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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...
Anorexia Tied to Quadrupled Risk of Early Death in Both Men, Women
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 – Early mortality in people with anorexia nervosa (AN) is high, particularly among those with a psychiatric comorbidity, according to a study published online June 12 in...
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...
Stigma, Shame Hit Many Gay Men Affected by Mpox Outbreak
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 – A British study finds that beyond the physical pain and turmoil of an mpox diagnosis, many of the mostly gay and bisexual men infected during the 2022 outbreak faced stigma,...
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...
Anorexia Associated With Being an Early Riser
TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 – Anorexia nervosa is associated with a genetic predisposition to being an early riser, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Network Open. Hannah Wilcox, from ...
Could 'Early Birds' Be at Higher Risk for Anorexia?
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 – People who are early risers appear to be at greater risk of developing anorexia, a new study claims. This differs from other disorders like depression, binge eating and...
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...
Eating Disorders Linked to Negative Physical Health
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 – Eating disorders are associated with a significant increase in the risk for physical multimorbidity, according to a study recently published online in Eating and Weight ...
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...
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