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Nutrients 2019 Apr 13;11(4). Epub 2019 Apr 13.

Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Medical University Hospital Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.

Maternal nutrition in pregnancy has a key influence on optimum fetal health. Eating disorders (EDs) during pregnancy may have detrimental effects on fetal growth and the child's early development. There is limited knowledge concerning the eating behavior, dietary intake and derived nutritional biomarkers as well as the nutrient supplementation in women with EDs during pregnancy. Read More

Soins Psychiatr 2019 Mar - Apr;40(321):27-30

Unité des troubles du comportement alimentaire (TCA), Clinique des maladies mentales et de l'encéphale (CMME), service du Pr Philip Gorwood, centre hospitalier Sainte-Anne, 100, rue de la Santé, 75014 Paris, France.

A sexual trauma can lead to the development of an eating disorder; it is a relationship with the body as an object and a search for empowerment in the relationship with others. Nevertheless, the treatment of the trauma and the associated disorder, as well as the support of the immediate circle are possible forms of converging care for restoring health, for restoring the body and words. Read More

BMJ Open 2019 Apr 20;9(4):e025344. Epub 2019 Apr 20.

Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway, Europe.

Objectives: To study the expectations women with bulimia nervosa (BN) or binge eating disorder (BED) had to a new treatment programme based on guided physical exercise and dietary therapy.

Design And Participants: Semistructured interviews were conducted with six women with BN and four women with BED following a group-based therapy programme. Transcribed interviews were analysed using a text-condensing analytic approach. Read More

J Clin Psychol 2019 Apr 20. Epub 2019 Apr 20.

Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.

In eating disorders, the denial of the illness is a central phenomenon. In the most severe forms of anorexia, compulsory treatment may be necessary. The professional acceptance of involuntary treatment is controversial due to the fact that the autonomy of the patient is juxtaposed with the obligation of the health care practitioner to save lives. Read More

J Clin Psychol 2019 Apr 20. Epub 2019 Apr 20.

Department of Pediatrics, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.

Although historical descriptions date back to the Hellenistic era, and Gull's naming of anorexia nervosa as a medical disorder to the late 19th century, it is only in the past 50 years that eating disorders have become widely recognized as the prevalent, potentially fatal, complex, and confounding biopsychosocial illnesses we confront today. This paper reviews the considerable advancements in our knowledge of eating disorders during three time periods: the "early years" of the 1960s and 1970s; the "middle years" of the 1980s and 1990s; and the 21st century to date. The recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition describes six major feeding and eating disorders. Read More

Int J Eat Disord 2019 Apr 19. Epub 2019 Apr 19.

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany.

Objective: To assess the long-term outcome and identify outcome predictors in a very large sample of inpatients treated for bulimia nervosa (BN).

Method: Out of a total of 2,033 patients admitted consecutively to specialized treatment, 1,351 patients (mean age at treatment 25.94) were assessed for follow-up on average 11 (SD 6) years after admission. Read More

J Clin Psychol 2019 Apr 17. Epub 2019 Apr 17.

Medical School, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.

The aim of this introduction to this issue is to review and summarize significant new psychological perspectives and psychotherapeutic interventions in the treatment of eating disorder (EDs). In this issue, five novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of EDs are presented. These include a combination of psychodynamic psychotherapy and neuropsychology, two recent modifications of cognitive behavioral therapy (the MANTRA, and the conceptualization of change in patients with ED in terms of sense of agency), a specific group movement therapy, and an innovative rehabilitation treatment. Read More

J Psychiatry Neurosci 2019 Apr 17;44(3):1-16. Epub 2019 Apr 17.

From the Department of Neuroscience, Functional Pharmacology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (Gaudio, Olivo, Schiöth); the Centre for Integrated Research, Area of Diagnostic Imaging, Universita Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy (Gaudio); the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Neuroimaging Laboratory, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy (Carducci, Piervincenzi); and the Institute for Translational Medicine and Biotechnology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia (Schiöth).

