Compulsive Exercise and Outcome in Adults with Eating Disorders In one study, motives and quantity of exercise were comparable among patients and healthy controls.… Read More
Orthostatic Hypotension and Tachycardia in Adolescent Patients with Anorexia Nervosa: A Marker of Illness Severity By Barbara Kessel, DO, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, and Philip S. Mehler, MD,… Read More
Paired Medications Show Promise for Binge Eating Disorder Patients New trials feature a phentermine-topiramate combination. While drug development for AN and BN is quiescent,… Read More
Military Veterans Are Seldom Screened for Eating Disorders The nature and culture of military life increase the risk. Most VA medical centers do… Read More
ARFID: ED or Feeding Disorder? Untangling the overlap between the two disorders. Avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is listed as… Read More
Health Care Costs for Treating Binge Eating Disorder Delayed diagnosis led to upward-spiraling costs in a Swedish study. Binge eating disorder (BED), the… Read More
Reducing PRN Medications for AN Patients Changing a long-time practice that may increase morbidity and polypharmacy. PRN (pro re nata, Latin… Read More
BED and Body Image Patients may benefit from treatment specially directed at overvaluation of weight and shape. Concerns about… Read More
A Screening Tool for Binge Eating Disorder A 7-point screening tool helps raise awareness of BED among clinicians. Although it’s now the… Read More
Highlighting the Stress on Parents Caring for AN Patients Needed changes in parenting style during FBT-based treatment can create marital stress. In family-based treatment… Read More
BED and Somatic Illness: What Part Does Obesity Play? An important role for primary care physicians. Binge-eating disorder (BED) loves a crowd, a diverse… Read More
Bone Loss Risk across the Anorexia Nervosa Spectrum Higher current weight does not protect against a history of extreme food restriction. Bone density… Read More