A focus on the health benefits of food, aided by genetics and biology Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review May/June 2011 Volume 22, Number 3 ©2011 Gürze Books After recovering from anorexia nervosa…
A Guided Internet Self-Treatment Program for BN
Can self-help through an electronic medium succeed? Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review May/June 2011 Volume 22, Number 3 ©2011 Gürze Books New electronic media and the Internet are increasingly becoming sources for…
Finding a Better Definition for EDNOS
A call for changing the current definition. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review May/June 2011 Volume 22, Number 3 ©2011 Gürze Books In the DSM-IV, the diagnosis of EDNOS groups what some clinicians…
More Light on Addictive-Like Eating Disorders
Brain studies show a link between substance abuse and addictive food behaviors Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review May/June 2011 Volume 22, Number 3 ©2011 Gürze Books A new study using functional magnetic…
Social Networking: Intervening to Intercept Eating Disorders
An Interview with Dr. Kimberly Dennis, Medical Director, Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center, Chicago Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2011 Volume 22, Number 2 ©2011 Gürze Books Through the Internet teenagers…
Outcome of Loss of Control of Eating in Childhood
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2011 Volume 22, Number 2 ©2011 Gürze Books Loss of control of eating (LOC) in children is associated with eating-related and psychosocial distress, and also predicts…
Q & A: A Patient Who Doesn’t Want to Get Well
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2011 Volume 22, Number 2 ©2011 Gürze Books Q: I’ve been treating a 45-year-old woman who has had anorexia nervosa (AN) since her teens. She has…
Book Review: “The Oxford Handbook of Eating Disorders”
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2011 Volume 22, Number 2 ©2011 Gürze Books The Oxford Handbook of Eating Disorders Edited by W. Stewart Agras 499 pages, $150.00 2010 Oxford University Press…
The Effects of Weight Teasing on Girls with Healthy BMIs
Early intervention is needed for all girls. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2011 Volume 22, Number 2 ©2011 Gürze Books It is well known that women with higher body mass indexes…
Appetite-Regulating Peptides Offer Clues to AN Subtypes
Peptides levels provide helpful clues. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2011 Volume 22, Number 2 ©2011 Gürze Books The presence of certain peptides that regulate appetite may be helpful for differentiating…
Higher IQs Found in Patients with AN
With recovery, IQs rose. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2011 Volume 22, Number 2 ©2011 Gürze Books Researchers have detected a link between body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) and intelligence quotient…
Family-Based vs. Focused Individual Treatment for Teens with AN
Over the long term, family-based therapy was best. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2011 Volume 22, Number 2 ©2011 Gürze Books Although various forms of individual and family therapy are used…