Science News
about Eating Disorders
Find
Press Releases and Science Updates
by Topic
- Impaired Brain Activity Underlies Impulsive Behaviors in Women with Bulimia
-
January 12, 2009
•
Science Update
Women with bulimia nervosa (BN), when compared with healthy women, showed different patterns of brain activity while doing a task that required self-regulation. This abnormality may underlie binge eating and other impulsive behaviors that occur with the eating disorder.
- New Grants Will Further Understanding of the Biology, Genetics and Treatment of Eating Disorders
-
September 23, 2008
•
Science Update
Eating disorders, which include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder, are complex and often life-threatening illnesses.
- Journal Highlights Effectiveness of Research Based Psychotherapies for Youth
-
April 15, 2008
•
Science Update
Reviews of the current research on psychosocial and behavioral therapies, or psychotherapies, for children and adolescents found a number of “well established” and “probably efficacious” treatments for many mental disorders. The results were published in a special issue of the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
- Family Involvement and Focused Intervention May be Key to Helping Teens with Bulimia
-
September 17, 2007
•
Science Update
Family-based treatment for adolescent bulimia nervosa (FBT-BN) is more effective than an individual-based therapy called supportive psychotherapy (SPT) in helping teens overcome bulimia according to an NIMH-funded study.
- Study Tracks Prevalence of Eating Disorders
-
February 9, 2007
•
Science Update
Results from a large-scale national survey suggest that binge-eating disorder is more prevalent than both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
- College Women at Risk for Eating Disorder May Benefit From Online Intervention
-
August 7, 2006
•
Press Release
A long-term, large-scale study has found that an Internet-based intervention program may prevent some high risk, college-age women from developing an eating disorder.
- Antidepressant Does Not Reduce Risk Of Relapse Among Patients With Anorexia Nervosa
-
June 14, 2006
•
Science Update
An NIMH-funded study has concluded that the antidepressant medication fluoxetine (Prozac) is no more effective than placebo in preventing relapse among patients with anorexia nervosa who had achieved a healthy weight during inpatient or day-program treatment.
