Articles - Eating Disorders Review

Dancing in the Unicorn Sprinkler: Finding the SPARK

By Sandra Wartski, PsyD, CEDS Silber Psychological Services, Raleigh, NC Clinicians come into the field and stay in the field of Eating Disorders due to their passion about this being important, worthwhile…

From Across the Desk: When Patients Find the Joy in Getting Better

As we welcome 2020, there is much to be optimistic about in research and advances in eating disorders, even as long-time issues about mortality and the long-term effects and difficulty of treating…

Update: New Weight Watchers Anti-Obesity App for Children Draws Criticisms

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that around 13.7 million children and adolescents from 2 to 19 years of age in the US currently are obese. Kurbo, a new weight…

Laxative Abuse: Taking a New Tack

A case of a 49-year-old woman whose abuse was halted with an approach usually reserved for those with substance abuse. Laxative abuse carries significant medical risk. For low-weight patients with AN, this…

Problematic Internet Use and Prediction of Eating Disorders

A new link between Internet use and eating disorders According to Statista, the German online portal for statistics, in 2018, the average American spent 24 hours a week online. Smartphones and social…

Access to Treatment, and Mortality in Eating Disorders

The study model also showed a high prevalence of eating disorders in the general population. Having a better understanding of the prevalence of eating disorders over the lifetime “could help decision-makers and clinicians…

Musicians and Eating Disorders

A recent study shows perfectionism is one underlying factor. Karen Carpenter is one of the best-known pop singers to have been overcome by longtime anorexia nervosa, and her death at age 32,…

Knowledge of Nutrition Needs Can Be Lacking among Those with Eating Disorders

Two studies point to a need for improvement. Recently, Polish nutritionists wondered, how much do people with eating disorders know about nutrition? Do age, education, type of eating disorder, or body mass…

Self-Screening Tools for Detecting Eating Disorders among College Students

Disappointing results from a large study. Since the peak time of the onset of an eating disorder is usually between adolescence and early adulthood, a self-screening questionnaire targeted at this age group…

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: Fighting Dental Erosion

Q. Several of my patients have oral health issues related to their eating disorders.Are there any dental health programs we might use to better educate these patients? (L.H., Louisville, KY) A. It…

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Causes and Management of Edema in Patients with Eating Disorders By Leah M. Swanson, MD, Melanie L. Hebert, MD, and Philip S. Mehler, MD Eating Recovery Center, Denver, Colorado Edema is highly…

Involuntary Hospitalization for Anorexia Nervosa

By Mary K. Stein, Managing Editor One of the most daunting aspects of anorexia nervosa arises when a patient refuses treatment despite being seriously ill. Due to the egosyntonic nature of AN,…