| Date/time: Thursday, February 25, 2021, 12:30–1:00 PM ET
Location: Virtual  In recognition of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is hosting a livestream event featuring NIMH grantee Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D., professor at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill's School of Medicine and Founding Director of the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders. Eating disorders are serious and often fatal illnesses associated with severe disturbances in people's eating behaviors and related thoughts and emotions. Common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. Dr. Bulik will discuss signs, symptoms, treatments, and the latest research on eating disorders. In addition, she will discuss some of the challenges that the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has presented for individuals living with eating disorders and other mental illnesses.
Watch the livestream event on NIMH's Facebook or Twitter feeds. You must have either a Facebook or Twitter account to watch. The livestream will be archived on NIMH's website and Facebook page so you can access it after the event is over. | 
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