Expert Links Increasing Early Childhood Sexualization With Disordered Eating
February 20, 2014 • Posted in:Dr. Gregg Jantz, A Leading Eating Disorder Treatment Psychologist, Identifies Early Childhood Sexualization As Powerful Contributor to Eating Disorders, Urges Discussion During National Eating Disorder Awareness Week February 23-29
Media Contacts:
Beth Chapman, 816.835.0306, bethc@aplaceofhope.com, Dr. Jantz Media Representative
(Edmonds, WA) February 20, 2014 – Eating Disorder expert Dr. Gregg Jantz, author of 28 books, including his best-seller “Hope, Help and Healing for Eating Disorders”, correlates the early onset of body dysmorphia and self-image problems with the sexualization of young girls in our society.
“The projections of beauty, sexuality and self-worth set by today’s media culture often create disturbing impressions and unhealthy expectations on today’s children,” Dr. Jantz says. “We have seem a dramatic increase in the sexualization of young girls as a leading contributor of disordered eating, and it is an issue that we are spending more and more time addressing. As we prepare for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, it is paramount that we address not only the treatment and symptoms of eating disorders, but the causes as well. ”
Dr. Jantz is a go-to media source for a range of disordered eating afflictions. He is available for immediate media events and appearances on this subject.
Dr. Jantz has appeared on CNN, FOX, ABC and CBS, and has been interviewed for the New York Post, the Associated Press, Family Circle, and Women’s Day and writes blogs for The Huffington Post and Psychology Today. See Dr. Jantz’s biography at www.drgregoryjantz.com.
To coordinate a media engagement with Dr. Jantz, please email Beth at bethc@aplaceofhope.com or call 1.800.492.3910.
Dr. Jantz, the founder of The Center, A Place of Hope, a treatment center in Edmonds, Washington, is a world-recognized expert and innovator in the treatment of behavioral disorders and addictions. He is also a leading mental health psychologist, focusing on his renowned whole-person care approach to treatment. His facility was recently voted in the top 10 Treatment Centers for Depression in the U.S.
A Place of Hope is a full-service, 40-bed treatment facility in Edmonds, Washington, twenty minutes north of Seattle. Founded by Dr. Jantz over thirty years ago, it is recognized as a leading treatment facility for depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. Dr. Jantz is a licensed mental health counselor with a doctorate in counseling psychology.
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