Speedy and ongoing recovery promotes bone density. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review January/February 2011 Volume 22, Number 1 ©2011 Gürze Books In terms of bone mineral density (BMD), the timing of AN…
Social Identity and its Impact on Eating Disorders
A small study explored how issues of identity can affect treatment. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review January/February 2011 Volume 22, Number 1 ©2011 Gürze Books We all have a social identity, or…
Body Dissatisfaction Traced to Maltreatment During Childhood
What happens when individuals come to believe others’ critical views? Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review January/February 2011 Volume 22, Number 1 ©2011 Gürze Books Patients with binge eating disorder (BED) have a…
Risk of Suicide Is Increased After Bariatric Surgery
A call for closer postsurgical monitoring. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review January/February 2011 Volume 22, Number 1 ©2011 Gürze Books When bariatric surgery arrived on the scene as the treatment of choice…
Panel Discusses Advances for Low-Weight, Normal-Weight, and Obese Patients
More Highlights from the International Conference Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2010 Volume 21, Number 6 ©2010 Gürze Books The message was clear: patients with eating disorders come in all sizes…
Meridia Is Withdrawn from the Market
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2010 Volume 21, Number 6 ©2010 Gürze Books The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently recommended that physicians stop prescribing the anti-obesity drug sibutramine (Meridia®).On October…
Q & A: Family-Based Therapy
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2010 Volume 21, Number 6 ©2010 Gürze Books Q. I’m aware that family-based treatment using the Maudsley approach has been receiving considerable attention as an effective…
The Clinician’s Guide to Collaborative Caring in Eating Disorders: The New Maudsley Method.
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2010 Volume 21, Number 6 ©2010 Gürze Books The Clinician’s Guide to Collaborative Caring in Eating Disorders The New Maudsley Method Edited by Janet Treasure, Ulrike…
Yoga Sessions Show Promise as Adjunct Therapy
A positive effect on anxiety and depression, and less disordered eating Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2010 Volume 21, Number 6 ©2010 Gürze Books Individualized yoga treatment proved to be an…
Teens Are Affected by Friends’ Disordered Eating
One answer may be interventions targeting friendship groups. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2010 Volume 21, Number 6 ©2010 Gürze Books Disordered eating behaviors are common among teens, and cross-sectional research…
Weight Suppression: Predicting Lasting Bulimic Behavior
A factor that can predict long-term weight changes. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2010 Volume 21, Number 6 ©2010 Gürze Books Two recent studies have taken a long-term look at the…
Confusion, Ataxia, and Ophthalmoplegia Associated with Anorexia Nervosa
Extreme dieting and thiamin deficiency underlie troubling neurologic changes. Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2010 Volume 21, Number 6 ©2010 Gürze Books Two cases in a middle-aged and teenaged patient are…