Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2010 Volume 21, Number 2 ©2010 Gürze Books A group at the University of North Carolina has developed a unique program for helping patients and their…
Aripiprazole Shows Promise for Some Chronic Eating Disorders
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2010 Volume 21, Number 2 ©2010 Gürze Books Some patients with chronic eating disorders may benefit from long-term treatment with a newer atypical antipsychotic, aripiprazole, according…
How AN Patients View Compulsory Treatment
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2010 Volume 21, Number 2 ©2010 Gürze Books Compulsory treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN) is still a controversial issue. Due to the serious risk of physical…
Group Suggests Changes to the DSM-V for Children and Adolescents
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review March/April 2010 Volume 21, Number 2 ©2010 Gürze Books An international work group on child and adolescent eating disorders has proposed changes to diagnostic criteria for the…
Five Eating Disorders Groups Successfully Challenge a University’s Policy
By Mary K. Stein, Managing EditorReprinted from Eating Disorders Review January/February 2010 Volume 21, Number 1 ©2010 Gürze Books Recently, five major eating disorders organizations joined forces to speak out against a…
Eating Disorders Increasing Among Young Heterosexual Men
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review January/February 2010 Volume 21, Number 1 ©2010 Gürze Books A crisis in masculinity is leading increasing numbers of young men to develop eating disorders such as anorexia…
Q & A: Anxiety and Vulnerability to Anorexia Nervosa
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review January/February 2010 Volume 21, Number 1 ©2010 Gürze Books Q: I know that childhood anxiety disorders predispose young girls to anorexia nervosa (AN). But, is anything more…
BOOK REVIEWS: The Treatment of Eating Disorders
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review January/February 2010 Volume 21, Number 1 ©2010 Gürze Books The Treatment of Eating Disorders A Clinical Handbook Editors: Carlos Grilo, James E. Mitchell 606 pages, $75 ©2009…
Sugar Addiction: Fact or Fiction?
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review January/February 2010 Volume 21, Number 1 ©2010 Gürze Books It’s an idea that has worked its way into the realm of what might be called “near-fact”; that…
Using Ultrasound to Predict Weight Regain in Anorexia Nervosa
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review January/February 2010 Volume 21, Number 1 ©2010 Gürze Books According to a group of British researchers, target weights are an arbitrary means of determining a return to…
Narcolepsy and Eating Disorders
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review January/February 2010 Volume 21, Number 1 ©2010 Gürze Books Narcolepsy consists of the well-known features of daytime sleepiness and cataplexy. A common but lesser known part of…
Identifying Childhood Risk Factors for Anorexia Nervosa
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review January/February 2010 Volume 21, Number 1 ©2010 Gürze Books Identifying early risk factors for development of eating disorders is important for understanding the etiology and for formulating…