Articles - Eating Disorders Review

A Promising Program for Emerging Adults with EDs

Several features, including flexibility and rapid access to treatment, were attractive to this age group. The First Episode Rapid Intervention for Eating Disorders program (FREED) was originally developed as a so-called “care…

Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nilima Hamid, MSc (Psychiatry) Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom Face-to-face cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is a primary treatment for eating disorders, but its availability is limited. That is, patients…

From Across the Desk

Help for Older Patients Our casual friend finally reached out for help. AJ, whom we hadn’t seen in many years, called to ask us to take her to an emergency room. This…

Body Mass Index and Severe AN

A longtime standard did not apply well to severe disease. Using body mass index (BMI, mg/kg2) to establish the severity of disease among patients with EDs is still being debated. How accurately…

Emotional Abuse and Neglect during Childhood

A study shows that abuse and neglect can lead to subsequent personality disorders. While sexual abuse during childhood has received wide attention in media and clinical reports, fewer clinical trials have evaluated…

Joint Hypermobility

A condition that can interfere with the sense of body and body image. Joint hypermobility, or JHM, isn’t reported often, but a recent study points out that overly mobile joints aren’t uncommon…

A New Version of the Core Beliefs Questionnaire

The newer test underlines the importance of patients’ feelings of self-loathing, feeling abandoned or isolated. Our core beliefs are those things that we strongly believe within ourselves, and that affect the way…

Long-term Efficacy of Treatment for Children and Adolescents

A 7-year follow-up study provides some answers. Researchers at the Maudsley Hospital in London have reported follow-up outcomes for a group of children and teens first seen, treated, and discharged between 2009…

Update

World Eating Disorders Action Day is observed each year on June 2. This event was developed to bring together people with EDs, their families, friends, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and organizations, to help…

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Acid Reflux or Self-induced Vomiting or...? Q. I have recently seen two people with bulimia nervosa, one in her teens and one in his mid-20s, who report the same problem involving vomiting after…

IN THE NEXT ISSUE

Transitioning from Child and Adolescent Treatment to Adult Services Moving from child and adolescent treatment to adult services can be challenging for patients, parents, and healthcare professionals alike. British and Norwegian researchers…

Using the Internet to Reach Those at Risk of EDs

A new way to reach people? Join us for the iaedp 2022 Virtual Symposium April 1- June 30, 2022 Register here More often than not, people with eating disorders do not…