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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health response on people with eating disorder symptomatology: an Australian study

People with lived experience of eating disorders (ED) may be particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health response due to exasperating situations such as social isolation, pres...

Authors: Jane Miskovic-Wheatley, Eyza Koreshe, Marcellinus Kim, Rachel Simeone and Sarah Maguire

Understanding the conversation around COVID-19 and eating disorders: A thematic analysis of Reddit

Current research has found dramatic changes in the lives of those with eating disorders (EDs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. We build on existing research to investigate the long-term effects and adaptations th...

Authors: Ashleigh N. Shields, Elise Taylor and Jessica R. Welch

Impact of eating disorders on paid or unpaid work participation and performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Eating disorders (ED) can reduce quality of life by limiting participation and performance in social and occupational roles, including paid or unpaid work. The association between ED pathologies and work parti...

Authors: Fatima Safi, Anna M. Aniserowicz, Heather Colquhoun, Jill Stier and Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia

Orthorexia nervosa risk and associated factors among Chilean nutrition students: a pilot study

Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is characterized by an excessive, obsessive concern with healthy eating generating psychological complications and even malnutrition at a caloric and protein level. Current evidence sug...

Authors: Manuel Villa, Nicole Opawsky, Sara Manriquez, Nicole Ananías, Pablo Vergara-Barra and Marcell Leonario-Rodriguez

Gender-specific responses to multifaceted factors associated with disordered eating among adolescents of 7th to 9th grade

The prevalence of disordered eating is increasing among adolescents in Asia. The prevalence and predictors of disordered eating in boys have often gone unrecognized. This study examined gender-specific respons...

Authors: Duan-Rung Chen, Grace Sun and Brianna Levin

Effects of autism on 30-year outcome of anorexia nervosa

Long-term consequences of comorbid autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) are inadequately investigated.

Authors: Søren Nielsen, Sandra Rydberg Dobrescu, Lisa Dinkler, Carina Gillberg, Christopher Gillberg, Maria Råstam and Elisabet Wentz

Clinicians’ perspectives on supporting individuals with severe anorexia nervosa in specialist eating disorder intensive treatment settings

Admissions to intensive treatment (i.e., inpatient [IP] and/or day patient [DP]) for individuals with severe anorexia nervosa (AN) are common. Growing literature indicates potential risks and benefits of each ...

Authors: Hannah Webb, Bethan Dalton, Madeleine Irish, Daniela Mercado, Catherine McCombie, Gemma Peachey, Jon Arcelus, Katie Au, Hubertus Himmerich, A. Louise Johnston, Stanimira Lazarova, Tayeem Pathan, Paul Robinson, Janet Treasure, Ulrike Schmidt and Vanessa Lawrence

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy-enhanced compared with treatment-as-usual for anorexia nervosa in an inpatient and outpatient routine setting: a consecutive cohort study

For anorexia nervosa, firm evidence of the superiority of specialized psychological treatments is limited and economic evaluations of such treatments in real world settings are scarce. This consecutive cohort ...

Authors: Elske van den Berg, Daniela Schlochtermeier, Jitske Koenders, Liselotte de Mooij, Margo de Jonge, Anna E. Goudriaan, Matthijs Blankers, Jaap Peen and Jack Dekker

Recruitment, adherence and attrition challenges in internet-based indicated prevention programs for eating disorders: lessons learned from a randomised controlled trial of ProYouth OZ

Growing evidence supports the effectiveness of Internet-based prevention programs for eating disorders, but the adjunctive benefit of synchronous peer support has yet to be investigated. In the current study, ...

Authors: Kathina Ali, Daniel B. Fassnacht, Louise M. Farrer, Elizabeth Rieger, Markus Moessner, Stephanie Bauer and Kathleen M. Griffiths

Case reports of new-onset eating disorders in older adult cancer survivors

It is unusual for a de novo eating disorder to emerge in late adulthood. Across a number of years, a number of patients were identified who experienced severe and unexpected weight loss post curative managemen...

