With research lacking on the contribution of different types of substance use disorders (SUDS) on mortality for those with eating disorders, researchers assessed the association of SUDS with mortality in anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and unspecified eating disorder compared with matched control subjects.
The researchers investigated how emotion regulation trajectories in children from 3 to 7 years of age were associated with symptoms of anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa in adolescence.
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.
Researchers assessed the incidence of various hematologic disorders in patients with bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa.
A study found that patients with anorexia nervosa have a particularly high risk for hip, vertebral, and upper arm fractures.
Women with a history of bulimia nervosa are at 4 times the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Compared with control individuals, the risk for hyperemesis was approximately doubled for women with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and eating disorder not otherwise specified.
Investigators examined different body image constructs and clinical measures in individuals with eating and/or weight disorders.
No significant sex differences were found in the prevalence of eating disorders in children age 9 to 10.
The patient obtained prescriptions for bupropion XR from psychiatrists and primary care physicians who were not aware of her past medical history.
