From Across the Desk
Iaedp’s 33rd Annual Symposium, “Instilling Passion Into Treatment and Recovery,” scheduled for February 7-10, 2019 in… Read More
Issue/Volume: Vol. 29 / No. 6
Update: Cyberbullying Increases Eating Disorder Risk
Studies of nonclinical samples have shown an association between cyberbullying and negative emotions, low self-esteem,… Read More
Collegiate Female Athletes’ Knowledge About Eating Disorders
Knowing the signs and symptoms of an eating disorder brought the lowest scores. Athletes are… Read More
Large Study Analyzes Compulsive Exercise and Eating Disorders
One finding: Nearly half of eating disorders patients were compulsive exercisers. In the largest study… Read More
When People with Anorexia Injure Themselves
Difficulty regulating emotions is a common component of an eating disorder, and self-injury may act… Read More
Eating Disorders Patients and the Internet
Although the Internet has many benefits, negative effects emerged from concentration on body image, weight,… Read More
Nature-based Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder
A pilot study showed significant differences between nature-based therapy and standard group therapy. (Note: see… Read More
A New Medical Network System Improves Eating Disorders Treatment in Japan
A medical community network improved many areas, including making initial appointments. In Japan, health care… Read More
Orthorexia Nervosa and Eating Disorders
A study in Spain seeks to make a connection between the two. Orthorexia nervosa, first… Read More
A Better Way to Assess Malnutrition than Using Presentation Weight
A new approach for anorexia patients who are not underweight. In a recent editorial in… Read More
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: Binge Eating and Premenstrual Dysphoria
Q. One of my middle-aged patients has a fairly long history of binge eating that I… Read More
IN THE NEXT ISSUE
2019: What’s New in Eating Disorders Remarkable advances and new treatment approaches and advances are… Read More