Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe and often treatment-resistant eating disorder that affects millions of individuals worldwide, predominantly females. Traditional treatments for AN have yielded only ...

LONDON, July 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- COMPASS Pathways plc (CMPS) (“COMPASS”), a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, today ...

Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric disorder for which there are limited treatment options, and it has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric diagnosis. A pilot study is now ...

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 ...

A new phase 1 clinical trial has found that a single dose of psilocybin combined with psychotherapy may be a promising treatment for anorexia nervosa, a mental illness that is notoriously difficult to ...

Even after weeks of treatment and considerable weight gain, the brains of adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa remain altered, putting them at risk for possible relapse, according to researchers ...

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

A trailblazing study conducted by researchers at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR) in Tulsa, Okla., has made significant strides with a novel technique for treating anorexia nervosa (AN ...

Psilocybin-assisted therapy may be an effective treatment for anorexia nervosa, according to the results of a small study published this month in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Medicine. In the ...

Researchers found psilocybin’s effects in a female mouse anorexia model depended on exercise and metabolic state. The drug ...

Expanded program brings in-house nutrition, dual-diagnosis mental health treatment, and coordinated outpatient care for ...