Eating Disorders at Work

The Diagnostic Work-Up of Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa (AN): Anorexia Nervosa is characterized by an enduring restriction of food intake resulting in low body weight and low body mass index (BMI). This may progress to cachexia. Accompanying symptoms are an irrational fear of weight gain, excessive exercise, distorted body image and menstrual dysfunction in women [2]. The prevalence of AN prevalence is estimated to be between 0.3 an...

At home with eating disorders

Introduction With the emergence of evidence based treatments, including Maudsley Family Based Therapy parents and carers play a crucial role in early detection and efficacious treatment. But they do it in the face of significant challenges lack of information or education, difficulties in navigating the health system, difficulty in finding suitable clinicians, and suffer significant personal an...

Mental Disorders, Mental Disability at Work

Psychosocial factors at work and musculoskeletal disorders.

Prevention of eating disorders in at-risk college-age women.

CONTEXT Eating disorders, an important health problem among college-age women, may be preventable, given that modifiable risk factors for eating disorders have been identified and interventions have been evaluated to reduce these risk factors. OBJECTIVE To determine if an Internet-based psychosocial intervention can prevent the onset of eating disorders (EDs) in young women at risk for develo...