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Chew and spit (CHSP) in a large adolescent sample: prevalence, impact on health-related quality of life, and relation to other disordered eating features

A recent general population study of Chew and Spit (CHSP) behavior in adults found a 0.4% prevalence, predominantly in females.

26 Nov, 2019

"I don't know how, if, it's ever going to end": Narratives of caring for someone with an enduring eating disorder

The purpose of this study is to give voice to carers empowering their stories to increase awareness and understanding, which could inform support to carers and consequently people with a lived and/or living experience of eating disorders.

2 Aug, 2024

'In an otherwise limitless world, I was sure of my limit.' Experiencing Anorexia Nervosa: A phenomenological metasynthesis

Anorexia Nervosa (AN) has the highest mortality rate of the mental disorders, with still less than 50% of affected individuals achieving recovery. Recent calls to bring innovative, empirical research strategies to the understanding of illness highlight the need to address significant lack of efficacious treatment. This study synthesizes lived experience phenomena as described by qualitative literature.

23 Nov, 2022

2013 and 'DSMitis': Implications for the Journal of Eating Disorders and Its Authors

This editorial focuses on the potential changes in the DSM and the subsequent implications this has for the Journal of Eating Disorders and its authors .

22 Jan, 2014

A Bulking Issue of Epic Proportions

Among undergraduate male students in campuses across the world, up to 90% now say they dislike their own body. If you ask them what’s wrong with their bodies, 38% say they would like to be smaller, 27% say they would like to be bigger and only 35% are happy with their body fat.

2 Sep, 2014

A Clinical Profile of Compulsive Exercise in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa

This study contributes to the development of a clinical profile of compulsive exercise in adolescents with anorexia nervosa by examining associations between compulsive exercise and eating and general psychopathology.

2 Feb, 2016

A New Era of Open Access Publishing in Eating Disorders

This article introduces the first issue of the Journal of Eating Disorders.

22 Jan, 2013

A Risk Profile of Compulsive Exercise in Adolescents with an Eating Disorder: A Systematic Review

This study critically examines and summarises the existing research that has studied the prevalence and psychopathological correlates of compulsive exercise in adolescents with eating disorders.

26 Mar, 2014

A peer mentoring program for eating disorders: improved symptomatology and reduced hospital admissions, three years and a pandemic on

This study aimed to evaluate the updated version of the Peer Mentor Program, on a larger and more diverse group of mentees.

17 Jul, 2024

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Accessibility of Psychological Treatments for Bulimia Nervosa: A Review of Efficacy and Engagement in Online Self-Help Treatments

This literature review aimed to summarise existing academic research related to the symptom profile of Bulimia nervosa, the costs and burden imposed by the illness, barriers to the receipt of care, and the evidence base for available psychological treatments.

17 Jan, 2023

Anorexia: The great taboo

This experiential essay brings personal light to the urgent need to better understand and more effectively treat the deadliest eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa. To confront anorexia is to confront delusion and the relationship with the self from a truly biopsychosocial lens. While there have been important aetiological discoveries and much emphasis on advocacy and awareness in recent years, we are at the genesis of our understanding of these complex illnesses… Let's do better.

11 Nov, 2021

Appraisal of the costs, health effects, and cost-effectiveness of screening, prevention, treatment and policy-indicated evidence-based interventions for eating disorders: a systematic review protocol

This review aimed to (1) detail the type of costs (direct and indirect), costing approaches, health effects, and cost-effectiveness of interventions for EDs; (2) assess the nature and quality of available evidence to provide meaningful insights into the health economics associated with EDs.

29 May, 2023