News on Bulimia

Changes proposed in how psychiatrists diagnose

2010-02-22T10:25:55Z

<div id="subtitle">Psychiatrists propose changes in how doctors diagnose and name mental disorders</div><div><p>Don't say "mental retardation" — the new term is "intellectual disability." No more diagnoses of Asperger's syndrome — call it a mild version of autism instead. And while "behavioral addictions" will be new to doctors' dictionaries, "Internet addiction" didn't make the cut.</p><p>The Reuters Health) - Certain kinds of talk therapy and guided self-help are both more likely than behavioral weight loss treatment to keep people free from binge eating disorder, according to a new study.</p><p>In prior research, these treatments for binge eating have had similar short-term results. Long-term data, however, have been lacking, according to the r...

Self-help on par with therapy for binge-eaters

2010-02-23T14:11:07Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - "Out of control" binge eaters who get help from a therapist do better in the short-term than people who use self-help techniques, new research shows.</p><p>But in the long-term, self-help and therapist-led or therapist-assisted approaches seem to have about the same effectiveness, Dr. ...

A few months of talk therapy treats bulimia

2010-02-24T21:11:30Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A specific form of talk therapy may help people with binge-type eating disorders stop their unhealthy behaviors with just a few months of treatment, research suggests.</p><p>A multi-study review of psychological therapies for bulimia nervosa showed that bulimia-specific talk therapy, also called cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), compared wi...

Food critic's journey from "baby bulimic" to reviewer

2010-02-25T16:23:02Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Frank Bruni's life-long struggle with food is common story for millions of Americans, but his tale of conquering his eating problem and becoming a top U.S. restaurant critic is not.</p><p>The once "baby bulimic" chronicles his batt...

Torres recounts life out of the pool in new book

2010-03-03T06:36:03Z

<div id="subtitle">Swimmer Dara Torres recounts emotional upheaval from bulimia, divorces in new book</div><div><p>Dara Torres captivated the imaginations of middle-aged weekend warriors by winning three Olympic swimming silver medals at age 41.</p><p>Along the way, she conquered physical and emotional barriers, including bulimia, two failed marriages, the dea...

Study Tracks Prevalence of Eating Disorders

2010-03-05T12:20:44Z

Results from a large-scale national survey suggest that binge-eating disorder is more prevalent than both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. The study, published in the February 1, 2007, issue of Biological Psychiatry, was based on data gleaned from the NIMH-funded National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R) a nationally representative survey conducted between February 2001 and December 2003

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Family Involvement and Focused Intervention May be Key to Helping Teens with Bulimia

2010-03-05T12:22:34Z

Family-based treatment for adolescent bulimia nervosa (FBT-BN) is more effective than an individual-based therapy called supportive psychotherapy (SPT) in helping teens overcome bulimia according to an NIMH-funded study. Participants who received FBT-BN also showed faster treatment effects than those who received SPT. The study was published in the September 2007 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.

Daniel le Grange, PhD, of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), was published in the August 200...

New Grants Will Further Understanding of the Biology, Genetics and Treatment of Eating Disorders

2010-03-05T11:32:38Z

Eating disorders, which include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder, are complex and often life-threatening illnesses. Research has provided some insight into the origins and development of the disorders, but the biological, genetic and behavioral underpinnings of the illnesses are still not fully understood. Three new NIMH-funded projects will help to close the gap in understanding and treating these illnesses

Papers binge on Prescott's bulimia

2010-03-02T03:59:38Z

<div><p>Does John Prescott's admission that he suffered from bulimia while deputy prime minister deserve sympathy, suspicion or ridicule?</p><p>Whether it's his syntax, his affairs or his fondness for Jaguars, the papers have found plenty of reasons to tease Prescott.</p><p>But his <a href="http://content.mochila.com/api/content/timesonline.co.uk/to...