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Physicians’ perspectives on the treatment of patients with eating disorders in the acute setting

Hospitalisation for an eating disorder is rare, however treatment in the acute medical setting can be a life-saving admission. While the multidisciplinary team delivers overall patient care, medical decisions ...

Authors: Alexandra R. Davidson, Sarah Braham, Lauren Dasey and Dianne P. Reidlinger

The Short Treatment Allocation Tool for Eating Disorders: current practices in assigning patients to level of care

The Short Treatment Allocation Tool for Eating Disorders (STATED) is a new evidence-based algorithm developed to match patients to the most clinically appropriate and cost-effective level of care (Geller et al., ...

Authors: Josie Geller, Leanna Isserlin, Emily Seale, Megumi M. Iyar, Jennifer S. Coelho, Suja Srikameswaran and Mark Norris

Treatment effects on compulsive exercise and physical activity in eating disorders

Dysfunctional thoughts- and use of physical activity (PA) are core symptoms of the eating disorders (ED) bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED). The compulsive desire for PA complicates a favoura...

Authors: Therese Fostervold Mathisen, Solfrid Bratland-Sanda, Jan H. Rosenvinge, Oddgeir Friborg, Gunn Pettersen, Kari Anne Vrabel and Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen

Classification challenges in the field of eating disorders: can severe and enduring anorexia nervosa be better defined?

Authors: Phillipa Hay and Stephen Touyz

An exploratory study of challenges and successes in implementing adapted family-based treatment in a community setting

Although family-based treatment (FBT) is accepted as the first-line treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa, studies show that it is infrequently used by clinicians in community settings. To elucidate some o...

Authors: Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher, Erin C. Accurso, Setareh Rossman, Susan F. McClanahan, Gina Dimitropoulos and Daniel Le Grange

Compulsive exercise in eating disorders: proposal for a definition and a clinical assessment

Compulsive exercise has been recognized as a highly prevalent symptom in eating disorders (ED) for over 100 years and is associated with poor short-term and long-term treatment outcome. Progress in understandi...

Authors: Nina Dittmer, Corinna Jacobi and Ulrich Voderholzer

Eating disorders in biological males: clinical presentation and consideration of sex differences in a pediatric sample

The growing body of research on eating disorders among male adolescents reveals some sex differences in clinical presentation. The current study set out to replicate and extend recent research on the clinical ...

Authors: Jennifer S. Coelho, Tiffany Lee, Priscilla Karnabi, Alex Burns, Sheila Marshall, Josie Geller and Pei-Yoong Lam

Fitspiration and thinspiration: a comparison across three social networking sites

Fitspiration, or images and text promoting health and fitness, and thinspiration, or images and text promoting thinness, have both received criticism for their negative effects on body image and dieting behavi...

Authors: Angela S. Alberga, Samantha J. Withnell and Kristin M. von Ranson

An examination of risk factors that moderate the body dissatisfaction-eating pathology relationship among New Zealand adolescent girls

Eating disorders (EDs) and their subclinical variants are important health concerns for adolescent girls, and body dissatisfaction is a more common yet often debilitating experience that typically precedes the...

Authors: Juliet K. Rosewall, David H. Gleaves and Janet D. Latner

The revised short-form of the Eating Beliefs Questionnaire: Measuring positive, negative, and permissive beliefs about binge eating

The Eating Beliefs Questionnaire (EBQ) is a self-report assessment tool that measures positive and negative beliefs about food and eating that are believed to play a key role in maintaining binge eating behaviour...

Authors: Amy L. Burton and Maree J. Abbott

Binge eating disorder and night eating syndrome in adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is increasing in prevalence worldwide, and is closely linked to obesity. Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and Night Eating Syndrome (NES) are eating disorders that are common in obesity, and ...

Authors: Sally Abbott, Naomi Dindol, Abd A. Tahrani and Milan K. Piya

Psychometric properties of the Iranian version of mindful eating questionnaire in women who seeking weight reduction

The aim of the present study was to test the validity, reliability and factor structure of the original Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ) for use in an Iranian population.

Authors: Zahra Abbaspoor, Nahid Javadifar, Mahsa Miryan and Parvin Abedi

Themes arising during implementation consultation with teams applying family-based treatment: a qualitative study

This study describes themes arising during implementation consultation with teams providing Family-Based Treatment (FBT) to adolescents with eating disorders.

