Top Research Papers on Eating Disorders

The main guidelines and evidence base are critically reviewed from the point of view of a real-life clinical practice dealing with people with very low body mass indexes and evidence for a range of interventions is outlined.

The diagnosis, medical assessment, and treatment of the most common eating disorders are reviewed, with a focus on binge eating and bulimia.

Some neurobiological experiments on eating disorders are introduced, important details about psychological therapies are mentioned and some of the mechanisms behind these disorders are mentioned.

The article emphasizes the importance of understanding the psychological and physical developmental processes during adolescence and the sociocultural context in which eating disorders develop and the role of counseling psychologists in further refining eating disorder prevention efforts.

Kristen M. A. McAleavey, PhD, MSW, LCSW, is Ad junct Pro fes sor, Vir ginia Com mon wealth Uni ver sity School of So cial Work and Mary C. Fiumara, MSS, ACSW, CSW is an eat ing dis or ders spe cial ist at KidsPeace Hos pi tal, Orefield, PA.

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There are currently three recognized eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder and many more people have disordered eating patterns that show features of these conditions but do not meet the criteria for diagnosis.

Dietary (therapeutic) nutrition is one of the most important preventive and therapeutic means aimed at preserving and strengthening the health of the population. The word «diet» in Greek means «lifestyle, diet». Improper nutrition leads to a weakening of the body, a decrease in efficiency and resistance to various external influences, and later to chronic diseases of the digestive system. Gastritis, colitis, cholecystitis, stomach ulcer as a consequence are not uncommon at a young age.

The term ‘eating disorder’ describes a range of conditions characterized by abnormal eating habits and methods of weight control which lead to a significant impairment of psychological, social, and physical functioning.

This chapter includes evidence-based information on the assessment and diagnosis of and interventions for school-age children with eating disorders.

Eating disorders mainly affect females but approximately one in ten individuals with an eating disorder is male and these eating related attitudes and behaviours can have numerous negative consequences including:

The major eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, which are characterized by peculiar attitudes toward eating and weight that lead to obsessive refusal to eat, profound weight loss, and when the disorder occurs in girls, persistent amenorrhea.

Medical students with "disordered eating" need to be supported not judged, not judged.

The internet itself is not without its pitfalls, and one particularly damaging one which has sprung up recently is the rash of ‘‘triggering websites’’ which actively encourage eating disorders as a lifestyle choice, providing tips and advice on how best to continue in and conceal these behaviour patterns.

Adolescents and young adults suffering from bulimia nervosa are often those who are mentally preoccupied with weight issues, fear to gain weight, have a dreadful urge to lose weight, are super conscious and discontented with their body image, size and shape.

Severely malnourished children are at risk of refeeding syndrome and require expert care (outlined in the published guideline ‘Junior MARSIPAN’).

It is crucial for GPs to be able to assess and then apply diagnostic criteria, arrange initial investigations and advocate for the correct management of patients who present with eating disorders.

It will be shown that DSM-5 criteria widened the diagnoses of anorexia and bulimia nervosa to less severe forms, introduced the new category of Binge Eating Disorder, and incorporated several feeding disorders that were first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence.

Abstract. Therapist competency is fundamental to the success in treating most psychological disorders. However, the skills required to effectively treat eating disorders may be more demanding than many other problems, because competency requires mastery of considerable educational information about physical complications associated with eating-disorder symptoms and chronic weight suppression. The cognitive-behavioral model of treatment has become well-defined in recent years; however, the mark for therapist competency continues to rise as the knowledge base has expanded with the high level of ...

The practitioner is provided with an update on the current state-of-the-art regarding etiology and treatment of eating disorders and address certain clinical controversies that practitioners face on a daily basis.