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 ...

A long-term, large-scale study has found that an Internet-based intervention program may prevent some high risk, college-age women from developing an eating disorder. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), was published in the August 2006 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
The researchers conducted a randomized, controlled trial ...

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 ...