Eating Disorders News

Two recent studies showed that doses of the hormone oxytocin modified attentional responses to emotional stimuli in patients with anorexia nervosa, potentially providing new treatment options for patients diagnosed with the disorder.

MONTREAL – Clinicians do not have many therapeutic interventions to choose from to help restore ovarian function in adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa, a presenter said at the annual meeting of the Canadian Pediatric Endocrine Group.

Areal bone mineral density was significantly decreased among patients with anorexia nervosa in a recent study conducted in France.

Depression and eating disorders were significantly associated with diabetes diagnosis, according to recently published data in Diabetologia.

The Look AHEAD trial, the largest weight-loss study in the United States, reported maintenance of weight loss via intensive lifestyle intervention, with nearly 40% of participants losing more than 10% of their initial weight and maintaining that loss through 8 years.

Researchers from Drexel University have demonstrated that body weight, both historical and current, contributes to symptoms and treatment outcomes among patients with anorexia nervosa. According to researcher Michael R. Lowe, PhD, these findings fundamentally change the current mode of thinking that the problem is mainly psychological or emotional.

Eating disorders appear more likely among women with personality disorders, according to new study data.

New data published in The Lancet suggest that mental and substance use disorders were the leading causes of nonfatal illness worldwide in 2010.

Researchers today reported a moderate heritability of alcohol dependence and binge eating, and that both disorders may share a genetic link. The results were published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

Black female adolescents who experienced depression and anxiety as a result of a poor body image were more likely to binge eat, which placed them at greater risk for suicide, according to new data published in Prevention Science.