Anxiety disorders precede eating disorders 16 Feb 2012 0 comments A high proportion of eating disorder patients first experience some form of anxiety disorder a new Australian study finds.
Obesity makes top three 'most disgusting' list 12 Aug 2010 0 comments Obese people are considered the third most disgusting of 16 different social groups, second only to drug addicts and smokers, Australian research reveals.
Obese women's sexual health at risk 24 Jun 2010 0 comments Obese women under 30 are significantly less likely to use oral contraceptives than women of normal weight, and four times more likely to have an unintended pregnancy, research suggests.
Anorexia thriving in online communities 24 Jun 2010 0 comments Efforts to help patients with an eating disorder overcome their illnesses may be undermined by pro-anorexia and pro-bulimia online communities, research suggests.
Obesity and metabolic disorders linked to worse outcomes in bipolar disorder 24 Jun 2010 0 comments Theories that metabolic and endocrine disorders, including obesity, might be biologically linked to bipolar disorder have been strengthened by a recent study identifying more severe psychiatric…
Extended diagnostic criteria for eating disorders 25 Nov 2009 0 comments 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 Nov 2009 0 comments 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.
Day program fills a niche 17 Sep 2009 0 comments 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 Apr 2009 0 comments 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…
Eating Disorders should be given more funding and support 2 Apr 2009 0 comments 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,…
