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Home-Administered Treatment Shows Promise for Binge Eating

TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 – At-home, self-administered transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and attention bias modification training (ABMT) is feasible, acceptable, and shows promising...

Binge Eating in Adults Improves Over Time, but Relapse Common

FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – Binge-eating disorder (BED) does improve over time; however, remission often takes many years, according to a study published online May 28 in Psychological Medicine. Kristin ...

Binge-Eating Disorder Could Be Tougher to Kick Than Thought

TUESDAY, May 28, 2024 – Prior studies have suggested that binge eating disorder may not last long, but a more rigorous look at the illness finds that just isn't so. “The big takeaway is that b...

Web-Based Self-Help Intervention Beneficial for Binge Eating Disorder

THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 – For patients with binge eating disorder (BED), a web-based cognitive behavioral self-help intervention leads to significant reductions in binge eating episodes and...

U-Shaped Link Detected Between Adolescent BMI and Mental Health

FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – There is a U-shaped association between adolescent body mass index (BMI) and mental health, according to a study published online May 15 in JAMA Psychiatry. Shanquan Chen,...

Eating Disorders Common in People With Type 1 Diabetes

THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – One in every four people age 16 or older with type 1 diabetes may be struggling with an eating disorder, a new review of data on the subject finds. Type 1 diabetes is an...

Food-Focused Toddlers at Higher Risk for Eating Disorders as Teens

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 – Toddlers who are really into their food might have a higher risk of developing an eating disorder once they enter adolescence, a new study shows. Kids ages 4 and 5 with a...

Teens With Epilepsy Face Higher Odds for Eating Disorders

MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 – Teenagers with epilepsy are more likely to have an eating disorder than those not suffering from the brain disease, a new study shows. About 8.4% of children ages 10 to 19...

Lower Number of Positive Childhood Experiences Tied to Eating Behaviors in College Students

TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – A lower number of positive childhood experiences (PCEs) is associated with a higher prevalence of binge-eating disorder characteristics and lower scores for intuitive eating...

Sociodemographic Factors Tied to Binge-Eating Behaviors in Teens

TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023 – Sociodemographic variables are significantly associated with binge-eating disorder (BED) and binge-eating behaviors in adolescents, according to a study published online...

ED Visits Up for Eating Disorders Across All Ages During Pandemic

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 – During the pandemic, there was an increase in emergency department visits for eating disorders among adolescents, young adults, and older adults, while hospital admissions...

Cyberbullying Tied to Eating Disorder Symptoms in Early Adolescence

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 – Cyberbullying victimization and perpetration in early adolescence are associated with eating disorder symptoms, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in the...

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