Video conferencing platforms such as Zoom adapt well to eating disorders (ED) treatment needs, but engagement and treatment response may...

Research studies support the genetic influence on eating disorders, but there is not a conclusive agreement on the “candidate genes.”...

Eating too much or too little is not necessarily an eating disorder. Clinicians and psychiatrists use diagnostic tools to decide if...

Internet-based treatments for eating disorders (ED) can improve treatment access and reduce frequency of binge eating and purging....

For a healthcare professional to diagnose BED, three or more of the following symptoms must be present:

Costs associated with eating disorders include not only the treatment expenses, but also money spent on food, laxatives, diet pills, and...

Researches show that dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) treatment of binge eating disorders (ED) has quick and clear short-term results,...

Although the long-term effects of yoga are not known, the apparent short-term symptom relief from yoga may improve the quality of life...

Night eating syndrome (NES) is characterized by a delayed pattern of food intake in which the patients consume at least 25% of their...

Can food be addictive? What does it mean to be a food addict? And what foods are “addictive”? Read some research findings about “food...

In a survey of 518 people, researchers identified the most and least addictive foods using a scientific measurement tool. Researchers at...

Researches show that, in general, obese population is not more likely than non-obese people to have mental health disorders. Still,...

When facing stressful life events, eating-disordered patients are more likely to blame themselves for the problem, less likely to be...

Common eating disorders include binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and, less common but very serious, anorexia nervosa.

Researches show that increased consumption of a “healthy” diet is associated with increased happiness and higher levels of mental health...

Nutritional psychiatry is a rapidly growing field of research that has the potential to provide clinically meaningful interventions to...

A group of Canadian researchers offer practical suggestions for preventing eating disorders in schools, and how to identify and work with...

A large-scale survey research shows that the use of social media is associated with disordered eating behaviors. Specifically,...

One commonality between eating disorders and substance abuse is that they both demonstrate “addictive behaviors” and involve the use of a...

Lesley McDonald, LCSW, CCTP, Clinical Coordinator at GenPsych Livingston – direct line: 973.994.1011 ex. 5111 THE HEALTHY EATING AND...