Authors: Dori Rakusin, Kate O’Brien and Michael Murphy

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Correction to: Dialectical behavior therapy adapted for binge eating compared to cognitive behavior therapy in obese adults with binge eating disorder: a controlled study

Authors: Mirjam W. Lammers, Maartje S. Vroling, Ross D. Crosby and Tatjana van Strien

How deep is your thought? The relations between intolerance of uncertainty, worry and weight and shape concerns in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa

Inherent to anorexia nervosa are repetitive thoughts about weight and shape. Growing research suggests the relevance of intolerance of uncertainty and worry in maintaining these types of repetitive thoughts. T...

Authors: Jojanneke M. Bijsterbosch, Anouk Keizer, Paul A. Boelen, Femke van den Brink, Unna N. Danner and Lot C. Sternheim

Validating the family coping questionnaire for eating disorders for caregivers of Japanese patients with eating disorders: association between coping strategies and psychological characteristics

Eating disorders (ED) can adversely affect the psychological health of patients’ caregivers. The present study aimed to validate a Japanese version of the Family Coping Questionnaire for Eating Disorders (FCQ-...

Authors: Seraki Miyamoto, Saki Harashima and Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi

The prevalence of substance use disorders and substance use in anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) often present with substance use and substance use disorders (SUDs). However, the prevalence of substance use and SUDs in AN has not been studied in-depth, especially the...

Authors: Daniel J. Devoe, Gina Dimitropoulos, Alida Anderson, Anees Bahji, Jordyn Flanagan, Andrea Soumbasis, Scott B. Patten, Tom Lange and Georgios Paslakis

A standard enteral formula versus an iso-caloric lower carbohydrate/high fat enteral formula in the hospital management of adolescent and young adults admitted with anorexia nervosa: a randomised controlled trial

The nutritional rehabilitation of malnourished patients hospitalised with anorexia nervosa is essential. The provision of adequate nutrition must occur, while simultaneously, minimising the risk of refeeding c...

Authors: Elizabeth Kumiko Parker, Victoria Flood, Mark Halaki, Christine Wearne, Gail Anderson, Linette Gomes, Simon Clarke, Frances Wilson, Janice Russell, Elizabeth Frig and Michael Kohn

Findings from a web content analysis of resources targeting sporting coaches aimed at educating or upskilling on eating disorders and disordered eating in athletes

Eating disorders (ED) and disordered eating (DE) are highly prevalent in athletes. Coaches can play a role in the prevention of EDs and DE behaviours and are well placed to support athletes with an ED. However...

Authors: Rebecca L. Haslam, Erin D. Clarke, Scarlett Gray, Rachel Gearon and Kirrilly Pursey

Life history strategy and overeating during COVID-19 pandemic: a moderated mediation model of sense of control and coronavirus stress

This study examined the mediating effect of sense of control and the moderating effect of coronavirus stress on the relationship between life history strategy and overeating among Chinese college students duri...

Authors: Baojuan Ye, Ruining Wang, Mingfan Liu, Xinqiang Wang and Qiang Yang

Widening the reach of family-based interventions for Anorexia Nervosa: autism-adaptations for children and adolescents

Family-based interventions are widely recommended as a first line treatment for children and young people with Anorexia Nervosa. There is clear evidence that model-adherent delivery of specific eating disorder...

Authors: Rachel Loomes and Rachel Bryant-Waugh

Experiences of eating disorders from the perspectives of patients, family members and health care professionals: a meta-review of qualitative evidence syntheses

Eating disorders are serious conditions that cause major suffering for patients and their families. Better knowledge about perceptions of eating disorders and their treatment, and which factors that facilitate...

Authors: Sanna Aila Gustafsson, Karin Stenström, Hanna Olofsson, Agneta Pettersson and Karin Wilbe Ramsay

Disordered eating and self-harm as risk factors for poorer mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK-based birth cohort study

Young adults and especially those with pre-existing mental health conditions, such as disordered eating and self-harm, appear to be at greater risk of developing metal health problems during the COVID-19 pande...

