Three in four patients with anorexia nervosa—including many with challenging illness—make a partial recovery. But just 21 percent make a full recovery, a milestone that is most likely to signal ...

Patients often relapse after discharge from acute care because of long waits for outpatient treatment, lack of specialized therapists, out-of-pocket costs, and inadequate social support. Prior ...

In part 3 of this series, we found strong evidence that cognitive impairments that coexist with anorexia improve with weight restoration, remission, and recovery. But just as we found with the ...

Alison was a 17-year old high school student. She had always been shy and anxious, but was a high achiever. Over the course of three months, Alison’s parents noticed that she was rarely eating at home ...

Content note: This story discusses details of disordered eating. Nearly a year after being diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, Tess Holliday is sharing the challenges of recovery—a process that is often ...

A study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators finds that, contrary to what is often believed, around two thirds of women with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa will eventually ...

Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric condition characterized by a fear of weight gain and reduced calorie consumption that can result in dangerous weight loss. This condition is thought to affect around ...

Here's what anorexia nervosa is, why it's so concerning and how people who struggle with the disorder can get help.

Can marijuana be used for eating disorder recovery? People with other mental illnesses and disorders have had success with medical marijuana, so this theory isn’t too off base. The National Eating ...

The model shared in May that she was diagnosed with the eating disorder and says in a new essay she still struggles with "wrapping my head around" having anorexia Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports ...