(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…
Multi-Family Therapy for Eating Disorders
Treating several families at the same time can improve some aspects of a patient's life. The concept of multi-family therapy (MFT) for eating disorders, or treating more than one family at the…
Update: At-Home Treatment For Binge Eating Disorder
Psychological therapies are recommended for treatment of binge eating disorder (BED), and about half of those who receive treatment achieve a full and lasting recovery. Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology…
ARFID and Hospital Admittance of Children and Teens
A clinical pathway improves use of outside services. Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) was first defined by the DSM-5 in 2013. One area that is often overlooked is inpatient management of children and…
Book Review: Eating Disorders: The Basics (First edition)
By Dr. Elizabeth McNaught, Professor Janet Treasure, and Jess Griffiths (Routledge Publishing, Ltd, New York and London, 2024. Paperback, hardback and Kindle available). As an internal medicine trained physician now working with…