Background: Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are complex mental disorders, and their etiology is still not fully understood. This paper reviews the literature on diffusion tensor imaging studies in patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa to explore the usefulness of white matter microstructural analysis in understanding the pathophysiology of eating disorders.

Methods: We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to identify diffusion tensor imaging studies that compared patients with an eating disorder to control groups. Read More

J Eat Disord 2019 4;7. Epub 2019 Apr 4.

3Department of Psychology, UiT -The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.

Recently Dittmer et al. (JED 6:1-9, 2018). suggested a transdiagnostic definition and a clinical assessment for compulsive exercise in adolescents and adults with eating disorders. Read More

Dev Psychol 2019 Apr 15. Epub 2019 Apr 15.

Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet.

Body dissatisfaction is a significant mental health symptom present in adolescent girls and boys. However, it is often either disregarded in adolescent boys or examined using assessments that may not resonate with males. The present study addresses these issues, examining the manifestation, etiology, and correlates of 3 facets of body dissatisfaction in adolescent boys. Read More

J Clin Psychol 2019 Apr 12. Epub 2019 Apr 12.

Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.

A sense of agency is a transtheoretical concept that increases our understanding of important processes in psychotherapy. Agency can be described in terms of how strongly the person believes that she can have an impact on her problematic experiences and behaviors. In this case study, a patient's sense of agency in relation to symptoms of bulimia nervosa was assessed during 3 years of psychotherapy. Read More

Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2019 Mar 28;58:77-82. Epub 2019 Mar 28.

National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 S. Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 E. Concord St., Boston, MA 02118, USA. Electronic address:

Objective: This study established a link between intimate partner violence (IPV) and eating disorders (EDs) via mediators of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in female veterans.

Method: A nationally representative sample of female veterans (N = 190, Mean age = 48.41 years) completed online surveys assessing IPV and symptoms of depression, PTSD, and EDs, at three time points from 2014 to 2017. Read More

Psychiatry Res 2019 Mar 28;275:269-275. Epub 2019 Mar 28.

Psychiatry Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Italy.

The etiopathogenesis of eating disorders (EDs) is complex and still not well understood. Biological, psychological and environmental factors (e.g. Read More

Int J Eat Disord 2019 Apr 4. Epub 2019 Apr 4.

Faculty of Health, Deakin Child Study Centre, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.

Objective: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with increased eating disorder symptoms, yet little research examining this association has taken a diagnostic approach using a population-based sample. This cross-sectional study examined differences in DSM-5 eating disorder symptoms and partial-syndrome diagnoses at 14-15 years of age in adolescents with and without ADHD in a population-based sample.

Method: This study uses data from waves 1, 5 and 6 of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (N = 2,672). Read More

Praxis (Bern 1994) 2019 ;108(5):307-313

1 Klinik für Präventivzahnmedizin, Parodontologie und Kariologie, Zentrum für Zahnmedizin, Universität Zürich.

Tooth Erosions Associated with Gastroesophageal Reflux: Cause, Prevention and Restorative Therapy Abstract. Dental erosions are caused by the recurring contact of solutions which are unsaturated in tooth minerals,ith hard tooth substances. This initially leads to softening and later to an irreversible loss of hard tooth substance. Read More

Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2019 Mar 28. Epub 2019 Mar 28.

Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School - FMRP/USP - Laboratory of Nutrigenomic Studies, University of São Paulo, Av Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, CEP: 14049-900, Brazil.

Human biological system provides innumerable neuroendocrine inputs for food intake control, with effects on appetite's modulation and the satiety signs. Its regulation is very complex, engaging several molecular interactions with many tissues, hormones, and neural circuits. Thus, signaling molecules that control food intake are critical for normal energy homeostasis and a deregulation of these pathways can lead to eating disorders and obesity. Read More

Int J Eat Disord 2019 Mar 28. Epub 2019 Mar 28.

Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

Background: Food insecurity occurs when access to food is limited by financial hardship. Yet, paradoxically, food insecurity is associated with overeating, with emerging evidence that it may be related to disordered eating. A recent report found that food insecurity was associated with binge-eating disorder (BED), but it is not yet known whether food insecurity is also associated with bulimia nervosa (BN). Read More

Cult Med Psychiatry 2019 Mar 27. Epub 2019 Mar 27.

University of Warwick Medical School, Gibbets Hill, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.

Eating disorder diagnoses are characterised by a pattern of disordered eating behaviour alongside symptoms such as body dissatisfaction and preoccupation with food, weight or shape (APA in Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, DSM-5, APA, Washington, DC, 2013). Incidence rates for eating disorders have increased during the last 50 years. However, epidemiological studies have suggested that such trends may not be a true representation of the occurrence of these illnesses in the general population, with figures underestimated due to reduced help seeking and poor access to care, particularly amongst ethnic minorities. Read More

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019 12;10:108. Epub 2019 Mar 12.

Obesity Management Center, Institute of Endocrinology, Prague, Czechia.

Anti-lipolytic drugs and exercise are enhancers of growth hormone (GH) secretion. Decreased circulating free fatty acids (FFA) have been proposed to exert ghrelin-GH feedback loop after administration of an anti-lipolytic longer-acting analog of nicotinic acid, Acipimox (OLB, 5-Methylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid 4-oxide, molecular weight of 154.1 Da). Read More

Rev Infirm 2019 Jan;68(247):16-18

Unité spécialisée dans les troubles du comportement alimentaire (TCA), service du Pr Gorwood centre hospitalier Sainte-Anne, 1, rue Cabanis, 75674 Paris, France.

Anorexia and bulimia are part of eating disorders which are defined in the diagnostic and statistical manual as mental health disorders. Screening tools exist and there are different types of treatment which are generally multi-disciplinary. The nurse, as well as the family or immediate circle, are essential players in the care. Read More

Front Psychol 2019 8;10:373. Epub 2019 Mar 8.

Bateson Clinic, Dublin, Ireland.

Although cognitive behavioral therapy is the gold standard treatments for bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED), evidence for its long-term efficacy is weak. Empirical research support the efficacy of brief strategic therapy (BST) in treating BN and BED symptoms, but its statistical significance still need to be investigated. To statistically test the long-term efficacy of the BST treatment protocols for BN and BED through one-year post-treatment. Read More

Eat Behav 2019 Mar 14;33:49-54. Epub 2019 Mar 14.

Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 98, New York, NY 10032, United States. Electronic address:

Objective: Negative affect is a precipitant for binge eating in bulimia nervosa (BN). The purpose of the current study was to examine the effect of negative affect on food choices on a more granular level among individuals with BN using a computerized Food Choice Task.

Method: Individuals with BN (n = 25) and healthy controls (HC, n = 21) participated in a computerized Food Choice Task following negative and neutral affect inductions, across two study sessions. Read More

Neuropsychobiology 2019 Mar 20:1-4. Epub 2019 Mar 20.

Clinical and Biological Psychology, University of Trier, Trier, Germany.

Background/aims: Restrained eating has been linked to binge eating under disinhibited circumstances and is therefore considered a risk factor to develop clinical eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder. The present study investigated the release of gastrointestinal peptides such as ghrelin and PYY after stress, as well as cortisol in young females classified as restrained and unrestrained eaters.

Methods: The study was done in the laboratory of the Department for Biological and Clinical Psychology at the University of Trier. Read More

Obes Facts 2019 Mar 20;12(2):179-189. Epub 2019 Mar 20.

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Human Medicine, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.

Objective: Current lifestyle interventions for children and adolescents with obesity often exclude patients with an eating pathology, leaving the impact of eating pathologies on treatment outcomes largely unconsidered. We investigated the predictive value of disordered eating symptoms on BMI z-score reduction in a sample of 111 German children and adolescents with overweight (90th percentile ≤ BMI < 97th percentile) and obesity (BMI > 97th percentile) aged 7-15 years in an outpatient lifestyle intervention program.

