Doctors screening young people for eating disorders must look beyond the stereotype of these patients as being white teenaged girls in order to identify everyone who needs help, two…

Out-of-control binge eating is the biggest eating disorder in the United States, more common than anorexia and bulimia combined and contributing to a rise in obesity, researchers said on Thursday.

Binge…

Women with eating disorders often deny that they need treatment. But once they are hospitalized and begin therapy, many will realize they need help, a new study suggests.

The…

A new study finds that young men who are treated for anorexia nervosa do about as well as other young men in terms of long-term mental health - suggesting…

Many women may fail to recognize bulimia symptoms in themselves, particularly if they don’t go to the extremes of self-induced vomiting, new research suggests.

In a study of 158 women…

Marg Oaten’s daughter was a happy, healthy girl who loved table tennis and drama until at the age of 10 she developed anorexia. Twelve years on she is still fighting the…

A case report of a 22-year-old woman who died after an eating binge underscores the extremely rare but serious consequences of bulimia nervosa.

Early recognition and treatment could potentially prevent such…

All too often women with eating disorders cannot recognise they have a problem, or go to great lengths to disguise the problem from others.

This makes the disorder difficult…

Young women with bulimia may find their symptoms diminish after they get married or move in with a partner, but that doesn’t mean the eating disorder is cured, new research suggests.

An Internet-based program may help prevent eating disorders in college-aged women who are most at risk, results of a study suggest.

“I suppose the most important message is that eating…

Severely ill patients with anxiety disorders or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder undergoing neurosurgical treatment risk serious complications.

The safety of the method must be carefully reconsidered. This according to the largest study made…

Special skills workshops for parents of anxious young children could offer a breakthrough in addressing this difficult problem, according to psychologists at The University of Manchester.

Providing psychological treatments…

A young Scottish woman who lost a five-year battle against anorexia was let down by the system according to a report by the ombudsman for Scotland.

Ombudsman, Professor Alice Brown, in her…

Use of the anti-depressant fluoxetine did not help patients with anorexia nervosa who had restored their body weight maintain that weight or reduce their risk…

The risk of postpartum depression is higher among women with binge eating disorder or bulimia nervosa, according to findings from a large study.

The risk of becoming depressed after baby arrives…

Special training using video feedback can help mothers with eating disorders interact in a healthier way with their infants during mealtimes, a new study shows.

Past research has demonstrated…