In the Next Issue
Secrets: An Essay By Kathryn Zerbe, MD, Portland, Oregon The seemingly simple act of listening closely to another person often brings withheld and powerful confidences to light. Being entrusted with a secret…
Emotion Regulation in Adolescence
---- Leer en español ---- Greater problems were found among teens with eating disorders. Emotion regulation (ER) is the ability to exert control over one’s own emotional state, to change one's emotions…
Addressing Barriers to Eating Disorder Care for Medicaid Patients
---- Leer en español ---- Highlights Future efforts to improve access to care for lower-income patients with eating disorders should focus on developing strategies to address the specific needs of different regions.…
Q & A: About Zinc
---- Leer en español ---- Q. I saw a presentation on zinc deficiency at a recent meeting. Is this deficiency worse among patients with severe eating disorders? (P.A., Phoenix, AZ) A. Zinc…
Transgender Patients with Eating Disorders
---- Leer en español ---- A study highlighted the influence of body dissatisfaction. Body dissatisfaction and lower quality of life are common among gender-diverse individuals with eating disorders. Body dissatisfaction, a core…
Update: Alcoholism and Eating Disorders
---- Leer en español ---- The Emily Program, with headquarters in St. Paul, MN, recently used April as Alcohol Awareness Month to highlight the severe overlap of people struggling with alcoholism and…
Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescents: A Systematic Review
---- Leer en español ---- Compared to individual psychotherapy, Eating Disorder focused family therapy demonstrated significantly greater weight gain by the end of treatment. Eating-disorder-focused family therapy (FT-ED) is frequently recommended as…
Balancing Motherhood and An Eating Disorder
En español Some strengths emerged in a British study. Mothers with eating disorders and newborns face a number of challenges and dilemmas. A small study provides some helpful steps healthcare professionals can…
In the Next Issue
●PTSD and Eating Disorders: A Network Analysis ●Diagnosing Atypical AN ●Binge Eating: The Role of Grazing and Food Addiction ●Early Outpatient Intervention in AN And much more… En el próximo número... ●Descubriendo…
Guided Self-Help for Adolescents with Eating Disorders
En español A small pilot study yielded positive results Barriers to care for eating disorders among young people include distance, cost, and events like the recent COVID-19 epidemic. A survey in Great…
Improving Confidence in Diagnosing Atypical AN
En español A study calls for more specific diagnostic criteria. What is “significant weight loss” according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5)? A recent study led by psychologist…
Later Effects of Menopause on Eating Disorders
En español Q. A patient who had bulimia nervosa in her teens has returned at age 45 for help. She has increased body dissatisfaction and the return of binge-eating episodes. Does this…