Patients identified several unique transition issues for young adults with eating disorders. We identified valuable insights and seven key themes from these interviews. While all patients recognized the value of educational resources, rather than being just a static source of information, they envisioned...
New Curtin University research has found an inpatient treatment approach can help adults with eating disorders improve not only their physical health, but also their psychological health. The research ispublishedin theJournal of Eating Disorders. Ad "High-energy refeeding" is frequently used to treat ...
Bulimia nervosa:episodes of binge eating along with additional behaviors to compensate for the overeating, such as self-induced vomiting, laxative overuse, excessive exercise, or prolonged fasting. People with bulimia tend to be normal weight or overweight. Treatment for eating disorders generally involv...
European Eating Disorders Review, 13, 255-263. doi: 10.1002/erv.651Ro, O., Martinsen, E. W., Hoffart, A., Sexton, H., & Rosenvinge, J. H. (2005). Adults with chronic eating disorders: Two-year follow-up after in-patient treatment. European Eating Disorders Review, 13, 255-263....
The state of starvation can, in and of itself, contribute to the development of many of the biological and psychological signs and symptoms seen in children, adolescents, and young adults with eating disorders, supported by evidence from the Minnesota experiments. ...
I take a biological view of restrictive eating disorders. In short, It is food scarcity (energy deficit) that sparks the migration response in many different species, including humans. For those of us with the predisposition for this migration response when we go into energy deficit, we develop...
Because patients with eating disorders often present with physical symptoms caused by starvation, induced emesis, or diet pill and laxative abuse, the primary care provider may be the first person to diagnose an eating disorder and to establish the therapeutic team. Many of the psychiatric aspects ...
To determine the prevalence of clinical eating disorders and lesser degrees of disturbed eating in young adults with insulin dependent diabetes and a matched sample of non-diabetic female controls. Cross sectional survey of eating habits and attitudes in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects. Outpatient ...
Ki, P. (2011). Exploring the experiences of participants in short-term art-based sup- port groups for adults living with eating disorders. Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal, 24(2), 1-13.Ki, P. (2011). Exploring the experiences of participants in short-term art-based support groups...
Patients with eating disorders are commonly encountered by nutrition support teams. They can be difficult to distinguish, to positively diagnose and separate from organic diseases (e.g. partial small bowel obstruction or a dysmotility). Multidisciplinary team (MDT) management for such patients is essen...