Eating Disorders News

Pregnant women with mental health disorders were less likely to quit smoking by the time of delivery compared with pregnant women without mental health disorders, researchers at King’s College London reported. The study results underscore the importance of addressing the barriers to quitting smoking for pregnant women with mental health disorders.

Purging and binge eating were common among young females and predicted a range of adverse outcomes, including overweight or obesity, high depressive symptoms, drug use and binge drinking, according to recent study results.

Childhood sexual and physical abuse was associated with an increased risk for overall and central obesity in adulthood, according to recent study results.

Researchers assigned to reviewing proposed changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders met at the 2012 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting to discuss details of the revised diagnostic criteria. Thirteen diagnostic work groups tested planned revisions in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Many of these work groups, according to the APA, cross-collaborated in drafting the proposed criteria.

Binge eating will be recognized as a legitimate syndrome in the DSM-5, according to researchers who presented here at the 2012 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. Obesity, however, will not be included, they said.

Poor cognitive flexibility was observed in people with eating disorders, according to a large dataset study.