Flawed science: scary ramifications
Recently an article was published looking at the caloric intake of children at various ages and the relationship of this intake to their weight. The article was published in the…
Recently an article was published looking at the caloric intake of children at various ages and the relationship of this intake to their weight. The article was published in the…
And one more reason to make the diagnosis earlyProfessor Richard Crandall of Reed College, himself a renowned scientist, sent me an article he thought I might be interested in. I…
Today I was seeing a young patient who had just been cleared to resume her sport activities. At the start of the appointment she was nearly trembling with anxiety, for…
What helps children with anorexia nervosa gain weight? How can you tell whose child will do well and whose may not? Can you tell?At Kartini Clinic we have always felt that…
I have already blogged about the new book edited by Bryan Lask and Ian Frampton with the felicitous title Eating Disorders and the Brain. But the other day, flipping through…
I follow Laura Collin’s blog almost all of the time—but some personal medical issues have kept me from reading lately, until today. I scanned her recent entries and saw this.??…
Every researcher in the field of eating disorders tries their best to reduce the burden of suffering for patients. They try to contribute to the meaningful scientific discussion. Having said…
There seems to be a discussion that simply will not die in the world of eating disorders (particularly when it comes to anorexia nervosa) around whether the “desire for thinness”…
Friends: at the F.E.A.S.T. conference in Washington DC, I was approached by a mother (we’ll call her Kathy) who thanked me for helping her out from a distance with my…
This is a difficult time of the year for our patients and, I imagine, for eating disordered patients everywhere. All over the country people are making plans for family to…