Carpenter was the first celebrity casualty of an eating disorder, according to Randy Schmidt, the author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter. After her death, however, other public ...

Better screening for eating disorders is needed, says Lisa Ranzenhofer, assistant professor of psychiatry in the Jacobs ...

A study conducted at Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia. Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric ...

Anorexia is like having a distorted mirror in your mind that makes you see yourself as bigger than you really are. It's this relentless fear of gaining weight that drives people to skip meals or eat ...

Recovery from anorexia is a lifelong process – and winning the battle doesn’t mean an anorexic isn’t susceptible to future relapse. Aimee Liu was first treated for anorexia when she was 15-years old, ...

When Heartstopper Season 3 premiered on October 3, 2024, the series took a more intense turn by focusing on Charlie’s battle with an eating disorder. While continuing to explore the complexities of ...

The active chemical in "magic mushrooms" may help treat anorexia, a new study has found. Following psilocybin treatment, 4 of 10 study participants showed clinically significant reductions in their ...

The 3 eating disorders--anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating--occur at a frequency far greater than usually realized. Anorexia has been found to be present in up to 1% of teenage and ...

Co-authors: Emily K Gray, MD and Steven Schlozman, MD As we recognize National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, we hope the information shared will be both informative and useful. For more information ...

Susan Rossell receives funding from Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre via the IgnitED Grant - Australian Government National Leadership in Mental Health Program – National ...