Authors: Naomi Warne, Jon Heron, Becky Mars, Alex S. F. Kwong, Francesca Solmi, Rebecca Pearson, Paul Moran and Helen Bould

Prevalence and contributing factors to recurrent binge eating and obesity among black adults with food insufficiency: findings from a cross-sectional study from a nationally-representative sample

Living in a food-insecure or food insufficient household may increase risk for binge eating and obesity. Because racial disparities in food access, obesity, and access to treatment for disordered eating exist,...

Authors: Rachel W. Goode, Hunna J. Watson, Rainier Masa and Cynthia M. Bulik

A new integrative model for the co-occurrence of non-suicidal self-injury behaviours and eating disorder symptoms

The high co-occurrence of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviours and eating disorder (ED) symptoms suggests these conditions share common aetiological processes. We assessed a new integrative model of shar...

Authors: Isabel Krug, Mercedes Delgado Arroyo, Sarah Giles, An Binh Dang, Litza Kiropoulos, Tara De Paoli, Kim Buck, Janet Treasure and Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz

Eating disorders symptoms and excessive internet use in adolescents: the role of internalising and externalising problems

Both eating disorders and excessive internet use represent significant health issues for contemporary adolescents. Yet, the link between them has seldom been investigated. We aim to study this association thro...

Authors: Nika Šablatúrová, Jaroslav Gottfried, Lukas Blinka, Anna Ševčíková and Daniela Husarova

“I’m still here, but no one hears you”: a qualitative study of young women’s experiences of persistent distress post family-based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa

Family-based treatment (FBT) is the current treatment of choice for adolescent AN based on positive outcomes that include weight restoration in around two-thirds of adolescents. Nevertheless around a quarter d...

Authors: Janet Conti, Caroline Joyce, Simone Natoli, Kelsey Skeoch and Phillipa Hay

From research to practice: a model for clinical implementation of evidence-based outpatient interventions for eating disorders

A question frequently raised in the field is whether evidence-based interventions have adequate translational capacity for delivery in real-world settings where patients are presumed to be more complex, clinic...

Authors: Kristen E. Anderson, Sara G. Desai, Rodie Zalaznik, Natalia Zielinski and Katharine L. Loeb

The power of feeling seen: perspectives of individuals with eating disorders on receiving validation

A common complaint of individuals suffering from mental health conditions is feeling invalidated or misunderstood by care providers. This is notable, given that non-collaborative care has been linked to poor e...

Authors: Josie Geller, A. Fernandes, S. Srikameswaran, R. Pullmer and S. Marshall

Contributing roles of depression, anxiety, and impulsivity dimensions in eating behaviors styles in surgery candidates

Even if bariatric surgery is considered the most effective therapeutic approach, it is not equally successful among individuals suffering from severe obesity and candidates for this weight loss surgery. Among ...

Authors: Farid Benzerouk, Monique Guénin, Fabien Gierski, Delphine Raucher-Chéné, Sarah Barrière, Eric Bertin and Arthur Kaladjian

Using individual networks to identify treatment targets for eating disorder treatment: a proof-of-concept study and initial data

Eating disorders (EDs) are severe mental illnesses, with high morbidity, mortality, and societal burden. EDs are extremely heterogenous, and only 50% of patients currently respond to first-line treatments. Per...

Authors: Cheri A. Levinson, Rowan A. Hunt, Ani C. Keshishian, Mackenzie L. Brown, Irina Vanzhula, Caroline Christian, Leigh C. Brosof and Brenna M. Williams

Personality characteristics and medical impact of stimulant laxative abuse in eating disorder patients—a pilot study

Stimulant laxative abuse as a purging behavior can be profound in those with eating disorders. However, the psychopathology leading to stimulant laxative abuse is poorly understood. Furthermore, the medical im...

Authors: Dennis Gibson, Jodie Benabe, Ashlie Watters, Judy Oakes and Philip S. Mehler

The legacy of hope summit: a consensus-based initiative and report on eating disorders in the U.S. and recommendations for the path forward

Several unsuccessful attempts have been made to reach a cross-disciplinary consensus on issues fundamental to the field of eating disorders in the United States (U.S.). In January 2020, 25 prominent clinicians...

