Eating Disorders
Cases That Test Your Skills
Food for thought: Dangerous weight loss in an older adult
CASE Fixated on health and nutrition
Ms. L, age 75, presents to the...
From the Journals
Jury is out on universal screening for eating disorders
The USPSTF issued an “I” statement (insufficient evidence), meaning it cannot at this time recommend for or against screening for eating disorders...
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‘Bigorexia’: Why teenage boys are obsessed with bulking up
“The pandemic and social media have been a perfect storm for eating disorders and body image issues for all teens, but this has been under-...
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What is the psychological impact of type 1 diabetes?
“There’s a greater risk for depression, because life with diabetes can really be trying,” said Dr. Nadine Hoffmeister.
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Innovative ‘chatbot’ reduces eating disorder risk
Eating disorders are “the second most deadly of all psychiatric illnesses – so prevention is of the utmost importance,” said Dr. C. Barr Taylor....
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ARFID or reasonable food restriction? The jury is out
Don’t jump to conclusions about avoidant restrictive food intake disorder in patients with gastrointestinal diseases, psychologists advise.
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Parent group warns of social media/eating disorders link
The January barrage of weight loss, body, and beauty messages can trigger dangerous behaviors in young people, especially on top of the added...
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What to do about pandemic PTSD
More than three-quarters of the health care workers reported symptoms that fell within the clinical range for depression (76%) and anxiety (78...
Commentary
Dopamine and reward: The story of social media
There is a need to establish boundaries between what is beneficial and what is potentially detrimental to our mental health, says Leanna M.W. Lui...
From the Journals
Gut health ‘vitally important’ for mental health
“It’s clear that clinicians need to place a greater awareness of gut health when considering the treatment of certain psychiatric disorders.”
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Psychiatric genomics has a diversity problem
For a long time researchers thought including “multiple ancestries in first rounds of genetic analyses” was too complicated, said Dr. Laramie...