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Eating Disorders

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Excessive exercise common in anorexia "Excessive exercise is one of the general warning signs of an eating disorder, but the problem may be particularly common among anorexic women who vomit or use laxatives to lose weight, a study shows."

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Anorexia Nervosa

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Anorexia Nervosa (JAMA 2006)

Anorexia nervosa in young men: A cohort study. (Int J Eat Disord. 2006)

Anorexia nervosa patients with a prior history of bulimia nervosa (Comprehensive Psychiatry 2006)

Anorexia nervosa with excessive exercise: A phenotype with close links to obsessive-compulsive disorder (Psychiatry Research 2006)

Are there gender differences in core symptoms, temperament, and short-term prospective outcome in anorexia nervosa? (Int J Eat Disord. 2006) "CONCLUSION:: Although gender has little effect on the clinical features of anorexia nervosa, the illness runs a more protracted early course in females. Possible mechanisms underlying greater persistence of morbidity in females include sexual dimorphisms in brain neurotransmission, gender differences in attitudes regarding ideal body weight, and anxiety-related personality phenotypes associated with anorexia nervosa."

Comorbidity of body dysmorphic disorder and eating disorders: Severity of psychopathology and body image disturbance. (Int J Eat Disord. 2006)

Comorbidity of eating disorders with bipolar disorder and treatment implications. (Bipolar Disord. 2006) "Conclusions: Pharmacologic treatment approaches to patients with BD and a co-occurring eating disorder require examination of the possible adverse effects of the treatment of each syndrome on the other and attempts to manage both syndromes with agents that might be beneficial to both."

Denial of Symptoms and Psychopathology in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa. (Psychopathology. 2006)

Does regional brain perfusion correlate with eating disorder symptoms in anorexia and bulimia nervosa patients? (J Psychiatr Res. 2006)

Eating habits and attitudes among 10-year-old children of mothers with eating disorders: Longitudinal study. (Br J Psychiatry. 2006) "CONCLUSIONS: The children of mothers with eating disorders manifested disturbed eating habits and attitudes compared with controls, and may be at heightened risk of developing frank eating disorder psychopathology."

[Etiology and treatment of eating disorders in adolescents: a report of 6 cases.] (Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2006)

Features associated with excessive exercise in women with eating disorders. (Int J Eat Disord. 2006)

Gastrointestinal Complaints in Patients With Eating Disorders. (J Clin Gastroenterol. 2006) "BACKGROUND: Patients with eating disorders (EDs) typically have numerous somatic and gastrointestinal complaints. Early referral to treatment may result in improved outcomes. … CONCLUSION: Gastroenterologists and primary care physicians should employ available instruments to screen young women of low to normal weight with gastrointestinal complaints for possible EDs. Referral to specialized treatment programs should be made promptly when an ED is identified."

How do children with eating disorders differ from adolescents with eating disorders at initial evaluation? (J Adolesc Health. 2006) "CONCLUSIONS: There are important diagnostic and gender differences in younger patients. Young ED patients presented at a lower percentage of ideal body weight and had lost weight more rapidly, which may put them at higher risk for future growth sequelae than their older counterparts."

Increased dopaminergic activity in restricting-type anorexia nervosa. (Psychiatry Res. 2006) "Eye blink rate, a peripheral measure of central dopaminergic activity, has been investigated in 20 female anorexic "restricting-type" patients and 16 healthy female subjects. A significantly increased blink rate was found in the anorexic patients. A significant positive correlation between blink rate and duration of illness was also found."

Is an integral nutritional approach to eating disorders feasible in primary care? (Br J Nutr. 2006)

Is major depressive episode related to anxiety disorders in anorexics and bulimics? (Compr Psychiatry. 2006)

Long-term mortality in anorexia nervosa: a report after an 8-year follow-up and a review of the most recent literature. (Eur J Clin Nutr. 2006)

Mood change during weight restoration in patients with anorexia nervosa. (Int J Eat Disord. 2006) "CONCLUSION:: Patients with AN undergoing nutritional rehabilitation and psychotherapy on an inpatient unit present with significant depressive symptoms as measured by the BDI, and, with weight restoration, demonstrate statistically significant improvement in mood symptoms without the use of adjunctive medication."

Personality pathology among individuals with a lifetime history of anorexia nervosa. (J Personal Disord. 2006)

Personality prototypes in eating disorders based on the big five model. (J Personal Disord. 2006)

Polycystic ovary syndrome in bulimic women - an evaluation based on the new diagnostic criteria. (Gynecol Endocrinol. 2006) "In conclusion, this study supports an increased frequency of PCOS in bulimic women and may also indicate increased androgen sensitivity in these women. PCOS may promote bulimic behavior since androgens have appetite-stimulating effects and could impair impulse control. Menstrual disturbances and clinical signs of hyperandrogenism should be evaluated in bulimics in order to provide adequate medical care and treatment."

Psychiatric comorbidities of female inpatients with eating disorders. (Psychosom Med. 2006) "CONCLUSIONS: New findings emerged: extremely high comorbidity regardless of eating disorder, ubiquitous depression across all eating disorders, no difference in overall rate of anxiety disorders across eating disorders, greater posttraumatic stress disorder in binge-purge anorexia, more psychotic diagnoses in anorexia. Certain previous findings were confirmed: more obsessive-compulsive disorder in anorexia; more substance use in bulimia; and a replicated comorbidity rank-ordering for eating disorder patients: mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders, respectively."

Self-help and Guided Self-help for Eating Disorders. (Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006)

Self-recognition of disordered eating among women with bulimic-type eating disorders: A community-based study. (Int J Eat Disord. 2006) "CONCLUSION:: Poor recognition of eating-disordered behavior may be conducive to low or inappropriate treatment seeking among individuals with bulimic- type eating disorders. The perception that only disorders involving self-induced vomiting are pathological may need to be addressed in prevention programs."

Strategic memory in adults with anorexia nervosa: Are there similarities to obsessive compulsive spectrum disorders? (Int J Eat Disord. 2006)

Suicidality in eating disorders: Occurrence, correlates, and clinical implications. (Clin Psychol Rev. 2006)

The adverse effect of negative comments about weight and shape from family and siblings on women at high risk for eating disorders. (Pediatrics. 2006) "CONCLUSIONS: In college women with high weight and shape concerns, retrospective reports of negative comments about weight, shape, and eating were associated with higher scores on subscales of emotional abuse and neglect. This study provides additional evidence that family criticism results in long-lasting, negative effects."

The psychobiology and diagnostic significance of amenorrhea in patients with anorexia nervosa. (Fertil Steril. 2006) "Amenorrhea is a diagnostic criterion for anorexia nervosa (AN), although menstrual cycles have been found to persist in some women with all the other features of AN. . "

The role of leptin in anorexia nervosa: clinical implications. (Mol Psychiatry. 2006)

Twelve-year course and outcome predictors of anorexia nervosa (International Journal of Eating Disorders 2006)

Understanding eating disorders. (Horm Behav. 2006)

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