In a recent review article published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, researchers Kim Wilson and Robert Kagabo at the College of Health Sciences, Utah Tech University, discussed the disparities ...
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 ...
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder marked by uncontrollable binge-eating and subsequent purging by vomiting or using laxatives or diuretics. Other compensatory behaviors after binging include ...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Opiant”) (NASDAQ: OPNT), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing pharmacological treatments for addictions ...
If you or a loved one has struggled with an eating disorder, know this: You (and they) are not alone. Some 5% of the population has been diagnosed with one before, per the American Psychiatric ...
In a recent study, researchers from Japan devised a 12-week online CBT program with therapist guidance and weekly self-help modules that helped women achieve fewer binge eating episodes and higher ...
Bulimia nervosa is frequently overlooked not because it is mild, but because it is often profoundly secretive in how it presents and progresses. The disorder tends to unfold in private, with binge ...
When presented with a vignette describing the behaviors and characteristics of a patient with disordered eating, only a quarter of mental health providers who participated in a new study were able to ...