http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Yoga has positive effects on mild depression and sleep complaints, even in the absence of drug treatments, and improves symptoms associated with schizophrenia and ADHD in patients on medication, according to a systematic review of the exercise on major clinical psychiatric disorders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-frontiers-publishes-systematic-effects-yoga.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:00:01 EST news278273098 Two aspects of perfectionism are involved in body dissatisfaction and the development of eating disorders, according to a study of over a thousand women published this week in BioMed Central's open access journal, Journal of Eating Disorders. Adaptive perfectionism is high standards driving a person towards achieving a goal body image, and maladaptive perfectionism is concerned with mistakes and other people's opinions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-perfectionism-disorders-complex-issue.html Health Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:00:05 EST news278012550 Could the emergency room be a good place to spot undiagnosed eating disorders among teens, and help steer them to treatment? A new study from the University of Michigan suggests that could be the case. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-disorders-teen-er-patients-opportunity.html Health Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:44:10 EST news272544240 British women's obsession for thin bodies could potentially be changed if advertising showed more plus size models, suggests a preliminary study published today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-plus-size-women-obsession-thin-bodies.html Health Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:00:15 EST news271518549 Knowledge is needed in order not to over-interpret the behaviour of the young people, according to psychologist Jonas Bjärehed, who has recently presented his thesis at Lund University in Sweden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-self-harm-mental-health-problems.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:11:29 EST news271077062 A Belgian pyschiatrist specialising in eating disorders triggered a national furore Wednesday after confessing on a TV show to "inappropriate" sex with several patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-furore-belgium-psychiatrist-tv-sex.html Other Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:09:16 EST news269078947 Genetics may make some women more vulnerable to the pressure of being thin, a study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders has found. From size-zero models to airbrushed film stars, thinness is portrayed as equaling beauty across Western culture, and it's an ideal often cited as a cause of eating disorder symptoms in young women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-women-genes-pressure-thin.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:02 EST news268408283 Eating disorders are increasingly overlooked in Australia because society is too focused on obesity prevention, a leading Flinders University psychologist says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-disorders-radar.html Health Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:07:35 EST news264758837 A groundbreaking new research study from Indiana University suggests there may be benefits to the controversial activities of "pro-ana" bloggers, the online community for people with eating disorders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-pro-anorexic-bloggers-groundbreaking.html Health Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:24:43 EST news264673475 A study of teenage girls with eating disorders has shown that reduced essential fatty acid levels returned to normal once the girls increased their weight to a healthy level. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-girls-disorders-regain-healthy-fatty.html Pediatrics Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:19:56 EST news261739189 Eating disorders are commonly seen as an issue faced by teenagers and young women, but a new study reveals that age is no barrier to disordered eating. In women aged 50 and over, 3.5% report binge eating, nearly 8% report purging, and more than 70% are trying to lose weight. The study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders revealed that 62% of women claimed that their weight or shape negatively impacted on their life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-disorder-behaviors-weight-common-women.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:02 EST news259426435 (HealthDay) -- The food choices young girls make could help doctors predict if they are at risk for developing an eating disorder as teenagers, according to a new study that analyzed food diaries compiled over the course of a decade. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-preteen-food-choices-disorders.html Health Thu, 31 May 2012 19:20:01 EST news257706848 Women with high family support and limited pressure to achieve the 'thin and beautiful' ideal have a more positive body image. That's according to a new study looking at five factors that may help young women to be more positive about their bodies, in the context of a society where discontent with appearance is common among women. The work by Dr. Shannon Snapp, from the University of Arizona in the US, and colleagues is published online in Springer's journal, Sex Roles. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-factors-positive-body-image-women.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 09 May 2012 12:13:23 EST news255784378 A history of binge eating -- consuming large amounts of food in a short period of time -- may make an individual more likely to show other addiction-like behaviors, including substance abuse, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. In the short term, this finding may shed light on the factors that promote substance abuse, addiction, and relapse. In the long term, may help clinicians treat individuals suffering from this devastating disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-binge-addiction-like-behaviors.html Neuroscience Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:16:46 EST news254485000 Eating disorders can be triggered by lack of support following traumatic events such as bereavement, relationship problems, abuse and sexual assault, according to research published in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Even changing school or moving home can prove too much for some young people and lead to conditions such as anorexia or bulimia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-family-life-reveals-key-events.html Health Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:36:26 EST news254482580 April Dunlap was 17 and weighed 165 pounds when she began a diet and exercise regimen. After three months, the 5-foot-5 teen had lost the 20 pounds she had hoped to shed. But she kept going. "It was like a drug," she said. "I always wanted to lose a little more." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-experts-disorders.