Eating Disorders
From the Journals
Innovative ‘chatbot’ reduces eating disorder risk
Eating disorders are “the second most deadly of all psychiatric illnesses – so prevention is of the utmost importance,” said Dr. C. Barr Taylor....
Conference Coverage
ARFID or reasonable food restriction? The jury is out
Don’t jump to conclusions about avoidant restrictive food intake disorder in patients with gastrointestinal diseases, psychologists advise.
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Parent group warns of social media/eating disorders link
The January barrage of weight loss, body, and beauty messages can trigger dangerous behaviors in young people, especially on top of the added...
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What to do about pandemic PTSD
More than three-quarters of the health care workers reported symptoms that fell within the clinical range for depression (76%) and anxiety (78...
Commentary
Dopamine and reward: The story of social media
There is a need to establish boundaries between what is beneficial and what is potentially detrimental to our mental health, says Leanna M.W. Lui...
From the Journals
Gut health ‘vitally important’ for mental health
“It’s clear that clinicians need to place a greater awareness of gut health when considering the treatment of certain psychiatric disorders.”
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Psychiatric genomics has a diversity problem
For a long time researchers thought including “multiple ancestries in first rounds of genetic analyses” was too complicated, said Dr. Laramie...
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Admissions for eating disorders double in pandemic
More adolescents have needed help for eating disorders, which has exacerbated a treatment bottleneck.
From the Journals
New obesity target? Dopamine circuit in brainstem affects satiety
A newly identified dopaminergic neural circuit in the hindbrain plays a role in satiety, a mouse study found, which methylphenidate acts on.
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Child suicides drive Colorado hospital to declare state of emergency
"I've been in pediatrics for two decades and have never seen anything like this before," said Dr. David Brumbaugh.
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APA, AMA, others move to stop insurer from overturning mental health claims ruling
The APA hopes that whatever the court says about United Behavioral Health applies to all insurers that provide employer-sponsored health benefits...