Eating Disorders: The Facts

How to understand and treat eating disorders

Riccardo Dalle Grave M.D.

The Male Athlete Triad Syndrome

The male athlete triad syndrome is characterized by low energy availability, reduction of testosterone levels, and low bone mineral density.

Misuse of Atypical Antipsychotics in Youths With Anorexia

Is the prescription of typical antipsychotics useful in the treatment of adolescents with anorexia nervosa?

CBT-E and FBT for Adolescents With an Eating Disorder

Family-based treatment (FBT) and Enhanced Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT-E) achieve similar outcomes in the treatment of adolescents with eating disorders, new research finds.

False Food Allergy and Intolerance in Eating Disorders

Alternative testing for food intolerance may promote the development and maintenance of eating disorders.

Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa

About 20% of individuals with anorexia nervosa go on to develop a lifelong condition. Unfortunately, there is no consensus on how to define and treat these patients.

Shape Checking in Eating Disorders

Shape checking is common in people with eating disorders and influential in maintaining dissatisfaction with shape and encouraging dieting.

The Role of "Feeling Fat" in Eating Disorders

Feeling fat is an experience reported by many people, but its intensity and frequency appear to be far greater among those with eating disorders.

Overvaluation of Shape and Weight in Obesity

Overvaluation of shape and weight has been observed in about 20 percent of patients seeking treatment for obesity and was associated with eating psychopathology and poorer quality of life.

Comorbidity in Eating Disorders: Real or Spurious?

Problems related to the definition of comorbidity can have important clinical consequences that affect the treatment of eating disorders.

Addressing Cessation of Binge Eating and Weight Loss

A new treatment for binge-eating disorder is designed to overcome the limits of existing approaches.

Weight Phobia or Overvaluation of Shape and Weight?

The overvaluation of shape and weight and not weight phobia is the core psychopathology of anorexia nervosa, according to the modern transdiagnostic cognitive behavior therapy.

Distance CBT-E for Eating Disorders in Light of COVID-19

CBT-E for eating disorders is well-suited to be delivered via teletherapy and can address the lack of psychological treatments available caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Eating Disorders

Amind the Covid-19 pandemic, people with eating disorders have a high risk of relapse.

Why Intermittent Fasting Isn't Effective or Healthy

Regular eating based on a healthy dietary pattern is the best choice to reduce the risk of disease and to avoid the development of disturbed eating.

FBT and CBT-E for Adolescents with Eating Disorders

A comparison of family-based treatment (FBT) and enhanced cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E) for the treatment of eating disorders in adolescents.

CBT-E for Adolescents with Eating Disorders

Enhanced cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E) has been adapted for adolescents with eating disorders and it is now recommended as an alternative to family-based treatment (FBT).