Methods: We defined a BMI z-score reduction of more than 5% after 12 months as a successful outcome. Read More

Int J Eat Disord 2019 Mar 20. Epub 2019 Mar 20.

Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Objective: The fetal programming model hypothesizes that developmental programming in utero and in early life induces adaptations that predetermine the adult phenotype. This study investigated whether prenatal/perinatal complications are associated with lifetime eating disorders in women.

Method: Participants included 46,373 adult women enrolled in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (den norske Mor & barn-undersøkelsen [MoBa]). Read More

Eur Eat Disord Rev 2019 Mar 19. Epub 2019 Mar 19.

Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Objective: Increasing evidence suggests that mindfulness- and acceptance-based psychotherapies (MABTs) for bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED) may be efficacious; however, little is known about their active treatment components or for whom they may be most effective.

Methods: We systematically identified clinical trials testing MABTs for BN or BED through PsychINFO and Google Scholar. Publications were categorized according to analyses of mechanisms of action and moderators of treatment outcome. Read More

Front Psychiatry 2019 4;10:102. Epub 2019 Mar 4.

Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.

Recent models of eating disorders (EDs) have proposed social and emotional difficulties as key factors in the development and maintenance of the illness. While a number of studies have demonstrated difficulties in theory of mind and emotion recognition, little is known about empathic abilities in those with EDs. Further, few studies have examined the cognitive-affective empathy profile in EDs. Read More

Eur Eat Disord Rev 2019 Mar 18. Epub 2019 Mar 18.

Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Tiensestraat 102, 300 Leuven, Belgium.

The aim of this study was to examine the characteristics and content of intrusive images in patients with different subtypes of eating disorders (EDs). Data were collected from 74 ED patients, 22 dieting, and 29 nondieting controls. Participants completed a set of self-report questionnaires. Read More

Int J Eat Disord 2019 Mar 18. Epub 2019 Mar 18.

Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Objective: According to the ICD-10 and DSM-5, eating disorders (EDs) are classified using a categorical model that assumes the subtypes are qualitatively different from one another. However, it is still intensely debated that a dimensional model is more suitable. The aim of this study is to examine whether EDs have a categorical or dimensional latent structure using a sample of Chinese ED patients. Read More

Psychol Res Behav Manag 2019 11;12:129-135. Epub 2019 Mar 11.

Laboratory of Clinical Neurosciences, Medical and Pharmacy School, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.

Introduction And Aim: Eating disorders (EDs) are complex, multifactorial diseases linked to biological, developmental, psychological, and sociocultural factors. Medical students are among subjects at high risk of EDs. The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate EDs among 710 Moroccan medical students with a focus on cognition and behavior related to EDs. Read More

Psychiatry Res 2018 Dec 31. Epub 2018 Dec 31.

Mental Health Center Ballerup, Ballerup, Denmark.

Bulimia Nervosa (BN) is a serious eating disorder, which affects 0.8-2.9% of the young population. Read More

J Dent 2019 Mar 12. Epub 2019 Mar 12.

Department of Periodontology, Odontology Unit, AP-HP, GH Paris-Est, Rothschild Hospital, Paris, France; UFR of Odontology, University of Paris Diderot, 5 rue Garancière, Paris, France; Laboratory Orofacial Pathologies, Imaging and Biotherapies, EA 2496, Dental School, University of Paris Descartes, 1 rue Maurice Arnoux, 92120 Paris, France. Electronic address:

Objectives: This study evaluates dental and periodontal health in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa patients.

Methods: Seventy females with eating disorders (36 anorexia nervosa) attending a public hospital Psychiatry and Addiction unit were compared with age-matched controls (n = 70). Full-mouth examination and oral hygiene behaviours were recorded for all participants. Read More

Int Rev Psychiatry 2019 Mar 14:1-15. Epub 2019 Mar 14.

a South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust , Bethlem Royal Hospital , London , UK.

