Counteracting some of the risks of disordered eating can begin at home. Many teens are on social media daily—it may seem like constantly – but daily use varies. According to the Pew…
BED: A New Home-based Treatment Method
A combination of brain stimulation and attitude training reduced binge eating. Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College, London, recently investigated the feasibility of a new…
From Across the Desk
The increasing amount of time teens and young adults spend on social networking sites has drawn increasing attention to the link between viewing and adapting disordered eating behaviors. A study at Jawaharlal…
Setting a Cutoff Point for the EAT-26 in Japan
A lower screening scoret might reduce the number of untreated cases. One of the most widely used screening tests for eating disorders is the Eating Attitude Test-26, or EAT-26. The EAT-26 is a…
Book Review: The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body Image Workbook
(Judith Matz, Amy Pershing, and Christy Harrison. PESI Publishing, Inc, 2024.) Despite decades of research demonstrating that the majority of individuals who pursue weight loss will regain the lost weight, if not…
Does Extra Leisure time Promote Eating Disorders?
A study of Finnish twins bought unexpected results. Are teens with time on their hands at greater risk of developing eating disorders in adolescence and young adulthood? Researchers at the University of…
Update: Weight Management Programs and Eating Disorders
EDIT (Eating Disorders in weight-related Therapy) is a new program to study the possibility that behavioral weight management for obesity may also trigger the development of eating disorders. Natalie B. Lister MD,…
A Web-Based Program Fills in For Patients Waiting For Outpatient Treatment
Most results were encouraging. A web-based self-help program has shown promise for helping those with binge eating disorder (BED), bulimia nervosa (BN), and other specified eating and feeding disorders (OSFED) who are…
Questions and Answers: Dental Braces and Eating Disorders
Q. As an orthodontist, I have seen a variety of patients with symptoms that make me suspect they might have an eating disorder like bulimia nervosa. For example, some of my patients…
In the next issue
BMI and binge-eating behavior to BED in teens Orthorexic behavior and emotional eating among military men and women Plus Assessing growth in children with ARFID And much more…
OSFED: Better Definitions Needed
Established diagnostic criteria would help patient care and quality of life. The DSM-5 category “Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders (OSFED)” includes atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN), purging disorder (PD), night eating syndrome (NES), and…
From Across the Desk: Finding Better Definitions and Techniques
In this issue, several articles turn to better ways to define less frequently seen eating disorders. Two examples are OSFED, or Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders, and ARFID, or avoidant restrictive…