Tens of millions of adults and teens in the U.S. are affected by a wide range of mental health disorders. The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health notes that some of the most common ones include ...

A study published in the Journal of Nutritional Physiology suggests that muscle impairment persists even after weight ...

Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental health condition that involves changes in eating habits, among other symptoms. It can start in childhood. Anorexia nervosa usually affects people in their teenage ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Atypical anorexia mirrors anorexia with restrictive eating behaviors and psychological distress, yet even after weight loss from unhealthy behaviors, people with atypical anorexia maintain a BMI in or ...

Restricting food intake is one symptom of the binge-purge type of anorexia nervosa. The other main symptom is engaging in binge eating followed by purging through various methods. Anorexia nervosa ...

Young patients who starve themselves risk bradycardia, anemia, bone loss—and even death. Yet few patients receive proper care, experts say. She’s starving but not hungry and skeletally thin but says ...

Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness. It is very difficult to treat: Relapses are likely, and no medications are approved to treat the eating disorder. But hope ...

Respecting autonomy in anorexia must not lead to abandonment, as supporting choice and preserving life can and should coexist ...

You may have heard of an eating disorder called anorexia nervosa. People with anorexia nervosa drastically restrict the amount of food they eat. They have a distorted view of their body and an intense ...