By Nicole Cifra, MD, MPH Everyone recognizes that medicine has become increasingly complex over the last several decades. With that complexity comes increased need for…
By Lucene Wisniewski, PhD, FAED Center for Evidence Based Treatment Ohio and Case Western Reserve University “If you make me eat that, I will kill…
By Anthea Fursland, PhD FAED This is an important and serious topic – for patients, families, clinicians and researchers. I think it is so critical…
By Sarah Ravin, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist Over the course of my career, I’ve observed a dramatic increase in the number of pre-adolescent children presenting for…
By Anita Federici, Ph.D C.Psych. FAED Given very high rates of suicidal and self-injurious behaviours among adolescents with eating disorders, it is crucial that families…
By Millie Plotkin, MLS A few years ago, a colleague asked for the source of the statistic “Eating disorders are the third most common chronic…
By Janet Lydecker, PhD Does my child have binge-eating disorder (BED)? BED is an eating disorder that is similar to bulimia nervosa but has binge-eating…
By Mary Tantillo, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAED, CGP This year has reminded us of the damaging effects of disconnections on human survival. Disconnections occur when there…
The Academy for Eating Disorders has released a new booklet titled “Guidebook for Nutrition Treatment of Eating Disorders” in the publications section of their website.…
By Andrew Walen, LCSW-C, LICSW, CEDS It took 20 years for me to get help for my eating disorder. The signs were there all along…