Putting Virtual Reality to Work for AN Patients
A virtual visit to a kitchen tested anxiety and support. Even after weight is restored,… Read More
Anorexia
Clues to Why AN Symptoms Lessened During the COVID-19 Epidemic
Investigators found two possible answers. The mystery concerned girls and women with first-onset anorexia nervosa… Read More
Inpatient Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa
Treating anorexic patients as individuals was one key to successful inpatient care. When patients receiving… Read More
Taking Weight Stigma Out of the AN Treatment Equation
Healthcare providers may be a primary source of weight stigma Like wisps of smoke, weight… Read More
Counteracting Treatment Resistance Among AN Patients
One definition does not fit all. Why does a patient with AN resist treatment? According… Read More
Food Avoidance: Another Tool to Measure Progression of AN
A recent study highlighted the importance of a balanced nutritional and psychiatric treatment team Patients… Read More
Nutrition and AN
Food avoidance, especially avoiding high-calorie foods, was associated with severity of AN, shown by EAT-26… Read More
Helping Parents Who Are Caregivers for AN Patients
The burden was hardest for mothers of patients with AN Parents are the most frequent… Read More
Looking At Anorexia Nervosa in a New Way
Newer global approaches search for neurobiological causes Anorexia nervosa still has one of the highest… Read More
Newer Neuroimaging Studies Show Brain Changes in Acute AN
Two studies examine results with two powerful MRI approaches. Extensive research has been done… Read More
Body Mass Index and Severe AN
A longtime standard did not apply well to severe disease. Using body mass index (BMI,… Read More
Atypical AN and other EDs Among Veterans
EDS were common in male and female veterans. Atypical AN (AAN) is “new” as of… Read More