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.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a significant increase in medical admissions related to restrictive eating disorders among adolescents.
The researchers studied brain responses in young women with eating disorders and control group participants when an unexpected salient sweet stimulus was received or omitted.
Teens using diet pills and laxatives are at increased risk for a future eating disorder diagnosis.
Childhood body mass index (BMI) is associated with a later risk for eating disorders.
The researchers’ goal was to assess eating disorder symptomatology in transgender populations as a function of gender affirmation (ie, hormone treatment or surgery) and health determinants (eg, anxiety, depression, and weight).
COVID-19 lockdowns are associated with an increase in self-reported eating disorder symptoms.
The researchers sought to compare stand-alone psychological interventions for adult outpatients with anorexia nervosa with a specific focus on body-mass index, eating disorder symptoms, and all-cause dropout rate.
Preteens who have more screen time are more likely to develop binge-eating disorder one year later.
The impact of eating disorders in the United States was close to $400 billion for fiscal year 2018 to 2019 when considering both economic costs and reduced well-being.
