Eating Disorders

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DSM-5 to Include Binge Eating Disorder

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will be published in May 2013. It is the first major revision of the DSM since the mid-1990s.

A Review of the Research on Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are a persistently challenging issue for clinicians. There are, however, a variety of psychotherapy techniques, as well as some medications, used successfully to treat eating disorders. Here is a summary of some of the latest research on psychotherapy and psychopharmacological treatments.

Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

Eating Disorders, TCRBH, February/March 2013

Eating disorders are chronic and severe illnesses with some of the highest rates of morbidity and mortality of all psychiatric disorders.