Seeking help for an eating disorder
In this video Patricia Bos explains why someone with an eating disorder does not seek help (in time). As a friend of someone with an eating disorder, you can also …
Course: Young People and Mental Health
Did you know that….
Did you know that … Katy Perry suffered from depression in the past? Young people prefer to talk to friends, parents or caregiver about their problems, rather than talk to …
Romy about the causes of her eating disorder
In the previous video, you learned that there are multiple causes for people to develop an eating disorder. In this video Romy talks about what the causes were for her …
How depressed are you?
Not every dip is depression. If you think you may have depression, you can do a depression self-test, for instance via this link. Note: a test like this is not …
How to recognise an eating disorder?
In this video Patricia Bos uses a signs chart to explain how you can recognise an eating disorder. You can see the signs chart via this link. Which signs from …
Causes of an eating disorder
Below you can find several causes that can contribute to developing an eating disorder. Maybe the causes you just mentioned are in this list as well: When there is a …
Romy about how her eating disorder developed
In this video Romy explains more about how her eating disorder developed. It began with a desire to eat healthy, but at a certain moment it got out of control …
The three most common eating disorders
We will explain what the three most common eating disorders are. These are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa (anorexia) When you have anorexia, you eat …
Romy tells about her eating disorder
Welcome to the steps about eating disorders! We will start with Romy’s personal story. During her teens, Romy suffered from eating disorders. In this video she talks about how these …
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most young people do not think negatively about peers with mental health problems stress is just as harmful to your health as smoking or drinking girls suffer more from mental …
Mental health problems come in all shapes and sizes
In this video Lizanne Schweren explains that there are different kinds of mental health problems and that you can suffer from those to smaller and larger degrees. Just like with …
How often do mental health problems occur in young people?
You have probably found different numbers. That is not surprising, because mental health problems is a broad term. The answer to the question How often do mental health problems occur …
What are mental health problems according to young people?
In this video young people tell what mental health problems are, according to them.
What is good mental health?
As you have just seen, young people have different views on what good mental health is. Mental health is not easy to describe because it consists of different aspects. Here …
What is good mental health according to young people?
In this video young people tell what good mental health is according to them.
