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HEALTH ISSUE: Eating disorders are an increasing public health problem among young women. Anorexia and bulimia may give rise to serious physical conditions such as hypothermia, hypotension, electrolyte imbalance, endocrine disorders, and kidney failure. KEY ISSUES: Eating disorders are primarily a problem among women.
Gucciardi, Enza +3 more
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Eating disorders rank among the most debilitating psychiatric disturbances that affect young women. Knowledge has increased in recent years about the two major eating disorders, anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN); however, much remains unknown.
D A, Klein, B T, Walsh
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Background Family therapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa (AN) has stronger evidence of efficacy in comparison with individual therapy, and family-based treatment (FBT) is the most evaluated in numerous randomized clinical trials.
Svetlana Oshukova +3 more
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Physical appearance perfectionism explains variance in eating disorder symptoms above general perfectionism [PDF]
Physical appearance perfectionism is a domain-specific form of perfectionism comprising two components: hope for perfection and worry about imperfection (Yang & Stoeber, 2012).
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The outcome at follow-up after inpatient eating disorder treatment: a naturalistic study
Background Patients with eating disorders may experience a severe and enduring course of illness. Treatment outcome for patients provided with inpatient treatment is reported as poor. Research to date has not provided consistent results for predictors of
Marit Danielsen +5 more
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Background Loss of control eating (LOC-E) in youth predicts the later development of full-syndrome binge-eating disorder (BED), and therefore, could be a relevant target for prevention treatments.
Aaron R. Keshen +7 more
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Obese patients with a binge eating disorder have an unfavorable metabolic and inflammatory profile [PDF]
To evaluate whether obese patients with a binge eating disorder (BED) have an altered metabolic and inflammatory profile related to their eating behaviors compared with non-BED obese.A total of 115 White obese patients consecutively recruited underwent ...
Aloi, M +8 more
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Eating disorder literacy and stigmatising attitudes towards anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder among adolescents [PDF]
Little research has investigated adolescents’ understanding of eating disorders (EDs) or attitudes towards people affected by EDs. This impedes the development of targeted health promotion interventions.
McNamara, N +3 more
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Eating disorders are considered chronic diseases of civilization. The most studied and well known are anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Anorexia is considered one of the most common psychiatric problems of girls in puberty and adolescence. Due to high mortality and morbidity as well as the increasing expansion of these diseases, it is clear why
Kontić Olga +5 more
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The prevalence of eating disorders not otherwise specified [PDF]
Objective: Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) represent the most common eating disorder diagnosed in specialized treatment settings. The purpose of the current study is to assess the prevalence of EDNOS in a nationwide community sample ...
Gonçalves, Sónia +3 more
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