Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2009 Volume 20, Number 6 ©2009 Gürze Books The Religion of Thinness Satisfying the Spiritual Hungers behind Women’s Obsession with Food and Weight Author: Michelle M.…
Longer Day Hospital Stays Improve Abstinence
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2009 Volume 20, Number 6 ©2009 Gürze Books Dr. Marion Olmsted and colleagues previously published a study where the duration of day hospital treatment was reduced…
Eating Less, Binge-Drinking, Are on the Rise
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2009 Volume 20, Number 6 ©2009 Gürze Books Drunkorexia is a slang term for a condition in young women who choose to eat less during the…
The Body Morph Assessment: Measuring Body Image
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2009 Volume 20, Number 6 ©2009 Gürze Books Physicians at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, have developed what they feel is a much…
Study Compares Three Approaches to Treating AN
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2009 Volume 20, Number 6 ©2009 Gürze Books Some estimate that only 50% of those with anorexia nervosa (AN) who receive treatment fully recover, and that…
Removing Treatment Obstacles
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2009 Volume 20, Number 6 ©2009 Gürze Books The course a patient with an eating disorder travels between diagnosis and discharge may contain unnecessary obstacles that…
Tackling a Difficult Triad
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2009 Volume 20, Number 6 ©2009 Gürze Books Substance use disorders and eating disorders are common cohorts: eating disorders can occur in 20% to 30% patients…
Using the Internet to Prevent Relapse in Anorexia Nervosa
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review November/December 2009 Volume 20, Number 6 ©2009 Gürze Books One of the unfortunate realities of anorexia nervosa (AN) is that it carries very high relapse and mortality…
Organizations Work to Improve Recognition, Treatment of Eating Disorders
By Mary K. Stein, Managing Editor Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review September/October 2009 Volume 20, Number 5 ©2009 Gürze Books With healthcare reform the topic of the day, eating disorders organizations across…
Bariatric Surgery Doubled Fracture Risk
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review September/October 2009 Volume 20, Number 5 ©2009 Gürze Books Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN were recently puzzled by a pattern of increased risk of…
Q&A: How Often Is ADHD Seen with Eating Disorders?
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review September/October 2009 Volume 20, Number 5 ©2009 Gürze Books Q: I’ve heard that many patients with eating disorders also have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Can you…
BOOK REVIEWS: Dialetical Behavior Therapy for Binge Eating and Bulimia
Reprinted from Eating Disorders Review September/October 2009 Volume 20, Number 5 ©2009 Gürze Books Dialetical Behavior Therapy for Binge Eating and Bulimia By Debra L. Safer, Christy F. Telch, and Eunice Y.…