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:50:01 EST news253882196 The brains of people with anorexia and obesity are wired differently, according to new research. Neuroscientists for the first time have found that how our brains respond to food differs across a spectrum of eating behaviors – from extreme overeating to food deprivation. This study is one of several new approaches to help better understand and ultimately treat eating disorders and obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-brains-food-anorexia-obesity.html Neuroscience Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:14:22 EST news252670436 (AP) -- Told she was too fat to be a model, Danielle Segal shed a quarter of her weight and was hospitalized twice for malnutrition. Now that a new Israeli law prohibits the employment of underweight models, the 19-year-old must gain some of it back if she wants to work again. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-israeli-law-underweight-ads.html Health Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:15:19 EST news251457313 Researchers at Drexel University have found that a majority of women with bulimia nervosa reach their highest-ever body weight after developing their eating disorder, despite the fact that the development of the illness is characterized by significant weight loss. Their new study, published online last month in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, adds to a body of recent work that casts new light on the importance of weight history in understanding and treating bulimia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-women-bulimia-disorder-weight.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:58:56 EST news249735492 (Medical Xpress) -- Omega-3 fatty acids may have a role in preventing heart attack or strokes in adults who were small at birth, according to University of Sydney researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-omega-linked-smallest-babies.html Health Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:44:29 EST news249032657 The ballet company at Milan's famous La Scala opera house fought back Wednesday, after one of their leading dancers was fired for giving interviews in which she said the industry has an anorexia problem. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-anorexia-emergency-la-scala-ballerinas.html Health Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:34:48 EST news247937677 An exact determination of expected body weight for adolescents based on age, height and gender is critical for diagnosis and management of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia. However, there are no clear guidelines regarding the appropriate method for calculating this weight in children with such disorders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-experts-urge-bmi-method-weight.html Health Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:38:15 EST news244874289 A survey of more than 33,000 Italian high school students reveals that both underweight and overweight teens consume 20 to 40% more illegal drugs than their normal-weight peers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-illegal-drug-abnormal-weight-teens.html Health Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:42:33 EST news240687746 (Medical Xpress) -- A psychology PhD student at UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) is researching lesbians' experiences of anorexia and bulimia and how these experiences may be similar to and different from those of heterosexual women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-lesbians-gay-women-anorexia-bulimia.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:32:00 EST news240136309 A new report in Biological Psychiatry suggests that deficits in endocannabinoid function may contribute to anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Endocannabinoids are substances made by the brain that affect brain function and chemistry in ways that resemble the effects of cannabis derivatives, including marijuana and hashish. These commonly abused drugs are well known to increase appetite, i.e. to cause the "munchies". Thus, it makes sense that deficits in this brain system would be associated with reduced appetite. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-deficits-brain-cannabinoids-contribute-disorders.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:41:53 EST news239276506 They're the prime demographic for developing eating disorders, yet new research out of the University of Cincinnati suggests that it could be difficult for college students to notice the warning signs. On Oct. 31, Ashlee Hoffman, a UC doctoral student in health promotion and education, will present her research, titled, "University Students' Knowledge of An Ability to Identify Disordered Eating, Warning Signs and Risk Factors," at the American Public Health Association's 139th annual meeting and exposition in Washington, DC. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-college-students-knowledge-disorders.html Health Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:28:22 EST news239275672 Binge eating is a disorder which affects both men and women, yet men remain underrepresented in research. A new study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders has found that the medical impact of the disorder is just as damaging to men as it is to women, yet research has shown that the number of men seeking treatment is far lower than the estimated number of sufferers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-underrepresented-men-binge.html Health Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:28:06 EST news238814872 Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have found inborn traits in mice, which might explain why some individuals are more prone to develop anorexia/self starvation than others. A study showing that genetic defects in the cells power plant, the mitochondria, might cause the neurons in the feeding center of the brain to die, when they are exposed to starvation, is published today in the scientific journal PNAS. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-neurbiological-mechanism-anorexiaself-starvation-mouse.html Medical research Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:22:49 EST news238742551 It is well known that eating disorders are common among teens and college students. Heavy alcohol consumption is another well-known unhealthy habit of this age group. A new study from the University of Missouri shows that when college students combine these two unhealthy habits, their long-term health may be affected. "Drunkorexia" is a new term coined by the media to describe the combination of disordered eating and heavy alcohol consumption. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-drunkorexia-recipe-disaster.html Health Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:46:54 EST news238092399 Thirty-one percent of women veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder reported military sexual trauma (MST), in contrast to one percent of men with PTSD, according to a study led by Shira Maguen, PhD, a psychologist at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-iraqafghanistan-women-veterans-ptsd-military.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:22:18 EST news235311702