A recent study identified two different gene clusters believed to be responsible for the development of eating disorders. While previous studies have found that eating disorders are 50-80% genetic, the current study aimed to better understand which genes are damaged...
Eating disorder researchers have consistently demonstrated that Family-Based Treatment (FBT) is the best treatment solution for children with anorexia (an emerging body of evidence is showing similar effectiveness for children and adolescents with bulimia and adults...
A German study recently published to JAMA Psychiatry confirmed that face-to-face delivery of CBT treatment remains the gold standard treatment for Binge Eating Disorder (BED). This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of internet-based guided self-help compared with...
For an individual with anorexia nervosa, it can feel like a constant struggle to quiet the “noise” within the brain. As we know from neurological research, a misfiring of a neurochemicals within the AN brain cause a flood of panic, negative self-talk and anxious...
Former UC Berkeley student Kim Russo calls the college setting “a perfect setting for an eating disorder to blossom.” She accredits this to the competitive nature of a college campus and environment that often breeds self-criticism and comparison. As a result of her...