Shared decision-making (SDM) means that clinicians and the patient make decisions about the treatment together. Regarding drug treatment in eating disorders (EDs), such decisions may include psychopharmacological treatment for the ED itself, medications for potential co-morbid psychiatric disorders, pharmacological strategies to alleviate the health consequences of an ED, or 'pro re nata' (PRN) medication which is given in acute care when required. Decisions regarding drug treatment in EDs should be specific in terms of the active pharmacological substance, its dose, its route of administration, and the duration of treatment. Read More

F1000Res 2019 27;8. Epub 2019 Feb 27.

Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, 316 Physics Road, East Lansing, MI, 48824-1116, USA.

Previous research has demonstrated significant associations between increased levels of ovarian hormones and increased rates of binge eating (BE) in women. However, whereas all women experience fluctuations in ovarian hormones across the menstrual cycle, not all women binge eat in response to these fluctuations, suggesting that other factors must contribute. Stress is one potential contributing factor. Read More

Eat Weight Disord 2019 Apr 9;24(2):307-312. Epub 2019 Mar 9.

Department of Psychology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA.

Purpose: Some research suggests that eating disorders are related to poor sleep health. To increase knowledge on the relation between sleep and eating disorders, we used a multi-method approach to examine associations between sleep, chronotype, and eating disorder psychopathology.

Methods: We investigated associations between ED psychopathology, both diagnostic categories (ascertained through self-report data) and dimensional measures, and self-report and ambulatory measures of sleep. Read More

Rev Med Chil 2019 ;147(1):47-52

Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile.

Background: Cardiovascular complications can occur in up to 80% of adolescent patients with eating disorders (ED) and account for 30% of their mortality.

Aim: To evaluate cardiovascular complications in adolescents with ED and their evolution after refeeding.

Patients And Methods: In adolescents with ED admitted to treatment, we assessed the nutritional status, weight loss prior to consultation, presence of bradycardia (BC, defined as heart rate < 60 bpm), we performed an electrocardiogram (ECG) and an echocardiography and measured thyroid hormones. Read More

Eur Eat Disord Rev 2019 05 7;27(3):274-282. Epub 2019 Mar 7.

Department of Mental Health, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.

Two hundred forty six patients with eating disorders (EDs) recruited from eight Italian specialized treatment centres were administered with the World Health Organization "Encounter Form," a standardized schedule that makes it possible to characterize the clinical pathways that patients follow to reach specialized care. The median time from symptoms onset to specialized care was 114 weeks. Primary "points of access to care" were general practitioners (25%), psychiatrists (18%), and clinical nutritionists (17%), followed by various other carers. Read More

Eur Eat Disord Rev 2019 05 7;27(3):215-223. Epub 2019 Mar 7.

Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.

The presence of eating disorders (EDs) might have a significant impact upon pregnancy, birth, and the offspring's well-being. Thus, several specific aspects are to be considered by medical professionals when females with EDs either become pregnant or intend to undergo fertility treatment. Clinical management algorithms for gynaecologists and fertility specialists are missing. Read More

Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging 2019 Jan 4. Epub 2019 Jan 4.

Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York.

Background: Bulimia nervosa (BN) is associated with functional abnormalities in frontostriatal and frontolimbic circuits. Although structural alterations in the frontal portions of these circuits have been observed, this is the first study of subcortical surface morphometry and the largest study of subcortical volume in BN.

Methods: Anatomical magnetic resonance scans were acquired from 62 female participants with full and subthreshold BN (mean age ± SD, 18. Read More

Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2019 Apr 4;29(4):471-481. Epub 2019 Mar 4.

Barcelona Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Institute of Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

According to the DSM-5, "reduction in the need for sleep" is the only sleep-related criteria for mixed features in depressive episodes. We aimed at studying the prevalence, clinical correlates and the role of hypersomnia in a sample of acutely depressed patients. Secondarily, we factors significantly increasing the odds of hypersomnia were studied. Read More

Int J Eat Disord 2019 Mar 7. Epub 2019 Mar 7.

