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Volume 12, Issue 4

Eating Disorders

October 2014

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From the Guest Editor

October 2014

From the Guest Editor

Katherine A. Halmi, M.D.

Page:377
Published Online:1 January 2014

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120406

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Clinical Synthesis

October 2014

Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders

Hunna J. Watson, Ph.D.
Cynthia M. Bulik, Ph.D.

Pages:379–387
Published Online:1 January 2014

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120403

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Recommended psychotherapies for treating bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder have been clearly established, with cognitive-behavioral therapy representing the leading choice. Second line psychotherapies for bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder ...

October 2014

Pharmacotherapy and Physiological Intervention for Eating Disorders

Katherine A. Halmi, M.D.

Pages:388–393
Published Online:1 January 2014

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120401

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Pharmacotherapy is not an exclusive treatment for anorexia nervosa (AN) or the first recommended therapy for bulimia nervosa (BN) or binge eating disorder (BED). Limited randomized controlled trials (RCTs) indicate a very modest benefit for zinc ...

October 2014

Key Factors in Diagnosing and Treating Adolescent Eating Disorders

James Lock, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:394–400
Published Online:1 January 2014

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120402

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There has been considerable progress in the clinical management of eating disorders in adolescence in the past decade. DSM-5 has been revised to be more sensitive to the clinical importance of the early presentations of eating disorders, which should lead ...

October 2014

Ask the Expert: Eating Disorders

Pauline S. Powers, M.D.

Pages:401–404
Published Online:1 January 2014

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120407

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October 2014

Communication Commentary: Eating Disorders: Wasting Away: Communicating with the Eating Disorder Patient

Dorothy E. Stubbe, M.D.

Pages:405–408
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120409

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October 2014

Ethics Commentary: Eating Disorders: Ethical Considerations in the Treatment of Eating Disorders

Cara Bohon, Ph.D.
Danyale McCurdy, Ph.D.

Pages:409–413
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120405

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October 2014

Highlights of Changes from DSM-IV to DSM-5: Feeding and Eating Disorders

American Psychiatric Association Division of Research

Pages:414–415
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120408

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The chapter on Feeding and Eating Disorders in the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) includes several changes to better represent the symptoms and behaviors of patients dealing with these conditions across the ...

October 2014

Guideline Watch (August 2012): Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Eating Disorders, 3rd Edition

Joel Yager, M.D.
Michael J. Devlin, M.D.
Katherine A. Halmi, M.D.
David B. Herzog, M.D.
James E. Mitchell, M.D.
Pauline Powers, M.D.
Kathryn J. Zerbe, M.D.

Pages:416–431
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120404

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Influential Publications

October 2014

Bibliography: Eating Disorders

Pages:432–433
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120414

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October 2014

Abstracts: Eating Disorders

Pages:434–436
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120418

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Nothing Tastes as Good as Skinny Feels: the Neurobiology of Anorexia Nervosa

Walter H. Kaye
Christina E. Wierenga
Ursula F. Bailer
Alan N. Simmons
Amanda Bischoff-Grethe

Pages:437–449
Published Online:1 January 2014

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120413

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Individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) engage in relentless restrictive eating and often become severely emaciated. Because there are no proven treatments, AN has high rates of relapse, chronicity, and death. Those with AN tend to have childhood ...

October 2014

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy or Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa

Stig Poulsen, Ph.D.
Susanne Lunn, M.Sc.
Sarah I. F. Daniel, Ph.D.
Sofie Folke, M.Sc.
Birgit Bork Mathiesen, Ph.D.
Hannah Katznelson, M.Sc.
Christopher G. Fairburn, F.Med.Sci., F.R.C.Psych.

Pages:450–458
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120410

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Objective:The authors compared psychoanalytic psychotherapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in the treatment of bulimia nervosa.Method:A randomized controlled trial was conducted in which 70 patients with bulimia nervosa received either 2 years of ...

October 2014

Clinical Psychopharmacology of Eating Disorders: A Research Update

Phillipa J. Hay
Angélica M. Claudino

Pages:459–469
Published Online:1 January 2014

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120415

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The paper presents a critical review (with search date 2010) of the major psychotropic medications assessed in eating disorders, namely antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood-stabilizing medications, anxiolytic and other agents. The evidence of efficacy of ...

October 2014

The Emergence of Eating Pathology after Bariatric Surgery: A Rare Outcome with Important Clinical Implications

Joanna M. Marino, PhD
Troy W. Ertelt, PhD
Kathy Lancaster, BA
Kristine Steffen, PharmD, PhD
Lisa Peterson, PhD
Martina de Zwaan, MD
James E. Mitchell, MD

Pages:470–475
Published Online:1 January 2014

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120416

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Objective:The present review examines the extant literature regarding the post-operative development of eating disorders (e.g., EDNOS) in bariatric surgery patients.Method:Internet, PsycINFO, Pubmed, and reference lists were examined to aggregate and ...

October 2014

Obesity: Is it a Mental Disorder?

Marsha D. Marcus, PhD
Jennifer E. Wildes, PhD

Pages:476–488
Published Online:1 January 2014

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120411

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Objective:Using Wakefield’s conceptualization of mental disorder as “harmful mental dysfunction” (Wakefield, Am Psychol, 47, 373–388, 1992), we examined the evidence for including obesity as a mental disorder in DSM-V.Method:We searched computer databases ...

October 2014

The Validity and Clinical Utility of Binge Eating Disorder

Stephen A. Wonderlich, PhD
Kathryn H. Gordon, PhD
James E. Mitchell, MD
Ross D. Crosby, PhD
Scott G. Engel, PhD

Pages:489–505
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.120412

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Objective:This review attempted to examine the validity and clinical utility of the DSM-IV binge eating disorder (BED) diagnosis across a wide range of validating strategies.Method:Various electronic databases (Pub Med, Psych Info) were searched for terms ...

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