BOOK REVIEWS: The Religion of Thinness

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…

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…

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…