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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

"Doing the impossible" The Process of Recovery from Chronic Anorexia Nervosa

This study examines the process of recovery over time from the perspective of those who had fully recovered from chronic Anorexia Nervosa, using stringent recovery criteria

4 Mar, 2014

"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 Clinician’s Quick Guide of Evidence-Based Approaches Number 1: Eating Disorders

This article outlines a number of evidence based approaches towards eating disorders and where to find them.

12 Mar, 2013

A Comparison of Compulsive Exercise in Male and Female Presentations of Anorexia Nervosa: What’s the Difference?

This study examines the severity and nature of compulsive exercise in males and females with anorexia nervosa.

18 Nov, 2013

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A Comparison of Eating, Exercise, Shape and Weight Related Symptomatology in Males with Muscle Dysmorphia and Anorexia Nervosa

This study examines the symptomatic profile of male presentations of muscle dysmorphia, Anorexia Nervosa, and control gym-using males.

3 Mar, 2012

A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Day Patient Treatment Program for Eating Disorders

This study examines the effectiveness and short-term stability of an Australian day patient program by examining change across the seven key goals of treatment using a naturalistic pre-post-follow-up study design for those meeting criteria for an eating disorder.

24 Nov, 2014

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