Being someone with chronic headaches and nausea (probably as a direct result of the headahces), this article caught my attention: Gastrointestinal Problems May Be Associated With Other Health Problems And Even Previously Experienced Abuse
People with recurrent gastrointestinal complaints often have other concurrent health problems, seek medical care more frequently, and experience lower quality of life than those without such complaints. Evidence also suggests that women with gastrointestinal complaints may have experienced various kinds of abuse earlier in life.
While I am all about medicine taking a more holistic approach (maybe the …

From a study on perfection and anorexia:
Levels of perfectionism stayed the same while eating disorder symptoms and psychiatric symptoms decreased during recovery. Levels of perfectionism were inversely related to duration of remission so that individuals that had short illness duration had lower levels of perfectionism at both follow-ups. Patients with initial high levels of perfectionism may be at risk for a long illness duration which we recommend clinicians to acknowledge.
I am personally very interested in “chronic anorexia” — which is a controversial topic, since some believe that all eating disorders …

This article came out last week, but just caught my article today: Prozac Over the Counter? – TIME
The article makes some great points, so I definitely recommend reading it… but I of course have to give my two cents.
Why do I think that Prozac should NOT be OTC?  Well, my biggest concern, is that depressed individuals who would take OTC Prozac would not seek the help that they need — and they may very likely need MORE help than just an SSRI.  It’s hard to seek mental health treatment — …

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 …