Eating Disorder News

Posted May 4, 2011:

• Spring Babies Face Anorexia Risk, Study Suggests

Posted April 1, 2011:

• When Washing Becomes a Compulsion

Posted March 24, 2011:

• Researchers Tie Parkinson's Drugs to Impulse Control Problems

Posted March 7, 2011:

• Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among Adolescents Studied

Posted February 28, 2011:

• Binge Eaters' Dopamine Levels Spike at Sight, Smell of Food

Posted February 22, 2011:

• Secret Society Connecting Through the Internet Feeds Eating Disorders, Researchers Say

Posted February 14, 2011:

• Women With Eating Disorders Draw a Different Picture of Themselves Than Women Without, Study Suggests

Posted February 7, 2011:

• Facebook Users More Prone to Developing Eating Disorders, Study Finds

Posted January 6, 2011:

• New Study Reveals Impact of Eating Disorders on Native Americans

Posted November 19, 2010:

• Gene Links to Anorexia Identified: Largest Genetic Study of the Eating Disorder Detects Common and Rare Variants

Posted November 5, 2010:

• Compulsive Eating and the Holiday Season Can Lead to Serious Weight Gain

Posted October 29, 2010:

• Women With Anorexia Nervosa More Likely to Have Unplanned Pregnancies, Study Finds

Posted October 19, 2010:

• Anorexia Nervosa May Cause Potentially Serious Eye Damage, Study Suggests

Posted October 7, 2010:

• Self-Injury Behavior Not Recognized in Many Youths With Eating Disorders

Posted October 4, 2010:

• Family Therapy for Anorexia Twice as Effective as Individual Therapy, Researchers Find

Posted August 23, 2010:

• Stress of Freshman Year Can Trigger Eating Disorders for Some Young People

Posted July 5, 2010:

• Virtual Food Causes Stress in Patients Affected by Eating Disorders

Posted June 17, 2010:

• First Large-Scale Analysis of Pro-Eating Disorder Websites

Posted June 4, 2010:

• Potential Genetic Factor in Eating Disorders Identified

Posted May 26, 2010:

• Brain Volume Found to Change Following Weight Gain in Adults With Anorexia

Posted May 12, 2010:

• Severity of Binge Eating Disorder Linked to Childhood Sexual or Emotional Abuse, Researchers Find

Posted May 10, 2010:

• Parkinson's Disease Treatments Associated With Compulsive Behaviors

Posted April 12, 2010:

• Eating Disorder Cutoffs Miss Some of Sickest Patients, Study Finds

Posted April 1, 2010:

• Short-Term Program for Binge Eaters Has Long-Term Benefits, Study Finds

Posted March 17, 2010:

• When Mom Has an Eating Problem

Posted March 11, 2010:

• Diabetes' Link to Eating Disorders Explored

Posted February 10, 2010:

• New Proposed Changes Posted for Leading Manual of Mental Disorders: Draft Diagnostic Criteria for DSM-5

Posted February 9, 2010:

• Anorexics Found to Have Excess Fat -- In Their Bone Marrow

Posted December 18, 2009:

• Disordered Eating May Affect 10 to 15 Percent of Women

Posted December 15, 2009:

• Psychotherapy Offers Obesity Prevention for 'at Risk' Teenage Girls

Posted December 14, 2009:

• National Survey Tracks Rates of Common Mental Disorders Among American Youth

Posted November 19, 2009:

• How to Execute Dietary Management in Eating Disorder Patients

Posted October 25, 2009:

• Pinpointing When Rates Of Binge Eating Converge Across Races

Posted September 8, 2009:

• Rats With Part of Brain Deactivated Move Toward Food But Do Not Eat

Posted August 17, 2009:

• Excessive Exercise Can Be Addicting, New Study Says

Posted August 3, 2009:

• Why Anorexic Patients Cling To Their Eating Disorder

Posted July 30, 2009:

• Risk Factors Of Self-Induced Vomiting And Other Disordered Eating Behaviors In Overweight Youth

Posted July 27, 2009:

• High-Fat, High-Sugar Foods Alter Brain Receptors

Posted July 21, 2009:

• New Insights Into Causes Of Anorexia

Posted June 23, 2009:

• A Biomarker For Anorexia?

Posted June 16, 2009:

• It Is Better To Be In The Hospital For Treating Bulimia Nervosa?

Posted April 18, 2009:

• Binge Eating: When Perfection Unravels

Posted April 2, 2009:

• Milkshakes Are Medicine For Anorexic Teens In Family-Based Outpatient Therapy

Posted April 1, 2009:

• Young Vegetarians May Have Healthier Diets But Could Be At Risk For Disordered Eating Behaviors

Posted March 26, 2009:

• Psychiatric Disorders Are Common In Adults Who Have Had Anorexia

Posted March 18, 2009:

• Black Girls Are 50 Percent More Likely To Be Bulimic Than White Girls

Posted March 17, 2009:

• Emotions Can Help Predict Future Eating Disorders

Posted February 3, 2009:

• Boys Have Greater Psychological Well-Being Than Girls, Due To Better Physical Self-Concept, Study Finds

Posted January 5, 2009:

• Brain Circuit Abnormalities May Underlie Bulimia Nervosa In Women

Posted December 15, 2008:

• New Psychotherapy Has Potential To Treat Majority Of Cases Of Eating Disorders

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