Long-term research indicates that anorexia nervosa onset in adolescence predicts higher psychiatric outpatient care and medication use.

People with anorexia nervosa may be more likely to be early risers, a genetic association study suggested. Looking at nearly 17,000 cases with this eating disorder, genetic liability for anorexia ...

NEW YORK CITY — Psychiatric comorbidities are highly prevalent in patients with eating disorders (EDs), a large study showed. In a propensity-matched cohort of young adults with and without EDs, a ...

Treatment wasn’t helping her anorexia, so doctors allowed her to stop — no matter the consequences. But is a “palliative” approach to mental illness really ethical? Naomi in November, at 42 years ...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with a 4.5-fold increased risk for mortality — a rate that nearly doubles when AN patients have psychiatric comorbidities. Researchers analyzed data from 14,774 ...

A new study finds that muscle impairment from anorexia nervosa may continue even after lost weight has been regained, a common indicator of successful treatment.