Authors: Donald Blackwell, Carolyn Becker, Ovidio Bermudez, Michael E. Berrett, Gayle E. Brooks, Douglas W. Bunnell, Dena Cabrera, Carolyn Costin, Nancy Hemendinger, Craig Johnson, Kelly L. Klump, Cheri A. Levinson, Michael Lutter, Margo Maine, Carrie J. McAdams, Beth Hartman McGilley…

The development and psychometric evaluation of FABIANA-checklist: a scale to assess factors influencing treatment initiation in anorexia nervosa

A long duration of untreated illness (DUI) is an unfavorable prognostic factor in anorexia nervosa (AN) and is associated with chronic illness progression. Although previous preventive measures aimed at reduci...

Authors: Laurence Reuter, Denise Kästner, Justine Schmidt, Angelika Weigel, Ulrich Voderholzer, Marion Seidel, Bianca Schwennen, Helge Fehrs, Bernd Löwe and Antje Gumz

Enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) for severe and extreme anorexia nervosa in an outpatient eating disorder unit at a public hospital: a quality-assessment study

The aim of this quality-assessment study was to determine the outcome of patients with severe and extreme anorexia nervosa (AN) in a real-world outpatient setting.

Authors: Stein Frostad, Simona Calugi, Caroline B. N. Engen and Riccardo Dalle Grave

Exploring the experience of being viewed as “not sick enough”: a qualitative study of women recovered from anorexia nervosa or atypical anorexia nervosa

Despite common misconceptions, an individual may be seriously ill with a restrictive eating disorder without an outwardly recognizable physical sign of the illness. The aim of this qualitative study was to inv...

Authors: Kari Eiring, Trine Wiig Hage and Deborah Lynn Reas

An evaluation of family-based treatment for restrictive-type eating disorders, delivered as standard care in a public mental health service

Family-based treatment (FBT) has demonstrated efficacy for anorexia nervosa (AN) in youth in randomized, controlled trials. It is important to assess if it shows a similar effectiveness when implemented in sta...

Authors: Mette Bentz, Signe Holm Pedersen and Ulla Moslet

The effect of mood on food versus non-food interference among females who are high and low on emotional eating

Emotional eating refers to overeating triggered by emotional experiences and may cause significant psychological distress and health problems. Thus, it is important to better understand its underlying mechanis...

Authors: Hilla Sambal, Cara Bohon and Noam Weinbach

The KOALA-study: study protocol for a comprehensive study of cognitive biases in adolescent anorexia nervosa patients compared to healthy and clinical controls

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is characterized by dysfunctional cognitions including cognitive biases at various levels of information processing. However, less is known about the specificity of these biases, i.e., if...

Authors: Anca Sfärlea, Linda Lukas, Gerd Schulte-Körne and Belinda Platt

Burnout among staff on specialized eating disorder units in Norway

Burnout is commonly associated with low workplace wellbeing. Patients with eating disorders are frequently referred to as a particularly challenging group to treat. It is therefore important to study healthcar...

Authors: Trine Wiig Hage, Karin Isaksson Rø and Øyvind Rø

Disturbances in the experiences of embodiment related to attachment, mentalization and self-objectification in anorexia nervosa

Body image disturbance is central to both the understanding and treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN); however, the underlying psychological processes involved are still not well understood. One way towards a bet...

Authors: Hannah Katznelson, Sarah I. F. Daniel, Stig Poulsen, Susanne Lunn, Bernadette Buhl-Nielsen and Jan Magnus Sjögren

Prevalence and early risk factors for bulimia nervosa symptoms in inner-city youth: gender and ethnicity perspectives

Research on risk factors associated with bulimia nervosa symptoms (BN) in ethnic minorities has been limited. This study adds to the existing literature by providing the ethnicity- and gender-specific prevalen...

Authors: Vladislav Ruchkin, Johan Isaksson, Mary Schwab-Stone and Andrew Stickley

Description of characteristics and outcomes of a cohort of patients with severe and enduring eating disorders (SE-ED)

To describe the characteristics of the patients, as well as the treatment outcomes for the people treated in an Endocrinology and Nutrition unit with a diagnosis of SE-ED (> 7 years evolution despite evidence-...

