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Patients with anorexia nervosa of the restricting (AN‐R) and purging (AN‐P) subtypes were studied to determine if there was a differential effect...

Mehler Philip S. 'Medical Complications of Eating Disorders.' New England Journal of Medicine 341(8):614-615, 1999. (Ltr)

Osteoporosis, the loss of bone mineral density, is an important complication of anorexia nervosa. Often, the progressive diminution in skeletal...

Anorexia nervosa is a chronic disorder characterized by the patient's refusal to maintain body weight and a myriad of medical complications. Two...

Constipation is a common complaint among all eating disorder patients. It is variably defined by patients and staff, often leading to false...

Of the entire gamut of psychological disorders treated by clinicians, eating disorders are the ones most frequently punctuated by concomitant...

Anorexia nervosa can have a devastating outcome. There is a high rate of treatment failures and recidivism among anorectic patients. Further, it is...

Objective: To see whether a cholinomimetic medication would help resolve the parotid gland enlargement associated with self-induced vomiting in...

A subpopulation of patients with eating disorders have also experienced sexual abuse. Medical symptoms in that subpopulation can, at times,...

To draw attention to the occurrence of hypophosphataemia in anorexia nervosa and to suggest that it may be a factor contributing to cardiac...