Clinicians should monitor for eating disorders among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), regardless of weight, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis used to inform PCOS ...

People with anorexia nervosa may be more likely to be early risers, a genetic association study suggested. Looking at nearly 17,000 cases with this eating disorder, genetic liability for anorexia ...

Did you know that anorexia is the most lethal mental health condition? One person dies from an eating disorder every hour in the U.S. Many of these deaths are not from health consequences related to ...

Treatment wasn’t helping her anorexia, so doctors allowed her to stop — no matter the consequences. But is a “palliative” approach to mental illness really ethical? Naomi in November, at 42 years ...

There’s been a common misperception for years that external, sociocultural factors drive eating disorders (EDs). These include everything from overbearing, perfectionist fathers and traumatic ...

Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) continue to skyrocket in popularity as both approved and off-label treatments for weight loss. However, their widespread use raises significant ...

While the concept of eating disorders has become more broadly discussed over the last few years, less is understood about the psychology behind them — namely, what is happening inside the brain of a ...

Around one in five UK medical students consider dropping out of medical school, with mental health issues a key contributor to their intention to abandon medicine, suggest the results of an ...