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Update: Eating Disorders PSA: A New Act to Help Prevent Disordered Eating in Schools

The Eating Disorders Prevention in Schools Act of 2020 (Eating Disorders PSA) was first introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in early May. The act would encourage schools in the U.S.…

From Across the Desk

The COVID crisis has pushed publications and organizations to turn to computer tools to bridge the challenges of office visits, seminars, meetings, and many services. This issue includes several examples, such as…

Addressing Stigma about Eating Disorders

Attention turns to needed changes in media coverage. Australian eating disorders specialists recently have a new incentive to address stigma and shame among persons with eating disorders. In a program begun in…

When Family-Based Treatment Fails

Can therapist and family members successfully reboot treatment? Family-based treatment (FBT) for adolescents with AN is well established, but does not always work. There may be a variety of explanations for this,…

Dulaglutide Reduces Binge Eating in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

A pilot study from Italy showed the drug was more effective than glicazide. Binge eating disorder (BED), currently the most common eating disorder in the U.S., often co-occurs with type 2 diabetes…

How Fitness Centers Deal with Suspected Eating Disorders

Most employees had experience with clients with EDs or use of excess exercise. A fitness center can be almost like a second home to many, but also can be problematic to some…

Establishing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Children and Teens

The most highly recommended treatments were family-based. By any measure, it was a daunting project: establishing Canadian practice guidelines for treating children and adolescents with eating disorders. A panel headed by Dr.…

Anorexia Nervosa 30 Years after the Diagnosis

There were no deaths, but about 20% had a chronic ED. Relatively few studies have reported on the long-term courses of EDs, and little is known about the long-term outcome of anorexia…

What Keeps Young Adults with EDs from Seeking Help?

Professionals also need increased awareness of barriers to care. Not all young adults seek help for an eating disorder, even when such help may be close at hand. Improving treatment uptake by…

Questions and Answers: Seeking a Better Definition of ‘Food Addiction’

Q: A colleague and I have an ongoing debate about food addiction. He claims that the true definition should be eating addiction, and that food addiction is not a true eating disorder…

In the Next Issue

More highlights of the iaedp virtual meeting, including keynote addresses by Dr. John Levitt on treating patients with complex eating disorders and trauma, and innovative treatment for eating disorders patients, using music,…

More on COVID-19

As of mid-June, the number of coronavirus cases reported worldwide was 7,997,084, with 435,662 deaths. Better news: to date, more than 4 million persons have recovered. All aspects of life have been…