Eating Disorders

Extended diagnostic criteria for eating disorders

25/11/2009 | New diagnostic criteria will more accurately reflect the higher prevalence of eating disorders in the population, according to an article in The Lancet.

Bulimia outcomes remain poor

12/11/2009 | Outcomes in patients with bulimia nervosa are still unsatisfactory, with less than half of patients experiencing a full recovery and about one-quarter developing another eating disorder. 1 comment

Day program fills a niche

17/09/2009 | A pilot day program for adolescents and young adults with eating disorders has produced promising results, a Melbourne psychiatrist says.

Study highlights under-diagnosis of eating disorders in children

22/04/2009 | Young children are being hospitalised for potentially fatal complications from anorexia and bulimia even though they do not meet the diagnostic criteria for the disorders, the first Australian prospective study of early-onset eating disorders has found.

Eating Disorders should be given more funding and support

02/04/2009 | Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are neurobiological, serious mental illnesses that should be given the same level and breadth of health care as conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar, eating disorder experts say.

Lose kilos and gain years

22/03/2009 | A typical middle-aged person could add two years to their life by preventing their body mass index from increasing from 28 to 32, according to new research.

Psychiatric assessment recommended before and after weight-loss surgery

12/03/2009 | Psychiatric assessment before weight-loss surgery and careful post-surgical monitoring can help improve patients' outcomes, according to a recent review.

Notify child protection services of extreme obesity cases

05/02/2009 | Medical practitioners may have an ethical and statutory obligation to notify child protection services about severely obese children in their care, according to a group of Australian paediatric specialists. 

Eating disorders in spotlight

24/10/2008 | While obesity has received a lot of public attention lately, eating disorders are being brought back into the spotlight, with the development of a national approach to the illnesses.

Stay alert for eating disorders in girls with diabetes

21/10/2008 | Common predictors of disturbed eating behaviour in adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes can help increase clinicians’ awareness of the problem and trigger early intervention to prevent more serious problems, Canadian research has shown. Source: Olmsted, M. et al. Diabetes Care 2008; 31: 1978-1982.