They're tired all the time. They fainted at school. Their blood pressure, body temperature or heart rate are super low.

The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) has reached consensus on candidate biomarkers for anorexia ...

Medicaid-insured kids with anorexia hospitalized for medical stabilization remain in hospital longer than peers with private insurance despite similar illness severity, according to a study from Ann & ...

Even after weeks of treatment and considerable weight gain, the brains of adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa remain altered, putting them at risk for possible relapse, according to researchers ...

Within the last several years, there’s been an increase in mental health issues due to a variety of factors, from the pandemic, inflation and political divisiveness to social isolation, intense social ...

Theoretical approaches, treatment preferences, and clinician bias all play a role in the ways we understand eating disorders.

The story starts with a toddler whose eating quirks stopped being quirky and turned into a medical emergency. What looked like "picky" behavior escalated into extreme restriction, weight loss, and a ...

A heartbreaking incident from Thalassery, Kerala, has highlighted the fatal consequences of extreme dieting influenced by online trends. An 18-year-old girl, driven by an obsession with weight loss, ...

Eating disorders could raise the risk of serious health issues even years later, a new analysis has found. People with eating disorders are more likely to report liver problems, diabetes, osteoporosis ...

Smartphones have become an essential part of everyday life, especially for young people. Many teenagers and young adults use their phones for communication, entertainment, schoolwork, and social media ...