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Pandemic Brought Big Rise in New Cases of Anorexia
- Brain Stimulation May Help People With Anorexia
March 25, 2016 — Depression treatment cut urge to restrict food, study says
- Anorexics' Brains React Differently to Hunger
March 26, 2015 — Study also finds changes in areas that regulate self-control
- For Anorexic Men, the Focus Is on Muscle
December 29, 2014 — Collected data shows a 'paradox,' with men becoming malnourished as they try to bulk up
- Family-Based Therapy for Anorexia
September 24, 2014 — Teaching parents to help their children with eating behaviors may lead to faster weight gain, researchers say
- Pride Over Weight Loss May Help Drive Anorexia
August 6, 2014 — Researchers see need to redirect positive emotions
- 'Love Hormone' May Help Those With Anorexia
March 13, 2014 — Small, preliminary study found it lowered levels of obsession with images of food and obesity
- Anorexia May Affect Taste Sensations
September 26, 2007 — The eating disorder anorexia nervosa may affect women's taste sensations, researchers report.
- Prozac Doesn't Stop Anorexia Relapse
June 13, 2006 — The antidepressant drug Prozac does not help prevent relapses in patients recovering from anorexia nervosa, new research shows.
- Anorexia Treatment: No Magic Bullet
April 18, 2006 — Antidepressants and other drugs are not effective treatments for anorexia nervosa, but behavioral therapy can help prevent recovering anorexics from relapsing, according to findings from a review of eating disorder studies.
- Weight Gain Often Doesn't Mean Anorexia Cure
August 18, 2005 — A study shows that anorexia patients who seemed to be getting better while participating in a hospital-based behavioral treatment program continued to show disturbed eating behaviors when their food intake was not carefully monitored.
- Brain Differences in Women With Anorexia?
July 8, 2005 — The eating disorder anorexia nervosa may be tied to the brain.
- Controlled Exercise May Help Anorexia
July 23, 2004 — Women hospitalized for anorexia may gain more weight -- and feel less driven to exercise abuse -- when they take part in a safe-exercise program.
- Women With Anorexia Nervosa Often Relapse
June 25, 2004 — The road to recovery may be a long one for women with anorexia nervosa. A new study shows about one in three women treated for the eating disorder experience a relapse within two years after being discharged from the hospital.
- Anorexia Revisited
February 24, 2000 — A long-term follow-up study of patients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa found that half had achieved a full recovery. That's the good news.
- Hospitalization for Anorexia Can Do More Harm Than Good
February 24, 2000 — Hospitals, usually places of healing, can be just the opposite for teen-agers struggling with anorexia nervosa, a common and often dangerous eating disorder.
- Therapy With Family Best Approach for Anorexic Girls
December 1, 1999 — Anorexia nervosa predominantly affects teen-age girls, and can be life threatening. While everyone else may notice the self-starvation, it's often not noticed by the girl herself.