Vitamin D Inadequacy in Male ED Patients
Low levels affected nearly half of the patients Currently, males with eating disorders are not as likely as before to be overlooked, but their vitamin status often is, according to results from…
Loneliness, Social Withdrawal, and the Connection to Intimate Partner Violence
Social isolation and fear of being alone increase susceptibility Fear of loneliness and social withdrawal may help explain the relationship between having an eating disorder and risk of a violent intimate partner…
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: Higher-Weight Patients with Eating Disorders
Q. Recently, I have seen several clients with bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder, who are in larger bodies. I am trying to find specifically tailored approaches for such patients. Do you…
Track and Field Athletes: At Risk of Eating Disorders
Coaches are in an excellent position to detect suspicious patterns, but too few do Track and field athletes are one group of frequently overlooked persons at risk of developing disordered eating…
In the Next Issue
Eating Disorders Later in Life By Kirsten Book, PMHNP, FNP-BC Eating disorders do not discriminate based on age, sex, or race. There is a long list of triggers, including stress and body…
Update: A Grant Will Help Promote Awareness and Detection of EDs
The movement to promote early detection and prevention of eating disorders among adolescent girls got a boost in September with a $1 million grant from the US Department of Health and Human…
From Across the Desk
This issue is all about research and variety, ranging from dealing with long-term and complex eating disorders, which affect a fifth of persons with eating disorders, to eating disorders among men (see…
Eating Disorders and Increased Risk of Fractures
Those with AN were at greater risk, regardless of age or gender. More than 800,000 persons in the US each year are hospitalized due to falls, most often because of a head…
Long-Term, Complex Eating Disorders
A pathway is proposed for the 20% of patients with complicated disorders. Many people with EDs recover, but some go on to develop what are sometimes called severe and enduring eating disorders,…
Neuropsychiatric Disorders among Children of Mothers with EDs
Having an ED during pregnancy increased the risk. Are children of mothers with eating disorders at greater-than-normal risk of neuropsychiatric diseases? According to the results of a study of Swedish mothers, the…
Intimate Partner Violence
Fear of being alone and social isolation were connected to intimate violence. Between early and late adolescence, emerging adults face important physical, psychological, and neural changes, as well as negative impacts on…
The ABCs of SOS (Strategies of Self-Care): Self-Reflection for the ED Clinician
By Sandra Wartski, PsyD, CEDS Silber Psychological Services, Raleigh, North Carolina Clinician self-care is critical. We know this to be true, yet making time to mindfully attend to this practice amidst…