Sarah McDonald is impressed by this new systematic review of universal, selective and indicated prevention for eating disorders.
[read the full story...]Prevention of eating disorders: where do we start?
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The stigma of eating disorders: which interventions might help?
Francesca Solmi summarises a new systematic review of stigma and eating disorders, and asks if it’s time to move beyond socio-cultural explanations of risk.
[read the full story...]Rapid response to eating disorders predicts better outcomes
Francesca Solmi writes her debut elf blog on a recent systematic review and meta-analysis of rapid response to eating disorders, which finds that early treatment of anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder is associated with moderate improvements in behavioural and cognitive outcomes.
[read the full story...]Eating disorders: impact on health-related quality of life and healthcare costs
Gemma Shields’ debut blog about a systematic review of the health-related quality of life and economic burdens of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.
[read the full story...]Eating disorders more common in schools with more girls or more educated parents
Lucas Shelemy writes his debut Mental Elf blog about a paper by fellow Elf Helen Bould, which examines whether female student populations and higher levels of parental education are associated with changes in eating disorders prevalence.
[read the full story...]Eating disorders and suicide
David Steele considers the implications of a Swedish population registry study, which finds that people with eating disorders and their close relations are at increased risk for attempting and/or completing suicide.
[read the full story...]Eating disorders associated with poor oral health
This new systematic review explored the links between eating disorders and oral health, which were first noted in the 1970s. Ten studies were included in the review and higher odds of dental erosion were seen in those with eating disorders, with the odds being greater in those with self-induced vomiting.
[read the full story...]Eating disorders in parents are associated with eating disorders in children
Emily Stapley presents the findings of a recent cohort study that highlights an association between eating disorders in parents and eating disorders in their children.
[read the full story...]E-therapy for eating disorders: review finds lack of evidence for digital treatment or prevention
Helen Bould summarises a new systematic review that finds a lack of evidence for the digital treatment or prevention of eating disorders. With so many new websites and apps popping up every week, why is there no reliable evidence of positive effect?
[read the full story...]Tooth erosion: review suggests an association with eating disorders
While this new review of observational studies does suggest an increase in tooth erosion in those suffering with eating disorders concerns of the quality of the available evidence means that this is not sufficient to support a causal role for eating disorders in tooth erosion.
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