A UB clinical psychologist says better screening is needed for eating disorders, raising the issue during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The national campaign, taking place Feb. 23 through ...

Do you sometimes feel as if you cannot stop worrying? Do you toss and turn at night feeling nervous about the next day? If so, you are not alone. Anxiety is a common experience for Americans. Anxiety ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is strongly linked to disordered eating, which in turn, impedes treatment for the anxiety disorder in new findings that underscore the need for ...

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has released an online screening and assessment tool for eating disorders. "People with eating disorders have a high rate of mortality and are growing in ...

Tamie Gangloff says that eating disorders stem from body image disturbances. Sufferers may believe that their bodies don’t work the way they are supposed to. Another possible cause is chronic illness.

GLP-1 drugs, originally for type 2 diabetes, are increasingly used for weight loss, but they can worsen eating disorders. Rapid weight loss from these drugs can reinforce harmful eating behaviors and ...

Eating disorders are among the deadliest and fastest-growing mental health conditions, yet they remain largely misunderstood. Popular portrayals reduce these illnesses to superficial stereotypes, ...

A University of Kansas researcher who developed the first screening tool for eating disorders in veterans has been awarded a four-year, $4.2 million grant by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to ...

Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London have identified a range of weight-loss behaviors that are not included in current assessment ...

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