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Objective: This case report describes the psychological treatment for bulimia nervosa of a 16-year old with co-occurring gender dysphoria. He reported restricting his food intake and purging for approximately 1 year prior to therapy commencing.

Method: Ten sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy for eating disorders (CBT-T) were conducted with accommodations for gender-specific body dissatisfaction. Read More

Neuropsychopharmacology 2019 Mar 6. Epub 2019 Mar 6.

Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, Chancellor Park, 4510 Executive Dr., Suite 330, San Diego, CA, 92121-3021, USA.

Bulimia nervosa (BN) is characterized by dysregulated intake of food, which may indicate homeostatic imbalance. Critically important for homeostatic regulation is interoception, or the sensing and processing of body-relevant information. A well-documented link between avoidance of unpleasant body sensations and BN symptoms suggests that aversive interoceptive experiences may be particularly relevant to BN pathophysiology. Read More

Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd 2019 Mar;126(3):141-150

Eating disorders represent a potentially life-threatening group of mental disorders, which affect a patient's relationship with food and their body. Eating disorders manifest themselves through chaotic and disordered eating habits. One such eating disorder is bulimia nervosa, which has a lifetime prevalence of 1%. Read More

Nutr Hosp 2019 Mar;36(1):167-172

Universidad de Valencia.

Introduction: Introduction: eating disorders (ED) such as anorexia nervosa (AN) or bulimia nervosa (BN), as well as obesity (OB), are related to emotional and neuropsychological impairments on measures of cognitive flexibility, central coherence or decision making. However, little is known about the association among emotional regulation, neuropsychological variables and affect. Objectives: to analyze whether neuropsychological and affect variables can predict emotional regulation in ED and in OB. Read More

Curr Obes Rep 2019 Mar 2. Epub 2019 Mar 2.

Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria St., Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada.

Purpose Of Review: The purpose of this review was to examine different forms of disordered eating among individuals with excess weight, including their rates, correlates, and psychosocial treatments.

Recent Findings: Binge eating/binge eating disorder, loss of control eating, emotional eating, and food addiction are all fairly prevalent among individuals with excess weight. They appear to share many of the same correlates, including broader eating disorder psychopathology, body/shape/weight concerns, depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. Read More

J Clin Med 2019 Feb 25;8(2). Epub 2019 Feb 25.

French Federation Anorexia Bulimia (FFAB), 75014 Paris, France.

Drugs are widely prescribed for anorexia nervosa in the nutritional, somatic, and psychiatric fields. There is no systematic overview in the literature, which simultaneously covers all these types of medication. The main aims of this paper are (1) to offer clinicians an overview of the evidence-based data in the literature concerning the medication (psychotropic drugs and medication for somatic and nutritional complications) in the field of anorexia nervosa since the 1960s, (2) to draw practical conclusions for everyday practise and future research. Read More

Rev Paul Pediatr 2019 02 25. Epub 2019 Feb 25.

Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

Objective: To analyze the risk behavior for bulimia among female adolescents from public and private high schools.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with a random sample of 850 female students aged 15-18 years was carried out in a city in northeastern Brazil, using the Bulimic Investigatory Test of Edinburgh (BITE) to assess the risk behavior for bulimia. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software and the Pearson's chi-square , Fisher's exact and robust Poisson regression tests, adopting the significance level of 5%. Read More

J Med Internet Res 2019 Feb 27;21(2):e11874. Epub 2019 Feb 27.

Research Centre for Behaviour Change, Psychology Department, Bournemouth University, Poole, United Kingdom.

Background: Early assessment and treatment of eating disorder patients is important for patient outcomes. However, up to a third of people referred for treatment do not access services and 16.4% do not attend their first scheduled assessment appointment. Read More