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Exposure Therapy to Feared Foods May Help Kids With Eating Disorders

Apr. 5, 2023 —Whether you're afraid of dogs, needles or enclosed spaces, one of the most effective interventions for this type of anxiety disorder is exposure therapy in which you confront your fear in a safe environment. A new study finds that exposure therapy is also a promising treatment for adolescents with ...

Beyond Childhood: Picky Eating in College Students

Oct. 7, 2021 —Looking beyond the picky eating of childhood, researchers looked at this behavior in college students. Self-identified picky eaters ate significantly less fiber and vegetables and reported greater levels of social phobia than non-picky eaters, according to a new study. Social phobia is the fear of ...

Eating Disorder Behaviors Alter Reward Response in Brain

June 30, 2021 —A new study found that eating disorder behaviors alter the brain's reward response process and food intake control circuitry, which can reinforce the ...

Study Links Eating Disorders With Body Dysmorphia

Oct. 13, 2020 —People with eating disorders are 12 times more likely to be preoccupied with perceived flaws in their physical appearance than those without, according to new ...

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Body Dissatisfaction Can Lead to Eating Disorders at Any Age

Jan. 18, 2023 —Eating disorders are stereotypically associated with adolescents and young adults. Growing evidence, however, suggests that these conditions can occur at any time during a woman's lifespan, including ...

Scientists Uncover Possible Neural Link Between Early Life Trauma and Binge-Eating Disorder

Dec. 12, 2022 —Research has revealed how a pathway in the brain that typically provides signals to stop eating may be altered by early life trauma. The discovery, ...

Circadian Rhythm Disruption Found to Be Common Among Mental Health Disorders

Sep. 1, 2022 —Scientists hypothesize that circadian rhythm disruption is a psychopathology factor shared by a broad range of mental illnesses and that research ...

Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise Against Binge Eating Disorder

Aug. 29, 2022 —A small device that detects food craving-related brain activity in a key brain region, and responds by electrically stimulating that region, has shown promise in a pilot clinical trial in two ...

Large Study Reveals Stark Changes in Brain Structure for People With Anorexia

June 7, 2022 —New findings highlight clear differences in grey matter for people with anorexia nervosa and point to the importance of early treatment ...

Multiple Diagnoses Are the Norm for Mental Illness; A New Genetic Analysis Helps Explain Why

May 11, 2022 —An analysis of 11 major psychiatric disorders offers new insight into why comorbidities are the norm when it comes to mental illness. The study ...

Researcher Looks Into Little Known 'Purging Disorder'

Apr. 29, 2022 —Though purging is often a condition associated with bulimia nervosa, new research at Ohio University suggests that a different kind of eating disorder could also be ...

Brain Differences in Children With Binge Eating Disorder

Mar. 15, 2022 —Brain scans of children ages 9-10 with a type of eating disorder that causes uncontrollable overeating showed differences in gray matter density compared to their unaffected peers, according to a new ...

Diminished Activation of Specific Prefrontal Brain Region May Directly Contribute to Binge Eating in Bulimia Nervosa

Feb. 28, 2022 —New research has revealed a key neural mechanism underlying the feeling of being unable to stop eating, the most salient aspect of binge episodes in ...

利率of Type 2 Diabetes Are Higher in People With One of Various Common Psychiatric Disorders

Nov. 29, 2021 —A new study finds that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is elevated in people with a psychiatric disorder compared with the general ...