Objectives This 2023 update of the WFSBP guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of
eating disorders (EDs) reflects the latest diagnostic and psychopharmacological progress …

Evolutionary biology provides a crucial foundation for medicine and behavioral science that
has been missing from psychiatry. Its absence helps to explain slow progress; its advent …

Psychiatric genetics has made substantial progress in the last decade, providing new
insights into the genetic etiology of psychiatric disorders, and paving the way for precision …

Overeating ranges in severity from casual overindulgence to an overwhelming drive to
consume certain foods. At its most extreme, overeating can manifest as clinical diagnoses …

Optogenetic modulation of brain neural activity that combines optical and electrical modes in
a unitary neural system has recently gained robust momentum. Controlling illumination …

Mutations leading to a reduced or loss of function in genes of the leptin-melanocortin system
confer a risk for monogenic forms of obesity. Yet, gain of function variants in the …

Emerging research suggests that food intake timing, eating behavior and food preference
are associated with aspects of the circadian system function but the role that the circadian …

Objective The neurobehavioral underpinnings of binge‐eating disorder (BED), co‐occurring
with obesity (OB), are largely unknown. This research project conceptualizes BED as a …

Background: The incidence of eating disorders (EDs), serious mental and physical
conditions characterized by a disturbance in eating or eating-related behaviors, has …

Eating disorders are serious illnesses showing high rates of mortality and comorbidity with
other mental health problems. Psychedelic-assisted therapy has recently shown potential in …