Articles - Eating Disorders Review

Barriers to Care for Eating Disorders

Youth of color face extra challenges, including insurance coverage There are many barriers to receiving eating disorder treatment. An important one is identifying the presence of an eating disorder in the first…

From Across the Desk: Diversity

Diversity is a word we hear and see everywhere. Diversity can be defined as a range of human differences, including race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability, or…

Day Programs for Children and Teens

Efficacy and benefits for this age group were proved in a review Most day treatment programs for young patients with eating disorders involve 6 to 10 hours of treatment, and supervised meals…

Improving Early Intervention

Long waiting times and transient populations are just two elements that delay early intervention for eating disorders Although intervening early to treat psychiatric disorders has many benefits, as many as 80% of…

Food Avoidance: Another Tool to Measure Progression of AN

A recent study highlighted the importance of a balanced nutritional and psychiatric treatment team Patients with anorexia nervosa typically limit their food intake, and high-calorie foods become a main target to avoid.…

Nutrition and AN

Food avoidance, especially avoiding high-calorie foods, was associated with severity of AN, shown by EAT-26 scores, and with mood and anxiety scores. Those who developed AN at a younger age were more…

Examining Mortality Rates

An Italian study had much lower mortality rates from eating disorders than are normally cited Eating disorders, particularly anorexia nervosa, have one of the highest mortality rates of all mental illnesses; there…

Treating Metabolic Disorders in Women with BED and BN

A Norwegian study compared CBT with a physical and nutritional approach Binge-eating, with or without purging, may have impact on metabolic health, according to a report from a Norwegian team led by…

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: Effects of the COVID 19 Lockdown

Q. One of my patients, a young adult with AN, reported that her symptoms, and her concerns about body shape and her increased anxiety and depression, worsened during the COVID 19 “lockdown.” Is…

Helping Parents Act as Caregivers

The burden was hardest for mothers of patients with AN Parents are the most frequent long-term caregivers for people with AN, yet few studies have examined the burden of emotional distress such…

In the Next Issue

How Artificial Intelligence (AI) May Transform Care for Eating Disorders Patients Three Italian clinicians discuss how the introduction of AI-based tools may impact and transform care for patients with eating disorders, including…

Changing Body Weight Bias: Things That Hurt and Help

Sandra Wartski, PsyD, CEDS The severe stigma and bias associated with larger bodies is well established in eating disorders literature,1, 2 and we are aware that the many negative consequences of such attitudes…