Young adults with eating disorders perspectives on educational resources to support the transition into adult medicine: a thematic analysis
ConclusionsParticipants said that educational supports can play a useful role for young adults with EDs during their transition into adult care. They also provided valuable insights into the desired contents of such supports and expanded on the roles that educational resources could serve for ED patients. (Source: Journal of Eating Disorders)
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - March 23, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Bone health in avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder: a narrative review
ConclusionFor patients with ARFID, delayed identification and intervention to address feeding disturbances may have a long-lasting impact on various body systems and processes, including those relating to longitudinal growth and bone mass accrual. Further research employing rigorous prospective observational and/or randomized study designs are required to clearly define effects of ARFID, as well as clinical interventions aimed at addressing ARFID-related feeding disturbances, on bone accrual. (Source: Journal of Eating Disorders)
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - March 22, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
More than an outcome: a person-centered, ecological framework for eating disorder recovery
AbstractBackgroundEating disorder recovery is a complex phenomenon. While historical understandings focused on weight and behaviours, the importance of psychological factors is now widely recognized. It is also generally accepted that recovery is a non-linear process and is impacted by external factors. Recent research suggests a significant impact of systems of oppression, though these have not yet been named in models of recovery.BodyIn this paper, we propose a research-informed, person-centered, and ecological framework of recovery. We suggest that there are two foundational tenets of recovery which apply broadly across...
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - March 22, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Associations between social media addiction, psychological distress, and food addiction among Taiwanese university students
ConclusionsThe present study details the relationships between social media addiction and psychological distress as well as food addiction. The results suggest the need for interventions aimed at reducing these negative outcomes. Coping strategies for improving self-control or reducing weight-related stigma, such as food consumption monitoring or mindfulness, could be adopted for at-risk individuals to address these problems. (Source: Journal of Eating Disorders)
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - March 21, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
“I am not alone”. A qualitative feasibility study of eating disorders prevention groups for young females with type 1 diabetes
ConclusionResults show overall positive feedback regarding the content and structure of the intervention, and underline the importance of targeting preventive efforts to specific risk groups. (Source: Journal of Eating Disorders)
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - March 20, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Scurvy, abnormal MRI, and gelatinous bone marrow in an adolescent with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder
ConclusionsAlthough this patient had common manifestations of scurvy, including perifollicular petechial hemorrhagic rash, joint effusions, anemia, and recurrent fevers, she still underwent an extensive workup. Clinicians should be aware that scurvy can present with multiple symptoms that mimic infectious, rheumatic, oncologic and hematological disease. Clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for scurvy in patients with malnutrition and eating disorders. (Source: Journal of Eating Disorders)
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - March 20, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Living and leaving a life of coercion: a qualitative interview study of patients with anorexia nervosa and multiple involuntary treatment events
ConclusionsOur study suggests that feeling internally coerced by AN itself sets the stage for IT. Clinicians should be conscious of the potential iatrogenic effects of IT, and reserve IT for potentially life-threatening situations. (Source: Journal of Eating Disorders)
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - March 13, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Eating disorders during lockdown: the transcultural influence on eating and mood disturbances in Ibero-Brazilian population
ConclusionsThis study reports a psychopathological impairment in patients with EDs during lockdown, being socio-cultural aspects potential modulatory factors. Individualized approaches to detect special vulnerable groups and long-term follow-ups are still needed. (Source: Journal of Eating Disorders)
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - March 11, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Prevention and early intervention in eating disorders: findings from a rapid review
ConclusionsAlthough several prevention and early intervention programs have been shown to significantly reduce risk factors, promote symptom recognition, and encourage help-seeking behaviour, most of these studies have been conducted in older adolescent and university aged students, past the age of peak ED onset. One of the most targeted risk factors, body dissatisfaction, is found in girls as young as 6 years old, indicating a need for further research implementing prevention initiatives at younger ages. Follow-up research is limited; thus, the long-term efficacy and effectiveness of studied programs is unknown. Greater...
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - March 10, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
The importance of including occupational therapists as part of the multidisciplinary team in the management of eating disorders: a narrative review incorporating lived experience
AbstractThe literature demonstrates the importance of utilizing a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of eating disorders, however there is limited literature identifying the optimal team of professionals for providing comprehensive and effective care. It is widely accepted that the multidisciplinary treatment team should include a physician, a mental health professional, and a dietitian, but there is minimal literature explaining what other professionals should be involved in the medical assessment and management of eating disorders. Additional team members might include a psychiatrist, therapist, social worker, a...
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - March 9, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Provider perceptions of barriers and facilitators to care in eating disorder treatment for transgender and gender diverse patients: a qualitative study
ConclusionMany barriers and facilitators have potential to be improved upon, especially those caused by clinicians ’ lack of knowledge or attitudes towards gender minority patients in treatment. Future research is needed to identify how provider-driven barriers manifest and how they can be improved upon to better patient care experiences. (Source: Journal of Eating Disorders)
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - March 8, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating disorders
ConclusionsFactors associated with body concerns and body dissatisfaction in adult men with ED are not fully represented in the EDE-Q. This could be due to differences in body ideals in men, e.g., the underestimation of the role of concerns about musculature. Consequently, it may be useful to apply the 17-item five-factor structure of the EDE-Q presented here to adult men with diagnosed ED. (Source: Journal of Eating Disorders)
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - March 6, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Evaluation of visual food stimuli paradigms on healthy adolescents for future use in fMRI studies in anorexia nervosa
ConclusionsA carefully designed paradigm, based on the subject ’s characteristics, can increase the reliability of the fMRI study, and may reveal specific brain activations elicited by this custom-built stimuli. However, a putative disadvantage of implementing the contrast of high- versus low-calorie stimuli might be the omission of some interesting outcomes due to lower statistical power.Trial registration NCT02980120. (Source: Journal of Eating Disorders)
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - March 6, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Unique considerations for the medical care of restrictive eating disorders in children and young adolescents
ConclusionChildren and young adolescents with restrictive eating disorders may have unique medical complications related to the energy needs and timing of linear growth and pubertal development. Significant risk exists for irreversible medical complications of impaired growth, bone, and brain health. Increased awareness of the energy needs for growth and development may improve early recognition, appropriate intervention, and future outcomes for children and young adolescents with restrictive eating disorders. (Source: Journal of Eating Disorders)
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - March 2, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Eating disorders in sexual minority adolescents and young adults: examining clinical characteristics and psychiatric co-morbidities in an inpatient medical setting
ConclusionsSexual minority adolescents and young adults with eating disorders have equally severe vital sign instability despite higher percent median body mass index on admission for medical stabilization. Sexual minority adolescents and young adults hospitalized for medical complications of eating disorders are far more likely to have an additional mental health disorder and a history of self-harm and/or suicidality, which may portend a less favorable long-term prognosis. (Source: Journal of Eating Disorders)
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - February 28, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
