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Categories: Eating Disorders
Published Exposure therapy to feared foods may help kids with eating disorders
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Whether you're afraid of dogs, needles or enclosed spaces, one of the most effective interventions for this type of anxiety disorder is exposure therapy in which you confront your fear in a safe environment. A new study finds that exposure therapy is also a promising treatment for adolescents with eating disorders. They found that exposure to feared foods -- such as candy bars and pizza -- helped kids who were in a partial hospitalization program for eating disorders experience decreased anxiety toward food.
Published Body Dissatisfaction Can Lead to Eating Disorders at Any Age
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Eating disorders are stereotypically associated with adolescents and young adults. Growing evidence, however, suggests that these conditions can occur at any time during a woman's lifespan, including at midlife. A new study finds that body dissatisfaction is a primary cause of eating disorders, especially during perimenopause.
Published Scientists uncover possible neural link between early life trauma and binge-eating disorder
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Research has revealed how a pathway in the brain that typically provides signals to stop eating may be altered by early life trauma. The discovery, obtained from studies in mice adds new perspective to binge eating and obesity.
Published Circadian rhythm disruption found to be common among mental health disorders
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists hypothesize that circadian rhythm disruption is a psychopathology factor shared by a broad range of mental illnesses and that research into its molecular foundation could be key to unlocking better therapies and treatments.
Published Deep brain stimulation shows promise against binge eating disorder
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A small device that detects food craving-related brain activity in a key brain region, and responds by electrically stimulating that region, has shown promise in a pilot clinical trial in two patients with loss-of-control binge eating disorder (BED), according to researchers.
Published Large study reveals stark changes in brain structure for people with anorexia
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New findings highlight clear differences in grey matter for people with anorexia nervosa and point to the importance of early treatment interventions.
Published Multiple diagnoses are the norm for mental illness; A new genetic analysis helps explain why
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An analysis of 11 major psychiatric disorders offers new insight into why comorbidities are the norm when it comes to mental illness. The study suggests that while there is no single gene or set of genes underlying risk for all of them, subsets of disorders -- including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia; anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder; and major depression and anxiety --s hare a common genetic architecture.
Published Researcher looks into little known 'purging disorder'
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Though purging is often a condition associated with bulimia nervosa, new research at Ohio University suggests that a different kind of eating disorder could also be responsible.
Published The hidden issue of anorexia in pregnancy
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Pregnant women with anorexia are at greater risk of having a stillbirth, underweight baby or pre-term birth, yet there are no clear guidelines for how doctors should manage the condition, according to a new study. Researchers have developed recommendations and principles for multidisciplinary management of anorexia nervosa in pregnancy. These recommendations include a focus on the specialist mental health, obstetric, medical, and nutritional care required to ensure optimal outcomes for women and their infants.
Published Brain differences in children with binge eating disorder
(via sciencedaily.com) Brain scans of children ages 9-10 with a type of eating disorder that causes uncontrollable overeating showed differences in gray matter density compared to their unaffected peers, according to a new study. The study's findings suggest that abnormal development in the brain's centers for reward and inhibition may play a role. In the children with binge eating disorder, researchers saw elevations in gray matter density in areas that are typically 'pruned' during healthy brain development. Disturbed synaptic pruning is linked to a number of psychiatric disorders.
Published Diminished activation of specific prefrontal brain region may directly contribute to binge eating in bulimia nervosa
(via sciencedaily.com) New research has revealed a key neural mechanism underlying the feeling of being unable to stop eating, the most salient aspect of binge episodes in eating disorders like bulimia nervosa.
Published Rates of type 2 diabetes are higher in people with one of various common psychiatric disorders
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study finds that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is elevated in people with a psychiatric disorder compared with the general population.
Published Beyond childhood: Picky eating in college students
(via sciencedaily.com) Looking beyond the picky eating of childhood, researchers looked at this behavior in college students. Self-identified picky eaters ate significantly less fiber and vegetables and reported greater levels of social phobia than non-picky eaters, according to a new study. Social phobia is the fear of being evaluated during everyday activities by others.
Published Eating disorder behaviors alter reward response in brain
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study found that eating disorder behaviors alter the brain's reward response process and food intake control circuitry, which can reinforce the behaviors.
Published Study shows brain differences in interpreting physical signals in mental health disorders
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have shown why people with mental health disorders, including anorexia and panic disorders, experience physical signals differently.
Published Stress does not lead to loss of self-control in eating disorders
(via sciencedaily.com) A unique residential study has concluded that, contrary to perceived wisdom, people with eating disorders do not lose self-control - leading to binge-eating - in response to stress.
Published COVID-19 pandemic has been linked with six unhealthy eating behaviors
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new probe into the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed correlations to six unhealthy eating behaviors, according to a new study.
Published 'Hunger hormone' ghrelin affects monetary decision making
(via sciencedaily.com) Higher levels of the stomach-derived hormone ghrelin, which stimulates appetite, predict a greater preference for smaller immediate monetary rewards over larger delayed financial rewards, a new study finds.
Published Deciphering the genetics behind eating disorders
(via sciencedaily.com) By analysing the genome of tens of thousand people, a team has discovering similarities between the genetic bases of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge-eating disorder, and those of psychiatric disorders. Eating disorders differ in their genetic association with anthropometric traits. Thus, genetic predisposition to certain weight traits may be a distinctive feature of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge-eating disorder.
Published Challenge to anorexia nervosa treatment guidelines
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New analysis has shown a lack of strong evidence to support current guidance on psychological therapies for treating anorexia nervosa over expert treatment as usual. The findings highlight a need for further research and support a call for individual trial data to be made available so the benefits of treatments in specific patient populations can be better understood.