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Category Archives: Journal Club
Predicting Recovery from Anorexia Nervosa: What Do We Know?
Identifying factors associated with improved symptoms or sustained recovery can help enhance treatment and reduce relapse risk. Continue reading
Feeling Fat and Fearing Weight Gain: What Does It Really Mean?
Written by Jacqueline Patmore, BA. Researchers work to unpack these concepts and their significance. Continue reading
Is anorexia nervosa a “metabo-psychiatric” disorder? What’s the evidence?
Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins. Continue reading
Olanzapine: A Promising Drug for Anorexia Nervosa
Written by Simon Liebling, BA. Results from a recently published large medication trial for adults with anorexia nervosa. Continue reading
Dietary Supplements: Big for Business but Bad for Health
A review of the latest study on the harmful effects of dietary supplements on young people. Continue reading
Addressing Compulsive Exercise in Treatment
What the latest research can teach us about group approaches for inpatients with eating disorders. Continue reading
Highlighting Habit in an Intervention for Anorexia Nervosa
Outcomes from our latest efforts to help patients change disordered behaviors. Continue reading
Can Smartphone Technology Help in the Treatment of Binge Eating?
The latest research on smartphone versus traditional guided self-help for adults with binge eating. Continue reading
Who Does and Does Not Seek Treatment for Eating Disorders?
Recently published research suggests that many people with eating disorders never seek help for their symptoms. Continue reading