It is the position of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) that anorexia nervosa and
bulimia nervosa, along with their variants, are biologically based, serious mental illnesses …

Despite a growing literature outlining the medical complications of anorexia nervosa and
bulimia nervosa, patients, families, and providers too often are so focused on the psychiatric …

Eating disorders refer to a range of problems characterized by abnormal eating behaviours
and beliefs about eating, weight, and shape. Eating disorders, which are classified as …

The spectrum of eating disorders varies widely, ranging from mildly abnormal eating habits
to life‐threatening chronic disease. Given the many different cultural food norms and …

Abstract Objective: The RTI International‐University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Evidence‐based Practice Center systematically reviewed evidence on factors associated …

When determining funding allocated for psychiatric research, several important factors
warrant consideration, including scientific opportunity, the status of existing evidence, public …

The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to reduce the burden of
mental and behavioral disorders through research, and eating disorders embody an …

Eating disorders have been defined as “characterized by persistence disturbance of eating
or eating-related behavior that results in the altered consumption or absorption of food and …

Publisher Summary Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are two of the most commonly
recognized eating disorders that encompass a variety of psychiatric disorders involving …

Reviewed here are data on the consequences and costs of eating disorders. All three of the
eating disorders, anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge-eating disorder …