Authors: Jennifer Couturier, Melissa Kimber, Melanie Barwick, Tracy Woodford, Gail McVey, Sheri Findlay, Cheryl Webb, Alison Niccols and James Lock

What can food-image tasks teach us about anorexia nervosa? A systematic review

A salient feature of anorexia nervosa (AN) is the persistent and severe restriction of food, such that dietary intake is inadequate to maintain a healthy body weight. Experimental tasks and paradigms have used...

Authors: E. Caitlin Lloyd and Joanna E. Steinglass

Eating disorders in premenstrual dysphoric disorder: a neuroendocrinological pathway to the pathogenesis and treatment of binge eating

This case report details the presentation, treatment and post-operative outcome of an adult female with co-occurring binge eating disorder and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).

Authors: Camilla Lindvall Dahlgren and Erik Qvigstad

The case for a national survey of eating disorders in Australia

In this Commentary we outline the case for a national survey of eating disorders in Australia. Given the recent focus of the federal government to provide further funding for mental health research, we call fo...

Authors: L. M. Hart, D. Mitchison and P. J. Hay

How certainty appraisal might improve both body dissatisfaction and body overestimation in anorexia nervosa: a case report

Patients with anorexia nervosa often report a conscious alteration of body image representation, with both body overestimation and body dissatisfaction. Cognitive and behavioural therapy is effective for treat...

Authors: M. Metral and M. Mailliez

Self-injurious behaviour in patients with anorexia nervosa: a quantitative study

Many patients with an eating disorder report difficulties in regulating their emotions and show a high prevalence of self-injurious behaviour. Several studies have stated that both eating disorder and self-inj...

Authors: Linda Smithuis, Nienke Kool-Goudzwaard, Janneke M. de Man-van Ginkel, Harmieke van Os-Medendorp, Tamara Berends, Alexandra Dingemans, Laurence Claes, Annemarie A. van Elburg and Berno van Meijel

From bingeing to cutting: the substitution of a mal-adaptive coping strategy after bariatric surgery

An increase in self-harm emergencies after bariatric surgery have been documented, but understanding of the phenomenon is missing.

Authors: Louise Tækker, Bodil Just Christensen and Susanne Lunn

A survey of physician practices on the inpatient medical stabilization of patients with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) was added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition in 2013. ARFID can result in impaired growth and significant nutritional d...

Authors: Carly E. Guss, Tracy K. Richmond and Sara Forman

How to integrate physical activity and exercise approaches into inpatient treatment for eating disorders: fifteen years of clinical experience and research

The importance of physical activity and exercise among patients with eating disorders (EDs) is acknowledged among clinicians and researchers. The lack of clinical guidelines, the differing attitudes towards ex...

Authors: Marit Danielsen, Øyvind Rø and Sigrid Bjørnelv

Inhibition of return for body images in individuals with shape/weight based self-worth

Attentional biases for body shape and weight information have been found in people with eating disorders, indicating disorder-specific changes in the way this information is processed. To date, the literature ...

Authors: Alexandra Cobb, Elizabeth Rieger and Jason Bell

Emotional eating and weight regulation: a qualitative study of compensatory behaviors and concerns

Emotional eating, or overeating in response to negative emotions, is a behavior endorsed by both normal weight and people with overweight/obesity. For some individuals, emotional eating contributes to weight g...

Authors: Mallory Frayn, Simone Livshits and Bärbel Knäuper

Prevalence of disturbed eating behavior and associated symptoms of anxiety and depression among adult males and females with type 1 diabetes

The increased prevalence of disturbed eating behaviors (DEB), depression, and anxiety in type 1 diabetes (T1D) is generally well established; however the majority of existing research to date has focused on fe...

Authors: Line Wisting, Torild Skrivarhaug, Knut Dahl-Jørgensen and Øyvind Rø

Specialized group intervention for compulsive exercise in inpatients with eating disorders: feasibility and preliminary outcomes

Patients with eating disorders (ED) often suffer from compulsive exercise behavior, which is associated with lower short-term response to treatment and poorer long-term outcome. Evidence-based interventions sp...

Authors: Nina Dittmer, Ulrich Voderholzer, Mareike von der Mühlen, Michael Marwitz, Markus Fumi, Claudia Mönch, Katharina Alexandridis, Ulrich Cuntz, Corinna Jacobi and Sandra Schlegl

Cognitive behavioural therapy for eating disorders: how do clinician characteristics impact on treatment fidelity?

