Covid-19

COVID-19 Effects on Eating Disorders

The COVID-19 pandemic continues set new records in both cases and deaths here in California and across the nation. While it is commonly seen as a respiratory illness, COVID-19 also produces unwanted side effects in mental health communities as well. Kerrie Leonard, a PhD student in Developmental Science, Human Development, and Family Science at North…

Guido Frank at UColorado

Advancing Neuroscience In Eating Disorders Research

Eating disorders are serious physical and mental health conditions that can have life-threatening consequences for the people who suffer from them. The causes of eating disorders are complex and can result from a combination of genetic, societal, interpersonal, and psychological factors. Over recent years in the field of eating disorders research, scientists, doctors, and researchers…