This study examined the effect of client body mass index (BMI) on diagnostic impressions
and perceptions of mental health trainees. Participants read a vignette of a mock female …

Objective This study investigated whether mental health providers have different diagnostic
impressions and treatment recommendations for patients with restrictive eating disorders …

The authors posit current guidelines and treatment for eating disorders (EDs) fail to
adequately address, and often perpetuate, weight stigma. The social devaluation and …

Eating disorders (ED) and weight stigma pose significant healthcare challenges. Patients at
higher weights, like some with atypical anorexia (AAN), may face increased challenges due …

Within mental disorders, anorexia nervosa (AN) has the second highest mortality rate,
second only to opiate addiction; additionally, AN patients experience impairments in multiple …

The aim of the current article was to compare stigmatizing attitudes toward eating disorders
(EDs), including anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder …

Objective This study aimed to assess weight bias among professionals who specialize in
treating eating disorders and identify to what extent their weight biases are associated with …

Objective Anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge-eating disorder (BED), and
obesity are stigmatized conditions known to affect both men and women. However, little …

Weight stigma is persistent across contexts and is associated with disordered eating
cognitions and behaviors. This systematic review aimed to examine the existing literature …

Obesity prevalence is a global health concern. Alongside increasing awareness of the
condition are concomiteted increases in reported weight stigma and discrimination toward …