Clinicians routinely report not practising evidence-based treatments with eating disorders. There has been limited research investigating the impact of adaptable clinician characteristics such as self-efficacy...

Authors: C. E. Brown and K. Nicholson Perry

Are recovery stories helpful for women with eating disorders? A pilot study and commentary on future research

Anecdotally it is well known that eating disorder memoirs are popular with people with anorexia nervosa and recovery stories are readily available online. However, no research to date has empirically explored ...

Authors: Lisa Dawson, Barbara Mullan, Stephen Touyz and Paul Rhodes

Role of gender in the treatment experiences of people with an eating disorder: a metasynthesis

Traditionally perceived as a disorder of women, Eating Disorders (EDs) are known to have impacts on people irrespective of their gender. This study is designed to synthesise the available qualitative research ...

Authors: Priyanka Thapliyal, Phillipa Hay and Janet Conti

Treatment of children and adolescents with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder: a case series examining the feasibility of family therapy and adjunctive treatments

To date, little research has examined the effectiveness of either modified Family-Based Therapy or psychopharmacological treatments for patients diagnosed with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)...

Authors: Wendy Spettigue, Mark L. Norris, Alexandre Santos and Nicole Obeid

Disordered eating attitudes in female students of An-Najah National University: a cross-sectional study

Eating disorders (ED) are serious psychiatric disorders characterized by unhealthy eating habits. There is a limited number of studies on eating disorders among female university students in Arab countries. Th...

Authors: Raghad N. Saleh, Razan A. Salameh, Heba H. Yhya and Waleed M. Sweileh

Self-reported quantity, compulsiveness and motives of exercise in patients with eating disorders and healthy controls: differences and similarities

Compulsive exercise (CE) is a frequent symptom in patients with eating disorders (EDs). It includes, in addition to quantitatively excessive exercise behaviour, a driven aspect and specific motives of exercise...

Authors: Sandra Schlegl, Nina Dittmer, Svenja Hoffmann and Ulrich Voderholzer

An investigation of the process of change in psychopathology and exercise during inpatient treatment for adults with longstanding eating disorders

Excessive exercise is recognized as a predictor of poor outcome in eating disorders. However, little is known about how excessive exercise might affect the treatment process. The aim of this study was to descr...

Authors: S. Bratland-Sanda and K. A. Vrabel

Assessing the factor structure and measurement invariance of the eating attitude test (EAT-26) across language and BMI in young Arab women

The objective of the study was to determine the factorial structure and test the measurement invariance of the EAT-26 in a large probability sample of young female university students in Qatar (n = 2692), a Musli...

Authors: Salma M. Khaled, Linda Kimmel and Kien Le Trung

Running on empty – a nationwide large-scale examination of compulsive exercise in eating disorders

Compulsive exercise (CE) has been the neglected “Cinderella” among eating disorder (ED) symptoms, even though it seems to impact severity, treatment and outcome. This prompted a large-scale and systematic exam...

Authors: Elin Monell, Johanna Levallius, Emma Forsén Mantilla and Andreas Birgegård

Family-based treatment for transition age youth: parental self-efficacy and caregiver accommodation

Family-Based Treatment (FBT) is the first line of care in paediatric treatment while adult programs focus on individualized models of care. Transition age youth (TAY) with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) are in a unique...

Authors: Gina Dimitropoulos, Ashley L. Landers, Victoria E. Freeman, Jason Novick, Olivia Cullen, Marla Engelberg, Cathleen Steinegger and Daniel Le Grange

Implementation of enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) for adults with anorexia nervosa in an outpatient eating-disorder unit at a public hospital

Anorexia nervosa (AN) in adults is difficult to treat, and no current treatment is supported by robust evidence. A few studies, most of which were performed by highly specialized research units, have indicated...

Authors: Stein Frostad, Yngvild S. Danielsen, Guro Å. Rekkedal, Charlotte Jevne, Riccardo Dalle Grave, Øyvind Rø and Ute Kessler

Treatment outcome reporting in anorexia nervosa: time for a paradigm shift?

Authors: Stuart B. Murray, Katharine L. Loeb and Daniel Le Grange

Disordered eating behaviour in young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus

The combination of eating disorders and diabetes is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to compare the prevalence of disordered eating behaviour (DEB) in young a...

