Eating Disorders

Psychiatrists' attitudes & Anorexia Nervosa: Survey

Research suggests that psychiatrists have a range of attitudes towards the use of compulsory treatment for Anorexia Nervosa.

• Title:Research - Psychiatrists' attitudes towards autonomy, best interests and compulsory treatment in anorexia nervosa: a questionnaire survey
• Authors: Jacinta OA Tan, Helen A Doll, Raymond Fitzpatrick, Anne Stewart and Tony Hope
• Date: 2008
• Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2008, 2:40  doi:10.1186/1753-2000-2-40

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Psychiatrists' attitudes & Anorexia Nervosa: Survey




Neuropsychology of Eating Disorders

This is a review of the current state of neuropsychological studies focused on eating disorders.

• Title: Neuropsychology of eating disorders: 1995–2012
• Authors: Ignacio Jáuregui-Lobera
• Date: 2013
• Source: Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2013; 9: 415–430. doi:  10.2147/NDT.S42714

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Neuropsychology of eating disorders




Body Image Quality of Life in Eating Disorders

The objective was to examine how body image affects quality of life in 3 clinical or non-clinical samples. One of the researcher`s hypothesis was that ED patients would show the worst body image quality of life. 

• Title: Body image quality of life in eating disorders
• Authors: Ignacio Jáuregui Lobera and Patricia Bolaños Ríos
• Date: 2011
• Source: Patient Prefer Adherence. 2011; 5: 109–116. doi:  10.2147/PPA.S17452

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Body image quality of life in eating disorders




CBT for Weight Loss

This study explores whether individual, 8-session cognitive-behavioral therapy can promote weight loss in midlife women.

• Title: Brief cognitive-behavioral therapy for weight loss in midlife women: a controlled study with follow-up
• Authors: Filipa Pimenta, Isabel Leal, João Maroco, and Catarina Ramos
• Date: 2012
• Source: Int J Womens Health. 2012; 4: 559–567. doi:  10.2147/IJWH.S35246

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CBT for weight loss




Anorexia nervosa Treatment Expectations

The goal of this study was to examine the expectations of potential anorexic patients seeking treatment at a specialized eating-disorder unit.

• Title: Anorexia nervosa: treatment expectations – a qualitative study
• Authors: Gunilla Paulson-Karlsson and Lauri Nevonen
• Date: 2012
• Source: J Multidiscip Healthc. 2012; 5: 169–177. doi:  10.2147/JMDH.S33658

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Anorexia nervosa Treatment Expectations




Atypical eating disorders: a review

Atypical eating disorders do not fulfill the diagnostic criteria for typical anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. Articles published between 1980 and 2010 were part of this review.

• Title: Atypical eating disorders: a review
• Authors: Garcia FD, Délavenne H, Déchelotte P
• Date: 2011
• Source: Nutrition and Dietary Supplements 2011:3 67–75, Dove Medical Press.

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Atypical eating disorders: a review





Anorexia & Bulimia Nervosa: Treatment

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are characterized by physically and/or psychologically harmful eating patterns. 

• Title: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulima Nervosa Critical Analysis of It's Treatment: Implications and Interventions
• Authors: Flourish Itulua-Abumere
• Date: 2013
• Source: The Open Access Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 1 (2013), Article ID 100007, 5 pages  doi:10.11131/2013/100007

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Anorexia nervosa and Cushing’s Syndrome

A case report of a patient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa who also developed Cushing’s syndrome.

• Title: Two diagnoses become one? Rare case report of anorexia nervosa and Cushing’s syndrome
• Authors: Nadia Sawicka, Maria Gryczynska, Jerzy Sowinski, Monika Tamborska-Zedlewska, and Marek Ruchala
• Date: 2013
• Source: Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2013; 9: 431–435. doi:  10.2147/NDT.S40398

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Anorexia nervosa and Cushing’s Syndrome