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Eating Disorders in Late-life

Eating Disorders in Late-life

Aging Dis. 2015 Feb; 6(1): 48–55. Published online 2014 Feb 5. doi: 10.14336/AD.2014.0124 PMCID: PMC4306473 PMID: 25657852 Antonina Luca,1 Maria Luca,2 and Carmela Calandra22,* Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Eating disorders are a heterogeneous group of complex psychiatric disorders characterized by abnormal eating behaviours that lead to a high rate of morbidity, or even death, if underestimated and untreated. The main disorders enlisted in the chapter…

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A critique of the literature on etiology of eating disorders

A critique of the literature on etiology of eating disorders

Ann Neurosci. 2013 Oct; 20(4): 157–161. doi: 10.5214/ans.0972.7531.200409 PMCID: PMC4117136 PMID: 25206042 Azadeh A Rikani,1,3 Zia Choudhry,1,2,4 Adnan M Choudhry,4 Huma Ikram,5 Muhammad W Asghar,6 Dilkash Kajal,7 Abdul Waheed,8 and Nusrat J Mobassarah, Ph.D.9,* Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract The development of eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and atypical eating disorders that affect many young women and even men in the…

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Neural correlates of eating disorders: translational potential

Neural correlates of eating disorders: translational potential

Neurosci Neuroecon. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 Jan 11. Published in final edited form as: Neurosci Neuroecon. 2015; 4: 35–49. Published online 2015 Sep 1. doi: 10.2147/NAN.S76699 PMCID: PMC4707679 NIHMSID: NIHMS733488 PMID: 26767185 Carrie J McAdams1,2 and Whitney Smith1 Author information Copyright and License information Disclaimer The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Neurosci Neuroecon See other articles in PMC that cite the published article. Abstract Eating disorders are complex and serious psychiatric illnesses whose etiology…

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The Outcome of Adolescent-Onset Anorexia Nervosa: A Study of 144 Cases

The Outcome of Adolescent-Onset Anorexia Nervosa: A Study of 144 Cases

Health, 2014, 6, 1883-1893 Published Online July 2014 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/health http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/health.2014.614221 Solenn Kermarrec1*, Bernard Kabuth2, Anne-Christine Rat3,4, Michel Vidailhet5, Colette Vidailhet2 1Pôle Hospital Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l’Enfant et l’adolescent, Rennes, France 2Service de Psychiatrie de l’Enfant et de l’Adolescent, CHU Nancy, Nancy, France 3EA 3444, Faculté de Médecine, Université Henri Poincaré Nancy I, Nancy, France 4Centre d’Epidémiologie Clinique, INSERM CIE6, Service d’Epidémiologie et Evaluation Cliniques, Hôpital Marin, CHU Nancy, Nancy, France 5Service de Pédiatrie 3 et Génétique, CHU…

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Psychiatric Comorbidity and Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) Profiles in Eating Disorder Patients

Psychiatric Comorbidity and Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) Profiles in Eating Disorder Patients

      Original Research   Gabriella Milos, MD1, Anja Spindler, PhD2, Ulrich Schnyder, MD3 Objective: This study examines potential overlaps between psychiatric comorbidity (Axis I and II) and scores on the subscales of the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) in women with eating disorders (EDs). Method: In a sample of 248 women (72 with anorexia nervosa, 140 with bulimia nervosa, and 36 with eating disorders not otherwise specified), we determined psychiatric comorbidity using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. Behavioural…

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The Characteristics of Pro-Ana Community

The Characteristics of Pro-Ana Community

Chapter · January 2016   2 authors: Meyran Boniel-Nissim Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee 12 PUBLICATIONS  881 CITATIONS Yael Latzer University of Haifa 110 PUBLICATIONS  1,501 CITATIONS     Meyran Boniel-Nissim, Ph.D.1  Yael Latzer, DSc.2 1Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel 2Faculty of social welfare and health sciences, University of Haifa, Israel Eating Disorders Clinic, Psychiatric Division, Rambam Medical Center Haifa, Israel     Abstract Pro-Ana, websites are designed to promote and support Anorexia Nervosa (AN). Common…

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The prevalence and correlates of eating disorders in the National Comorbidity survey replication. (US)

The prevalence and correlates of eating disorders in the National Comorbidity survey replication. (US)

  Published in final edited form as: The prevalence and correlates of eating disorders in the National Comorbidity survey replication. (US)   Authors: James I. Hudson, Eva Hiripi, Harrison G. Pope Jr., and Ronald C. Kessler   Abstract Background— Little population-based data exist on the prevalence or correlates of eating disorders. Methods— Prevalence and correlates of eating disorders from the National Comorbidity Replication, a nationally representative face-to-face household survey (n _ 9282), conducted in 2001– 2003, were assessed using the…

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