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My new FAVORITE article.
Diagnostic Crossover in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa:
Implications for DSM-V
(Am J Psychiatry 2008; 165:245–250)
I actually think this whole study was amazing and definitely recommend reading it if you can (and I’m always a skeptic, so this is rare that I’d say this). That said, I don’t think that the study does much for defining, validating, or invalidating the ED-NOS diagnosis.
I think that this is brilliant, and should be used for actual diagnosis… not just as a measure in this study:
The Eating Disorders Longitudinal Interval Follow-up Evaluation was …
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Perceived incompetence and disordered eating among college students
doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2007.06.004
Amanda G. Ferrier, a, and Matthew P. Martens
A few comments on a couple of notable remarks…
“One study found that individuals who generally restricted their dietary intake ate more after they had “failed” on a laboratory task (Heatherton, Polivy, Herman, & Baumeister, 1993). Another study found that the same effect existed for women exhibiting symptoms of bulimia nervosa; in this study, the authors found that eating more after induced failure on a laboratory task served to improve the mood of those who had …
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Viewership of pro-eating disorder websites: Association with body image and eating disturbances
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/114293313/ABSTRACT?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
Semi-interesting study. There always seems to be a lot of hype around the “pro-eating disorder” websites and forums. I think I see the issue less black-and-white than most. Sure, there are many harmful things about pro-ED sites: “tips” on purging, lying to friends and family, cheating through medical exams, etc… But how different is this from picking up a copy of “Wasted,” by Marya Hornbacher? Or “The Best Little Girl in the World” ? You could pick up …
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Commentary on: In Debate: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Is Overloaded
Harold Merskey, DM, FRCPC1, August Piper, MD2; (Can J Psychiatry 2007;52:499–500)
Every disorder suffers from “inflation.” Females with strict diet regimens have eating disorders, freaking out before exams or big company meetings qualifies you for panic disorder, and any unreasonable behavior that cannot be otherwise defined means you must be borderline. PTSD isn’t really different in the realm of false positives… but I’d have to say that it’s more taboo to second-guess the impact of someone’s trauma.
In fact, you’d almost think …
