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| I Think My Best Friend is A... |
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Dr. Drew,
I think my best friend may be anorexic. She is 17 and exercises all the time and never eats. She is so skinny, but keeps saying she is fat. How do I talk to her about this?
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Dr. Drew Edwards is a behavioral health researcher, author, counselor, life coach and the youth culture expert and consultant for the nationally syndicated realty television programs Ultimate Choice, and Real Girls--Real Life In 2006 he founded ENNOBLE, Inc., a non profit educational foundation created to rescue teens and empower parents. This website a product of that mission.
Dr. Edwards was formerly Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior at the Medical College of Georgia. Previously he served as Associate Director of Psychiatry at the University of Florida. His appointment included clinical practice and clinical instruction for psychiatric residents and post doctoral fellows in the division of addiction medicine.
Dr. Edwards has published over 230 peer reviewed, and popular articles on behavioral health, addictions, parenting and youth culture as well handbooks for parents on childhood depression and self esteem in children. Dr. Edwards has also conducted original research on depression/chronic illness He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, received his Master of Science degree from the University of North Florida and earned his Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University.
Dr.Edwards speaks at conferences and presents seminars throughout the United States for teens and adults on: Parenting, youth culture, teen sex, pornography, addictive disease and eating disorders. Dr Drew also provides parenting advice twice weekly on 88.1 FM, The Promise, in Jacksonville and northeast Florida.
In addition, he provides program development and clinical consultation and for the Paul Anderson Youth Home in Vidalia Georgia. The Paul Anderson Youth Home is a Christian residential home for troubled youth. Since 1961, they have been shaping men of character ny providing a fresh start for troubled teenagers who need to change their lives and have reached a “dead end.” For parents in crisis, the PAYH is a sanctuary.
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| The Alcohol & Sex Connection |
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Eighty Percent of first sexual experiences occur under the influence of alcohol. This is not exactly how most girls dreamed of losing their virginity. It's not surprising that two-thirds of teens girls regret having sex. Alcohol lowers inhibitions, impairs judgment and interferes with dec...
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| Food and Mood: Overeating a... |
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Overweight and obese women overeat in spite of the evidence that it is harmful to their health and wellbeing. The truth s that most overeaters are painfully aware that overeating is a serious problem for them. Why people overeat is complicated, but recent research has shown a ...
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