# Eating disorders In the Eating Disorder Unit, we treat patients with various eating disorders. Eating disorders are diseases of both the body and the mind. Your worries and concerns can be reflected in eating, and eating may become your way of managing challenging emotions, such as sadness, anger, or loneliness. Your experience of being bullied, difficulties within your family, or your performance pressures in school and in being successful may also be at the root. The most common eating disorders refer to anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, i.e. binge eating disorder. The majority of those diagnosed with eating disorders are girls and women, but boys also suffer from eating disorders. Likelihood to recommend (NPS) ## Psychiatry Feedback (pcs) 4383 Situation 2.5.2026 -100 60 100 i What is NPS? ## [ Mental Hub (opens in new window, links to another website) ](https://www.mielenterveystalo.fi/nuoret/tietoa_mielenterveydesta/nuorten_mielenterveysongelmat/Pages/syomishairiot.aspx) Terveystalo.fi Go to Mental Hub web pages (Mielenterveystalo.fi web pages) for more information on eating disorders. Health Village ( Terveyskylä) is an online service portal for specialist medical care. Go to the Mental Hub web pages (Mielenterveystalo.fi web pages) here for more i…  ## Units related to the service ### [ Eating Disorder Unit, Ulfåsa ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/eating-disorder-unit-ulfasa) The Eating Disorder Unit is a specialist treatment unit for eating-disorder patients over the age of 13 and adults. Updated: 11.11.2025 Print this page