Are social media platforms making eating disorders in children worse?
Are social media platforms making eating disorders in children worse?
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The Latest Genetic Study of Anorexia Nervosa
Since the founding of Kartini Clinic in 1998 we have operated under the assumption (then almost unheard-of) that anorexia nervosa is a biologically based, heritable human illness of the brain.…
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The Role of Parents in Treatment
This post was originally published on December 16, 2015. Possibly nothing has changed so much over the last ten years as the acceptance of parents’ role in the treatment of…
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Why We Limit Hyper-Palatable Foods for One Year
When I was first introduced to the Minnesota Semi-Starvation Study (MSSS), published in 1950 by Ancel Keys and his team, I was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of data they…
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Goodbye, Bryan
Anyone who knows me knows that I am no longer young. Yet I have teachers. My patients are my teachers and some of my colleagues are (still) my teachers. At…
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The Trouble With Accurate Eating Disorder Diagnoses
Almost anyone who works in a specialized field (such as pediatric eating disorders) spends a great deal of time thinking about diagnostic criteria for diseases and conditions. This is true…
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The Suffering of Others
“With what incredible courage we are able to endure the suffering of others” -- My favorite quote from English garden writer Christopher Lloyd. And nowhere does it apply more than…
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Avoiding negative energy balance
Last week I was pleased to discuss a paper by Walt Kaye and colleagues that I felt strongly supported ordered eating for people with anorexia nervosa. Ordered eating on our…
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Connecting the Dots
Two current Kartini parents handed me an excellent article the other day whose lead author, Walter Kaye, is likely well known to our readers. The article, Temperament-based Treatment for Anorexia…
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The Surprising Similarities Between Anorexia and Obesity
One thing I've observed over the years is that those readers who are interested in anorexia nervosa seem to have little interest in obesity, which they often seem regard as…
