By Walter Vandereycken, MD, PhD, University of Leuven, Belgium Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2012 Volume 23, Number 2 ©2012 Gürze Books It has often been suggested that eating disorders might…
BMI May Be Best for Calculating Weight in Youths with Eating Disorders
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2012 Volume 23, Number 2 ©2012 Gürze Books Currently there are no clear guidelines about the best method for calculating expected weight in children and teens…
Q & A: Persistent Vaginal Bleeding
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2012 Volume 23, Number 2 ©2012 Gürze Books Q. One of my patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) has had persistent vaginal bleeding. She is worried that…
BOOK REVIEW: “Body Shots: Hollywood and the Culture of Eating Disorders”
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2012 Volume 23, Number 2 ©2012 Gürze Books (By Emily Fox-Kales. Albany, New York, SUNY Press, 2011, 195 + pp., $22.95) As a longtime student of…
Tracking the Course of Eating Disorder Symptoms
Stability and, paradoxically, fluctuation wereboth reported. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2012 Volume 23, Number 2 ©2012 Gürze Books Over time, the course of an eating disorder is often chronic and…
Speedy Eating, Less Frequent Eating, and Higher Body Mass Index
Fewer meals led to higher BMI in teens. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2012 Volume 23, Number 2 ©2012 Gürze Books The old slogan “You are what you eat” might be…
Researchers Dispute Loss of Sensory Function Among AN Patients
Fear of food-related stimuli may be the true problem. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2012 Volume 23, Number 2 ©2012 Gürze Books In anorexia nervosa (AN), the sensation of taste and…
Emotion Acceptance Behavior Therapy
In a pilot study, modest weight gains and improvement in anxiety and depression followed this outpatient approach. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2012 Volume 23, Number 2 ©2012 Gürze Books Emotion…
Helping AN Patients Regain Body Awareness
Breathing, balance, and stability are affected by AN. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2012 Volume 23, Number 2 ©2012 Gürze Books A Norwegian physiotherapist suggests that body-awareness-oriented therapies should precede the…
A Connection Between Anorexia Nervosa and Autism Spectrum Disorders?
Some common ground is found between the two. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2012 Volume 23, Number 2 ©2012 Gürze Books Recent investigations are exploring possible links between anorexia nervosa (AN)…
Telemedicine vs. In-Person Therapy to Treat Bulimia Nervosa
For patients, the ‘what’ of treatment was more important than the ‘how.’ Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2012 Volume 23, Number 2 ©2012 Gürze Books Newer ways of delivering mental health…
NEDA Meeting Highlights
Working with Patients at Risk of Suicide Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2012 Volume 23, Number 2 ©2012 Gürze Books The statistics are sobering: Suicide mortality rates among patients with anorexia…