Theoretical approaches, treatment preferences, and clinician bias all play a role in the ways we understand eating disorders.

A UB clinical psychologist says better screening is needed for eating disorders, raising the issue during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The national campaign, taking place Feb. 23 through ...

Do you sometimes feel as if you cannot stop worrying? Do you toss and turn at night feeling nervous about the next day? If so, you are not alone. Anxiety is a common experience for Americans. Anxiety ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is strongly linked to disordered eating, which in turn, impedes treatment for the anxiety disorder in new findings that underscore the need for ...

Want an online eating disorder assessment you can trust? I recommend The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26). This assessment is the most widely used and respected self-test, appropriate for adolescents ...

Tamie Gangloff says that eating disorders stem from body image disturbances. Sufferers may believe that their bodies don’t work the way they are supposed to. Another possible cause is chronic illness.

Electrolyte abnormalities may serve as a precursor to a future eating disorder diagnosis, a finding that may help pinpoint candidates for screening. Researchers found that adolescents and adults with ...

Genetic and neurobiological factors shape the development of eating disorders much earlier than previously thought, with evidence emerging in children as young as 9 years old, Yale-led research ...

That Fitness App May Not Be So Healthy After All, Especially For Teens In A Nutshell A review of 35 studies with an average participant age of 17 found that compulsive smartphone use is consistently ...

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Eating disorders in moms-to-be are linked to a heightened risk of asthma and wheezing in their children, irrespective of the type of disorder, presence of co-existing depression/anxiety, or the timing ...