Authors: S. Keane, M. Clarke, M. Murphy, D. McGrath, D. Smith, N. Farrelly and S. MacHale

Clinical and psychological features of children and adolescents diagnosed with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder in a pediatric tertiary care eating disorder program: a descriptive study

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is an eating disorder first described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) [American Psychiatric Association, Diagnos...

Authors: Megan Cooney, Melissa Lieberman, Tim Guimond and Debra K. Katzman

Literary reading and eating disorders: survey evidence of therapeutic help and harm

There is growing evidence for the efficacy of self-help bibliotherapy as a treatment for eating disorders, although little understanding of how specific linguistic characteristics may enhance or constrain its ...

Authors: Emily T. Troscianko

Development of the “Recovery from Eating Disorders for Life” Food Guide (REAL Food Guide) - a food pyramid for adults with an eating disorder

There is limited evidence to inform nutrition and dietetic interventions for individuals with eating disorders even though it is recommended as an essential part of multidisciplinary management. There is minim...

Authors: Susan Hart, Claire Marnane, Caitlin McMaster and Angela Thomas

Disordered eating in a Swedish community sample of adolescent girls: subgroups, stability, and associations with body esteem, deliberate self-harm and other difficulties

The developmental study of subtypes of disordered eating (DE) during adolescence may be relevant to understand the development of eating disorders. The purpose of the present study was to identify subgroups wi...

Authors: Njördur Viborg, Margit Wångby-Lundh, Lars-Gunnar Lundh, Ulf Wallin and Per Johnsson

Hyperactivity in anorexia nervosa: to warm or not to warm. That is the question (a translational research one)

In the Editorial ‘Is the neglect of exercise in anorexia nervosa research a case of “running out” of ideas or do we need to take a “LEAP” of faith into the future?’ these authors express their doubts concernin...

Authors: Olaia Carrera and Emilio Gutiérrez

Neuroimaging in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder: a systematic review

In recent decades there has been growing interest in the use of neuroimaging techniques to explore the structural and functional brain changes that take place in those with eating disorders. However, to date, ...

Authors: Brooke Donnelly, Stephen Touyz, Phillipa Hay, Amy Burton, Janice Russell and Ian Caterson

Relationships between compulsive exercise, quality of life, psychological distress and motivation to change in adults with anorexia nervosa

For people with anorexia nervosa (AN), compulsive exercise is characterized by extreme concerns about the perceived negative consequences of stopping/reducing exercise, dysregulation of affect, and inflexible ...

Authors: Sarah Young, Stephen Touyz, Caroline Meyer, Jon Arcelus, Paul Rhodes, Sloane Madden, Kathleen Pike, Evelyn Attia, Ross D. Crosby and Phillipa Hay

Group schema therapy for eating disorders: study protocol

The treatment of eating disorders is a difficult endeavor, with only a relatively small proportion of clients responding to and completing standard cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Given the prevalence of ...

Authors: Fiona Calvert, Evelyn Smith, Rob Brockman and Susan Simpson

Feeding and eating disorders in the DSM-5 era: a systematic review of prevalence rates in non-clinical male and female samples

The objective of this study was to systematically review the literature on the prevalence of eating disorders (EDs) during the DSM-5 era, and to report rates of point- and lifetime prevalence.

Authors: Camilla Lindvall Dahlgren, Line Wisting and Øyvind Rø

Effects of a cognitive-behavioral exposure-based body image therapy for overweight females with binge eating disorder: a pilot study

Although not part of the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-5, body image disturbance seems to be a relevant feature of Binge Eating Disorder (BED) as well as of other eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa (AN...

Authors: Merle Lewer, Joachim Kosfelder, Johannes Michalak, Dorothea Schroeder, Nadia Nasrawi and Silja Vocks

How does family functioning effect the outcome of family based treatment for adolescents with severe anorexia nervosa?

The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between family functioning, adolescent-parent attachment and remission, as well as changes in these variables over time for adolescents with severe ...

Authors: Andrew Wallis, Jane Miskovic-Wheatley, Sloane Madden, Paul Rhodes, Ross D. Crosby, Li Cao and Stephen Touyz

Assessment and clinical management of bone disease in adults with eating disorders: a review

To review current medical literature regarding the causes and clinical management options for low bone mineral density (BMD) in adult patients with eating disorders.

Authors: Anne Drabkin, Micol S. Rothman, Elizabeth Wassenaar, Margherita Mascolo and Philip S. Mehler