Evidence-based treatments for adolescents with eating disorders A specific type of family therapy, called family-based treatment (FBT), is the most empirically supported intervention for adolescents ...

A small new study suggests that magic mushrooms may one day offer a new treatment for anorexia nervosa, a serious eating ...

A recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition presented a neurobiological model supporting a therapeutic ketogenic diet (TKD) for anorexia nervosa (AN). This model integrates ...

A small pilot study from the Center for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London indicates that psilocybin—the active ...

However, this may not be the case. Researchers from Curtin's School of Population Health investigated 97 voluntary hospital inpatients (55 adults and 42 adolescents) with eating disorders, the ...

Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric disorder for which there are limited treatment options, and it has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric diagnosis. A pilot study is now ...

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 ...

People with anorexia nervosa have unusually high levels of a hormone called LEAP2 in their blood when they are in the acute ...

Restricting food intake is one symptom of the binge-purge type of anorexia nervosa. The other main symptom is engaging in binge eating followed by purging through various methods. Anorexia nervosa ...

Anorexia nervosa restricting type is a subtype of anorexia nervosa that involves restricting food intake without bingeing or purging. Some people who have this subtype also exercise excessively.

Treatment methods for eating disorders vary and often change, based on the patient's age and level of care needed. Changes to eating disorder treatment may cause patient distress, dangerous delays, ...