A Broad View: Disordered Eating on the Autism Spectrum By Janice Goldschmidt, MS, RD, LDN Community Support Services, Inc. University of Maryland College Park,… Read More
From Across the Desk: Two Disorders in Search of an Official Definition In this issue, we turn to two eating disorders still being defined as research continues:… Read More
Update: Cardiac Abnormalities among Young Males with AN Anorexia nervosa affects the heart by decreasing its mass and function. According to a recent… Read More
ARFID: ED or Feeding Disorder? Untangling the overlap between the two disorders. Avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is listed as… Read More
When You Have to Break Bad News A hands-on program helps clinicians avoid being a ‘Google Doc.’ A bad experience with an… Read More
Health Care Costs for Treating Binge Eating Disorder Delayed diagnosis led to upward-spiraling costs in a Swedish study. Binge eating disorder (BED), the… Read More
When Teens Exercise Too Much, Too Often Swedish researchers uncover links between excessive exercise and ED risk. Like a balance scale, exercise… Read More
Book Review – Understanding Teen Eating Disorders: Warning Signs, Treatment Options, and Stories of Courage (Cris Haltom, Cathie Simpson, and Mary Tantillo. Taylor & Francis, 2018, paperback, $29.95) A great… Read More
Reducing PRN Medications for AN Patients Changing a long-time practice that may increase morbidity and polypharmacy. PRN (pro re nata, Latin… Read More
Questions and Answers – Kleptomania Q. Recently a colleague mentioned that kleptomania, or compulsive stealing, has been associated with having… Read More
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Breaking Bad News to Patients and Parents Health Care Costs for Treating Binge Eating Disorder… Read More
IN THE NEXT ISSUE How Childhood and Adult Emotional Abuse Affects Eating Disorders Medical Complications of Eating Disorders in… Read More