Eating Disorders - Diagnosis
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Eating disorders and obstetric-gynecologic care.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Disordered eating can have consequences for gynecologic and obstetric patients and fetuses. Amenorrhea, infertility, hyperemesis gravidarum, and preterm birth have been linked to eating disorders (EDs). This study aimed to evaluate ... Read more...

A 4-year prospective study of eating disorder NOS compared with full eating disorder syndromes.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine the course of Eating Disorder NOS (EDNOS) compared with anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED). METHOD: Prospective study of 385 participants meeting DSM-IV criteria for AN, BN, BED, and ... Read more...

Effect of perceived anonymity in assessments of eating disordered behaviors and attitudes.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: The present study assessed the effect of perceived anonymity on endorsements of eating disordered behaviors and attitudes across multiple response formats. METHOD: Four hundred sixty-nine undergraduate women responded using one of three ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Eating Disorders - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Eating disorders and obstetric-gynecologic care. 30 Aug 2009
• A 4-year prospective study of eating disorder NOS compared with full eating disorder syndromes. 30 Aug 2009
• Effect of perceived anonymity in assessments of eating disordered behaviors and attitudes. 30 Aug 2009
• Confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis of the distress tolerance scale (DTS) in a clinical sample of eating disorder patients. 10 Jul 2009
• Association of higher parental and grandparental education and higher school grades with risk of hospitalization for eating disorders in females: the Uppsala birth cohort multigenerational study. 7 Jul 2009
• Personality dimensions among women with an eating disorder: towards reconceptualizing DSM. 29 Jun 2009
• Alternatives to admission for children and adolescents: providing intensive mental healthcare services at home and in communities: what works? 29 Jun 2009
• Perceived incompetence moderates the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and disordered eating. 29 Jun 2009
• Ethnic origins of patients attending specialist eating disorders services in a multiethnic urban catchment area in the United Kingdom. 29 Jun 2009
• Slow-growing craniopharyngioma masquarading as early-onset eating disorder: two cases. 29 Jun 2009
• Primary care physicians' knowledge of and attitudes toward the eating disorders: do they affect clinical actions? 29 Jun 2009
• Brokering authenticity: Borderline personality disorder and the ethics of care in an American eating disorder clinic. 30 May 2009
• Remission of eating disorder during pregnancy: five cases and brief clinical review. 30 May 2009
• Time since menarche, weight gain and body image awareness among adolescent girls: onset of eating disorders? 30 May 2009
• Reduction of shape and weight concern in young adolescents: a 30-month controlled evaluation of a media literacy program. 30 May 2009
• Effects of parental comments on body dissatisfaction and eating disturbance in young adults: a sociocultural model. 19 May 2009
• Uncovering hidden eating disorders using the SCOFF questionnaire: cross-sectional survey of adolescents and comparison with nurse assessments. 13 May 2009
• Talking over the fence. 29 Apr 2009
• The prevalence, incidence and development of eating disorders in Finnish adolescents: a two-step 3-year follow-up study. 29 Apr 2009
• Bigorexia: bodybuilding and muscle dysmorphia. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Eating Disorders'

Definition: A group of disorders characterized by physiological and psychological disturbances in appetite or food intake.

Descriptor UI: D001068

Alternative terms: Eating Disorders; Eating Disorder; Appetite Disorders; Appetite Disorder;

Related Mesh Headings: Obesity; Thinness;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.375;

Online Note: use EATING DISORDERS to search APPETITE DISORDERS 1966-88

History Note: 89; was APPETITE DISORDERS 1963-88

Technical Notes: in children, use FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD if related to mental disorder