Surge in eating disorders spurs state legislative action
The Colorado state Capitol in Denver is pictured, Jan. 9, 2023. Lawmakers in states including Colorado, California, Texas and New
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Social media and the self-perpetuating cycle of risk for body image and eating disorders
A self-perpetuating cycle of risk to show the relationship between social media usage, body image and eating disorder pathology. Credit:
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Children with autism far less likely to have vision screening despite high risk of serious eye disorders
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are much less likely to receive vision screening than
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COVID-19 is associated with an increased risk of developing gastrointestinal disorders, shows study
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) at 6 and 12 months among controls and patients with COVID-19 diagnosis. Credit: Gut
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Eating disorders: Patients in Wales could be sent to Scotland
The WHSSC said it was looking at paying for beds from the independent sector to provide care “potentially closer to
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Students who threaten violence often have psychiatric or learning disorders
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While previous studies have focused upon identifying potential school shooters, little is known about the mental
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Large-scale study enables new insights into rare eye disorders
large-scale data enables new insights into rare eye disorders. Credit: Karen Arnott/EMBL-EBI Researchers have analyzed image and genomic data from
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The important role school nurses can play in identifying and supporting young people with eating disorders
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The vital role school nurses can play in addressing the rising number of eating disorders among
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Eating disorders: 'I made the podcast I wish I could've listened to'
Molly Smith, 19, hopes her podcast about eating disorders can break down stigmas and misconceptions. Read more BBC News Now
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Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy correlated with a higher risk of coronary artery disease and stroke
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Genomic analysis by researchers from the UK and the Netherlands has found links between hypertensive disorders
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New study reveals ketamine could be effective treatment for cocaine-use disorders
Comparison of gender and race in remission from CUD among patients taking ketamine as an antidepressant. Credit: Addiction (2023). DOI:
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Disrupted flow of brain fluid may underlie neurodevelopmental disorders
The addition of a magenta tracer molecule illustrates the flow of fluid around the brain, revealing that neurons in the
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Eating disorders: 'We had to climb walls just to get a bit of help'
Eating disorder therapy rooms are being set up in memory of Chelsea Mooney and Nikki Grahame. Read more BBC News
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Sleep disorders in parents and children associated with more parental stress, study finds
The study found that the rate of parental stress is greater among parents who have sleep disorders themselves, or have
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Virtual and augmented reality promising for neurodevelopmental disorders
For adults with neurodevelopmental disorders, preliminary findings reveal a positive impact of virtual and augmented reality on functional performance, according
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Body dissatisfaction can lead to eating disorders at any age
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Eating disorders are stereotypically associated with adolescents and young adults. Growing evidence, however, suggests that these
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Study identifies a new cause of brain development disorders in Williams syndrome
The assocciation between 7q11.23 deletion, aberrant DNA methylation and TF binding. Credit: Molecular Psychiatry (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01921-z A new study
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From emotional maltreatment to psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence
Structural equation model 2 predicting psychiatric outcomes from abuse (excluding emotional abuse) and neglect (excluding emotional neglect) experiences after controlling
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How differences in diagnoses of mental disorders might affect clinical research outcomes for antipsychotics
Patients with bipolar disorder who exhibited psychotic features derived a clear benefit from antipsychotic drugs (a) but not from mood
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Developmental disorders tied to more allergic disease
Elementary school-age children with developmental disorders are more likely to have allergic diseases, according to a study published in the
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