Category: Eating Disorders

Patients suffering from bulimia, aged 12-19, respond better to family-based treatments than supportive psychotherapy, according to an article in Archives of General Psychiatry (JAMA/Archives). Supportive psychotherapy explores the underlying issues of the disorder.

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), is pleased to announce that Rachel Seidel, M.D., has won the national AACAP 2007 Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Award for her paper, “Anna, Leaving for College: Interruption, Separation and Termination in the Psychoanalytic Treatment of an Adolescent Girl With Bulimia.” Members of the AACAP Psychotherapy Committee selected Dr. Seidel after a competitive process. Dr.

Dietitians of Canada (DC) is excited about the launch of the EatRight Ontario service by the government of Ontario that now provides residents of Ontario with better access to Registered Dietitians and trusted nutrition advice. By calling 1-877-510-5102 in Ontario or visiting http://www.ontario.ca/eatright you can connect with a Registered Dietitian (RD) and get answers to your nutrition and healthy eating questions.

Remuda Programs for Eating Disorders, the nation’s leading eating disorder treatment center, reports a dangerous new trend of manipulating insulin doses in order to lose weight is emerging among young women with diabetes and eating disorders. A recent study reports the death rate of a person who has both diabetes and an eating disorder, and who hasn’t received treatment, is nearly 35 percent.

In the U.S., Mexico and around the world, approximately three women out of every 100 will develop anorexia or bulimia, and some studies indicate that as many as 20 percent of anorexics may die of the disease. With these kinds of statistics as a spur, the Swedish Trade Council is “exporting” a highly successful treatment for eating disorders developed by scientists at the famed Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and currently available to people in the U.S.

Eating disorders patients are likely to abuse Alli, the first over-the-counter diet drug approved by the FDA, predicts a Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute psychologist who specializes in treating these patients. “Because it’s been approved by the FDA, people think it’s safe. But if patients are already at a healthy weight and are using Alli as part of their eating disorder, then it is not safe.

Baroness Denise Kingsmill, Chairman of the Independent Model Health Inquiry, established by the British Fashion Council to look into the health of models on the catwalks at London Fashion Week, recently published the Inquiry’s Interim Report containing outline recommendations to ensure the industry behaves responsibly and in the best interests of those models who help make a success of London Fashion Week.

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) has encouraged the American Medical Association (AMA) to call for the development of better standards of care for children and adolescents with eating disorders and to emphasize the need for eating disorder prevention programs.

Models seem to be suffering the brunt of the fashion industry’s obsession with size zero, according to a new study carried out by the Model Health Inquiry. The study indicates that as many as 40% of models may currently be suffering from some kind of eating disorder. The report suggests that there is a growing number of women with hidden eating disorders. If this is the case, perhaps current known cases may be just the tip of the iceberg. Dr.

You run in the morning, train for your next marathon at night despite a nagging injury, and head to the gym to weight train in your free time. Missing a workout is not an option.Are you exercised obsessed, or just an avid exercise enthusiast?That depends on your attitude, say mental health experts. If you exercise frequently because you enjoy it and you like the health benefits it provides, you have the right reasons in mind.