Pamela K. Keel, Ph.D., is Distinguished Research Professor and Director of the Eating Behaviors Research Clinic in the Department of Psychology at Florida State University. Dr. Keel has received grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her research on the nosology, biology, epidemiology, and longitudinal course of bulimic syndromes. She has authored over 250…
Anxiety, disrupted routines and loneliness are fueling people’s food issues as they hunker down during the Covid-19 crisis. Malinda Ann Hill decided to resume treatment for her eating disorder almost as soon as she shifted to working remotely in March 2020. She knew even before the pandemic that isolation at home would be detrimental to…
Here’s what parents need to know. According to the psychologist Erin Accurso, the clinical director of the eating disorders program at the University of California, San Francisco, “our inpatient unit has exploded in the past year,” taking in more than twice as many adolescent patients as it did before the pandemic. Dr. Accurso explained that…
Instagram has apologised after a mistake with its algorithm promoted diet content to users with eating disorders. The search function in the app automatically recommended terms including “appetite suppressants” and “fasting” to some people. Eating disorder campaigners told the BBC that vulnerable people could be triggered and even relapse. The social media platform said harmful…
Ana Velasquez shares her story as a woman of color struggling with and recovering from an eating disorder. “I could understand that we share an illness that makes us fear food and desire thinness, but the realities of a fat girl with an eating disorder and a thin girl with an eating disorder are so…
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Correlating eating disorders with body size/weight decreases diagnosis and treatment There are so many myths about eating disorders thanks to media portrayals and those stereotypes are perpetuated due to a lack of understanding about eating disorders. This misinformation is dangerous because it often prevents people from getting the help they need. Eating disorder myths also…
Yuki Noguchi describes the impact that COVID-19 has had on people who had eating disorders prior to the pandemic and people who were vulnerable to eating disorders in her article titled “Eating Disorders Thrive In Anxious Times, And Pose A Lethal Threat.” Additionally, the article covers the story of Stephanie Parker, her struggles with eating…
Our Student Action Committee received the 2021 Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Community Heroes Award in the category Young Movers and Shakers. Congratulations, team! The EDRC student action committee is a group of student volunteers based in the Bay Area who are passionate about helping those suffering from mental illnesses, specifically eating disorders. This year the…
The treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN) is a growing crisis in the United States as a result of fewer academic medical center programs, which steers patients to private programs and limits treatment for the underserved and uninsured. Recovery requires prolonged hospitalization and rehabilitation, with relapse rates approaching 50%. Anorexia nervosa has a mortality percentage of…