Georgie Parker summarises a longitudinal cohort study which finds that eating behaviours in childhood may predict eating disorder behaviours and diagnoses in adolescence.
[read the full story...]Stigma and eating disorders: theory and practice
Lorna Collins writes her debut elf blog on a recent mixed-methods systematic review, which asks: How do people with eating disorders experience the stigma associated with their condition?
[read the full story...]Eye-tracking in eating disorders research: new insights? #LEDC19
Caitlin Lloyd writes her debut elf blog on a new systematic review of eye‐tracking research in eating disorders.
[read the full story...]Anorexia therapies present and future: a 3-star review, or a 3-star field of research? #LEDC19
Sarah McDonald writes a new blog to accompany the #LEDC19 conference, which explores established and emerging interventions for the treatment of anorexia nervosa in adults and children.
[read the full story...]Treating men with eating disorders: do we need gender-specific care?
Una Foye explores the implications of a recent qualitative study of clinicians’ views on treatment adaptations for men with eating disorders.
[read the full story...]Eating disorders and autoimmune diseases: a bidirectional relationship?
Helen Bould appraises a new Swedish study published today in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, which evaluates the strength of associations for the bidirectional relationships between eating disorders and autoimmune diseases.
[read the full story...]Autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases associated with higher risk of eating disorders
Francesca Solmi appraises and summaries a recent population-based cohort study that explores the links between eating disorders and autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases.
[read the full story...]Family therapy for anorexia: can it create closeness and containment in parent-adolescent relationships?
Sarah McDonald blogs about a recent study that explores the effect of family-based treatment for anorexia on familial relationships.
[read the full story...]Anorexia nervosa: relapse, remission and recovery
Sarah McDonald asks: What happens after treatment? She summarises a recent systematic review of relapse, remission, and recovery in anorexia nervosa.
[read the full story...]Genetic correlations reveal new clues to anorexia nervosa
Marcus Munafo explores a new genome-wide association study of anorexia nervosa, which reveals significant locus and metabolic genetic correlations.
[read the full story...]