Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London have identified a range of weight-loss behaviors that are not included in current assessment ...

The cost is measurable. Relapse rates in eating disorder care hover around 30 to 50% within the first year after treatment, ...

Eating disorders can profoundly impact the psychosocial functioning and physical health of adolescents. Early and effective treatment is essential to prevent long-term adverse and devastating effects.

Local providers say eating disorders have spiked since the COVID-19 pandemic, yet Iowa's largest program to help closed in ...

Recovery from an eating disorder is typically a long process. Many people may even relapse during this time. Relapse is often due to stressful situations. Anorexia nervosa describes an eating disorder ...

Anorexia and OCD are disorders that interconnect, often driven by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are two distinct mental health ...

The relationship between anorexia and depression is complex. Genetics, environmental factors, and how your brain and digestive system communicate may all influence this common comorbidity. Anorexia, ...

At the Eating Disorders Unit at the Maudsley Hospital in London, anorexia is not seen as a social disorder — or even primarily a psychological one. While most American treatment providers blame ...

Both ABA and RW groups demonstrate elevated preference for novel social over other novel stimuli. Empty symbols represent SAL-treated mice; filled symbols represent psilocybin-treated mice. Data are ...

Punishing regimens of facial exercises. Intentional starvation. Reshaping the jawline or cheekbones by smashing them with a hammer or chisel. These are some of the more extreme behaviors in a practice ...

The treatment options offered to patients with eating disorders in real world settings largely depend on the judgment and training of clinicians and local constraints on which treatments can be ...