As a result of stay-at-home restrictions and sudden unemployment, millions of people are isolated at home without their usual routines and supports, with a large amount of unstructured time on their hands, less opportunity to exercise and obtain healthy food, and increased stress.
The purpose of this study was to determine if the habenula integrates rewards with cognition and emotion in obesity and susceptibility to energy imbalance as it does in the case of substance abuse.
While eating disorders are common, serious psychiatric disorders on college campuses, most affected individuals do not receive treatment. Digital interventions have the potential to bridge the gap.
Participants in the United States and the Netherlands completed an online survey that evaluated the impact of COVID-19 on situational circumstances, eating disorder symptoms, eating disorder treatment, and general well-being.
A new randomized controlled clinical trial evaluated whether yoga and cognitive behavioral therapy are each more effective than stress education to treat generalized anxiety disorder.
Stronger de-coupling effects were anticipated in using integrated cognitive affective therapy for treatment of eating disorders, as compared to cognitive behavioral therapy guided self-help.
As an increasing number of patients are seeking professional treatment for attachment disorders, clinicians need to stay up to date on the latest developments to mitigate the far-reaching effects of these conditions.
In women with anorexia nervosa, elevated levels of the sulfated form of dehydroepiandrosterone may predict weight gain and higher overall gains in fat mass.
n August 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) stating the application required additional data to further assess the efficacy and tolerability of dasotraline.