Authors: Ana Piñar-Gutiérrez, Elena Dios-Fuentes, Pablo Remón-Ruiz, Diego Del Can-Sánchez, Antonio Vázquez-Morejón, Marta López-Narbona, Javier Dastis-Rodríguez de Guzmán, Eva Venegas-Moreno and Alfonso Soto-Moreno

Binge eating behavior in a sample of Lebanese Adolescents: Correlates and Binge Eating Scale validation

Binge eating disorder is a common eating disorder among the adolescent population. The available literature in the Middle East in general, and Lebanon specifically, is relatively scarce and/or outdated. The ob...

Authors: Anthony Mina, Souheil Hallit, Radoslaw Rogoza, Sahar Obeid and Michel Soufia

Food Attention Bias: appetite comes with eating

Cognitive interventions may be effective in weight loss. The purpose of this study was to assess if cognitive reappraisal (CR; reframing the meaning of a stimulus in order to change the resulting emotional res...

Authors: Lilac Lev-Ari, Hamutal Kreiner and Omer Avni

Binge eating among older women: prevalence rates and health correlates across three independent samples

Emerging research indicates that binge eating (BE; consuming unusually large amounts of food in one siting while feeling a loss of control) is prevalent among older women. Yet, health correlates of BE in older...

Authors: Salomé Adelia Wilfred, Carolyn Black Becker, Kathryn E. Kanzler, Nicolas Musi, Sara E. Espinoza and Lisa Smith Kilpela

A systematic review of cognitive behavior therapy and dialectical behavior therapy for adolescent eating disorders

Eating disorders have serious psychological and physical consequences. Current evidence-based treatments for adolescents with eating disorders have modest effects, underscoring the need to improve current trea...

Authors: Emily N. Vogel, Simar Singh and Erin C. Accurso

Validation of the Arabic version of the Dusseldorf Orthorexia Scale (DOS) among Lebanese adolescents

Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is defined as a pathological preoccupation characterized by obsessive beliefs and compulsive behaviors regarding 'pure' eating behaviors. Many scales have been established and display g...

Authors: Radoslaw Rogoza, Souheil Hallit, Michel Soufia, Friederike Barthels and Sahar Obeid

Efficacy of post-inpatient aftercare treatments for anorexia nervosa: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Early relapse after inpatient treatment is a serious problem in the management of anorexia nervosa (AN). Specialized aftercare interventions have the potential to bridge the gap between inpatient and outpatien...

Authors: Katrin E. Giel, Simone C. Behrens, Kathrin Schag, Peter Martus, Stephan Herpertz, Tobias Hofmann, Eva-Maria Skoda, Ulrich Voderholzer, Jörn von Wietersheim, Beate Wild, Almut Zeeck, Ulrike Schmidt, Stephan Zipfel and Florian Junne

Externalizing your eating disorder: a qualitative interview study

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric disorder with an ego-syntonic nature, causing many patients to perceive their AN as part of their personal identity. Therefore, an important part of treatment is the exte...

Authors: Marthe M. Voswinkel, Cleo Rijkers, Johannes J. M. van Delden and Annemarie A. van Elburg

Qualitative patient experiences from the Self-Blame and Perspective-Taking Intervention for eating disorders

Problems in social cognition and social support contribute to eating disorders (ED). Group therapy provides an ideal format to create an experiential learning environment focused on understanding social intera...

Authors: Whitney Smith Hagan, Susan Mericle, Bethany J. Hunt, Jessica A. Harper, Jayme M. Palka, Sarah Pelfrey and Carrie J. McAdams

Supported online cognitive behavioural therapy for bulimia nervosa: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

Despite the availability of effective treatments for bulimia nervosa (BN), a number of barriers to accessibility exist. Examples include access to trained clinicians, the expense of treatment, geographical lim...

Authors: Sarah Barakat, Stephen Touyz, Danielle Maloney, Janice Russell, Phillipa Hay, Michelle Cunich, Sharyn Lymer, Marcellinus Kim, Sloane Madden, Jane Miskovic-Wheatley and Sarah Maguire