NIMH Pages about Eating Disorders
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Publications
- Eating Disorders
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A detailed booklet that describes the different types of eating disorders, symptoms, and treatments.
Date: 2008
Science News
- 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, according to an article published in the January 2009 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. - 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. For example, six were "probably efficacious" for anxiety disorders, and two were "well established" for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to scientists funded by NIMH and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, divisions of the National Institutes of Health. - 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 09, 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.
Meeting Summaries
- NIMH Workshop on the Classification of Eating Disorders
- July 01, 2006
Rockville, Maryland
In July 2006, NIMH supported a workshop that focused on classification and diagnosis of eating disorders.
