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Medical Assessment and Management in Eating Disorders

The Journal of Eating Disorders is pleased to announce a Special Issue singularly devoted to the Medical Assessment and Management in Eating Disorders. 

Guest Editors: Dr. Phil Mehler and Dr. Allison Nitsch


  1. In cases of Anorexia Nervosa (AN), achieving weight gain recovery beyond the lower limits set by the World Health Organization and normalizing classical nutritional markers appears to be essential for most pat...

    Authors: Bogdan Galusca, Aurélia Gay, Gwenaëlle Belleton, Martin Eisinger, Catherine Massoubre, François Lang, Dominique Grouselle, Bruno Estour and Natacha Germain
    Citation: Journal of Eating Disorders 2023 11:172
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  2. Despite previous research on the association between diabetes distress and disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) among youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D), there is a lack of understanding regarding the underlying m...

    Authors: Meijing Zhou, Hong Wang, Jian Yu, Dan Luo, Min Zhu, Mei Zhang, Jingjing Xu and Tao Yang
    Citation: Journal of Eating Disorders 2023 11:123
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  4. The Spanish Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children (S-YFAS-C) scale is the first tool adapted to Spanish to evaluate food addiction (FA) in the paediatric population. The aim of this study is to preliminarily eva...

    Authors: Néstor Benítez-Brito, Himar González-Pacheco, Berta Pinto-Robayna, Francisco Moreno-Redondo, Carlos Díaz-Romero and Yolanda Ramallo-Fariña
    Citation: Journal of Eating Disorders 2023 11:72
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  5. There is a growing attention on intuitive eating (IE) styles in the Western world that has not yet reached Arab countries, which is likely due to the lack of psychometrically sound measures of the IE construct...

    Authors: Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Chen Jiang, Sahar Obeid, Diana Malaeb, Nancy Chammas, Mirna Fawaz, Michel Soufia, Runtang Meng and Souheil Hallit
    Citation: Journal of Eating Disorders 2023 11:53
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  7. An important component in the treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN) is the evaluation and management of its endocrine complications, including functional hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and increased fracture risk....

    Authors: Melanie S. Haines
    Citation: Journal of Eating Disorders 2023 11:24
    Content type: Review Published on:

  8. Disorders of gut–brain interaction (DBGI), also known as functional gastrointestinal disorders, are common in individuals with eating disorders, and may precede or perpetuate disordered eating. Understanding t...

    Authors: Micaela Atkins, Helen Burton Murray and Kyle Staller
    Citation: Journal of Eating Disorders 2023 11:20
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  9. People with anorexia nervosa (AN) tend to shy away from engaging in typical primary care provider relationships in order to avoid detection. Therefore, they may seek care for their medical concerns through a l...

    Authors: Philip S. Mehler, Kristin Anderson, Maryrose Bauschka, Jeana Cost and Asma Farooq
    Citation: Journal of Eating Disorders 2023 11:16
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  11. The medical complications of eating disorders (EDs) have been described in the literature; however, the pulmonary system has historically been described as relatively spared from the ravages of eating disorder...

    Authors: Allison Nitsch, Mark Kearns and Philip Mehler
    Citation: Journal of Eating Disorders 2023 11:12
    Content type: Review Published on:

  12. This study reports causes of death for a cohort of 35 patients with severe anorexia nervosa (AN), who were treated between 2012 and 2020, and descriptive information on their medical and psychological comorbid...

    Authors: Patricia Westmoreland, Alan Duffy, Renee Rienecke, Daniel Le Grange, Thomas Joiner, Jamie Manwaring, Ashlie Watters and Philip Mehler
    Citation: Journal of Eating Disorders 2022 10:200
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  15. Lower bone mineral density (BMD) increases the risk of osteoporosis in individuals with eating disorders (EDs), particularly women with anorexia nervosa (AN), making them susceptible to pain and fractures thro...

    Authors: Mariana P Lopes, Lauren Robinson, Brendon Stubbs, Marle dos Santos Alvarenga, Ligia Araújo Martini, Iain C Campbell and Ulrike Schmidt
    Citation: Journal of Eating Disorders 2022 10:173
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  16. The gut microbiota, also known as our “second brain” is an exciting frontier of research across a multitude of health domains. Gut microbes have been implicated in feeding behaviour and obesity, as well as men...

    Authors: Sydney M. Terry, Jacqueline A. Barnett and Deanna L. Gibson
    Citation: Journal of Eating Disorders 2022 10:154
    Content type: Correspondence Published on: