up. They show that while 90 per cent of those with eating problems are women between the ages of 12 and 25, there are increasing numbers of males and older women. NEDA spokeswoman Reid agreed. “It appears to be spreading in all populations,” she said. “We now have volunteers in 10 countries.” Many of the experts in the field also point to an increasing awareness of the disease and its treatment being instrumental in people For more information please contact the UNCW counsel ing center at 910-962-3746 or The National Eating Disorder Association at 800-931-2237 seeking help and thus increasing the number of reported eating disorder cases. It has been nearly 27 years since Hilde Bruch wrote “The Golden Cage” defining eating disorders to the general public. Published in 1978, it was the first major publication on the subject not aimed primarily at the medical community. Dr. Reader said that for college students the causes of eat ing disorders are part of a larger picture. “It comes down to what we as a culture value,” she said “Perhaps we put too much emphasis on physical attractiveness.” “We see pictures of airbrushed models in magazines and television,” she said. Maybe we lose site of what is really important in a person.” irom siLi-MiuKa page i the Lorenzo UNCW the run tables and socialized the the social, were able f dance with students to the a band. the attendees were served refreshments the chance to win door prizes. Some of the door prizes ^ included gifi baskets and gift certificates V ^ to local restaurants. Photography services were also available for the senior citizens HI to take pictures with each other and with |R The entire social was put together with ^ ^ \ donations from the community. All of the K ^ \ refreshments, decorations and door prizes K \ 1 by local businesses. H Community Service Coordinator Becky H pleased with the turnout and felt the social was a ereat wav to stiidents involved in the community. U'm.- • J Pf»«0 l>y L»sa Moye 1 THE SEAHAWK This IS ^gift from students to seniors in a UNCW student dances with a senior citizen at the 11th annual Young-at-Heart the community,” Long said. Social. The event is held around every Valentine’s Day giving senior citizens the chance to socialize amongst themselves and with members of the campus community UNCW gets the^7 % face book^ and everybody freaks out. Tune in next week for more on this campus phenomenon. u n c w prese nt s arts in action performance series * IVIark O’Connor’s Appalachia Waltz Trio Mark O'Connor is a Grammy-winning composer and a featured violinist/fiddler on the soundtracks for The Patriot and Gods and Generals. He leads a string trio in the performance of Appalachian folk music he created for Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer. Saturday, March 12 Tickets 962.3500 or UU info center 8 pm, Kenan Auditorium $6for uncw students; $14for f/s n ■ DivsiOfi of student Affair!
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