Archive for the 'Eating Disorders' Category

Chicago-Based Treatment Center Participates In National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Bringing Attention To Fatal Diseases

In the United States, as many as 10 million females and 1 million males are fighting a life and death battle with anorexia or bulimia and another 25 million with binge eating disorder, according to the National Eating Disorders organization (NEDA). As these numbers have continued to rise, so does th…

Overcoming An Eating Disorder: A Glimpse Into One Woman’s Journey

Worrying about weight might seem like a common occurrence in our image-obsessed society. For some citizens, the distress takes by in the style of an eating disorder, ruling nearly every waking moment. Persons with eating disorders spend up to 90 percent of their day obsessing about their appearance,…

Aurora Vista Del Mar To Host Eating Disorder Expert Prior To National Eating Disorder Awareness Week

Aurora Vista Del Mar Hospital in Ventura will host national eating disorder expert Kimberly Dennis, M.D. from Timberline Knolls in Chicago in anticipation of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, Feb. 24 thru March 1. Dr. Dennis will present her letter of recovery, hope and contemporary treatment…

Does Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Hold Promise For Treating Eating Disorders? Harvard Medical School Reaction

The January 19, 2008 commentary “Is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation a new Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa?” published on Medical News nowadays casts that potential new therapy for eating disorders in too dark of a light.Original post by Dentistry News From Medical News Today

Inadequate Diagnostic Criteria For Eating Disorders Shown By New Rhode Island Hospital Study

A new study by Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University suggests that the DSM-IV criteria for eating disorders have limited clinical utility. Researchers recommend a broadening of the criteria for bulimia, anorexia and binge eating disorder.In the DSM-IV manual, bulimia and anorexia nervosa are th…

Promising Results For Treating Anorexia Nervosa With Deep Brain Stimulation - universal Neuromodulation Society

A study presented yesterday at the universal Neuromodulation Society’s (INS) eighth world congress demonstrated the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a treatment for anorexia nervosa. The results were announced on the first day of the year’s largest conference on neuromodulation, the …

Is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation A New Treatment Of Bulimia Nervosa?

A group of investigators of the Innsbruck University (Austria) reports on a new modality of treatment for bulimia nervosa, transcranial magnetic stimulation, in the 2008 January issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a non-invasive, neurophysiological method,…

People With Anorexia Less Likely To Be Blamed When Biology, Genetics Explained

People given a biological and genetics based explanation for the causes of anorexia nervosa were less likely to blame citizens with anorexia for their illness than those given a sociocultural explanation, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study found. “This is a potentially fundamenta…

Regular Family Meals Lower Risk Of Eating Disorders Among Adolescent Girls

An adolescent girl who regularly has family meals is less likely to suffer and go on to suffer from an eating disorder, or consume laxatives, diet pills, or take some extreme degree to control her weight, according to an editorial in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine (JAMA/Archives).T…

Mental Health Care Needed Before, After Bariatric Surgery, Says The Harvard Mental Health Letter

Bariatric surgery is the most effective weight-loss option for citizens who are severely obese. However, the surgery involves substantial risks and requires a lifelong commitment to behavioral change. society eligible for the surgery often have a history of mental health problems or eating disorders…

Anorexia More Likely To Hit Males Who Have Twin Sister

A boy/man who has a twin sister has a higher chance of developing anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder, compared to other males, including those who have a twin brother, according to an essay in Archives of General Psychiatry (JAMA/Archives), December issue. The authors propose that that latest fin…

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