June 2005 Archives
The European Council on Eating Disorders 2005 meeting will be held from September 7-9, 2005 in Innsbruck, Austria
I've just been informed that the conference organisers have extended the abstract submission deadline for papers and posters till June 30, 2005.
The conference will include the following debates:
Ø Manualized treatments are to good therapy what cheap ready to wear clothes are to bespokened made-to-measure clothes. (Robert Palmer & Christopher Fairburn)
Ø DSM and ICD should include obesity as an eating disorder.
Ø The treatment of AN has no impact on the natural history of the disorder.
and the following special sessions:
Patient and Carer Organisations in Europe
Eating Disorder Societies for Professionals in Europe
Eating disorders Training Courses
A Conversation with Arthur Crisp & Gerald Russell
For more information and to submit your abstract, please visit the conference website
The latest issue of the International Journal of Eating Disorders is a special issue devoted to all aspects of anorexia nervosa. Contents are listed below. To get access to the articles, see the journal website.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS
VOL 37; SUPP SPECIAL ISSUE ON ANOREXIA NERVOSA; 2005
ISSN 0276-3478
pp. S2-S9
Anorexia Nervosa: Definition, Epidemiology, and Cycle of Risk
Bulik, C. M.; Reba, L.; Siega-Riz, A.-M.; Reichborn-Kjennerud, T.
pp. S10-S14
Translational Approaches to Understanding Anorexia Nervosa
Klein, D. A.; Walsh, B. T.
pp. S15-S19
Neurobiology of Anorexia Nervosa: Clinical Implications of Alterations of the Function of Serotonin and Other Neuronal Systems
Kaye, W. H.; Frank, G. K.; Bailer, U. F.; Henry, S. E.
pp. S20-S21
Commentary: Psychopathology of Anorexia Nervosa
Halmi, K.
pp. S22-S25
Assessment of Anorexia Nervosa
Pike, K. M.
pp. S26-S30
Evidence-Based Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa
Fairburn, C. G.
pp. S31-S34
Health Services Research in Anorexia Nervosa
Striegel-Moore, R. H.
pp. S35-S40
A Community-Based Training Program for Eating Disorders and Its Contribution to a Provincial Network of Specialized Services
McVey, G. L.; Davis, R.; Kaplan, A. S.; Katzman, D. K.; Pinhas, L.; Geist, R.; Heinmaa, M.; Forsyth, G.
pp. S41-S42
Commentary: Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa: More Questions than Answers
Woodside, D. B.
pp. S43-S48
A Review and Primer of Molecular Genetic Studies of Anorexia Nervosa
Klump, K. L.; Gobrogge, K. L.
pp. S49-S51
Functional Neuroimaging in Early-Onset Anorexia Nervosa
Lask, B.; Gordon, I.; Christie, D.; Frampton, I.; Chowdhury, U.; Watkins, B.
pp. S52-S59
Medical Complications in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: A Review of the Literature
Katzman, D. K.
pp. S60-S63
Pharmacologic Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa: Where Do We Go from Here?
Attia, E.; Schroeder, L.
pp. S64-S67
Family-Based Treatment of Eating Disorders
Lock, J.; le Grange, D.
pp. S68-S71
Personality and Anorexia Nervosa
Wonderlich, S. A.; Lilenfeld, L. R.; Riso, L. P.; Engel, S.; Mitchell, J. E.
pp. S72-S76
Neuropsychological Studies in Anorexia Nervosa
Tchanturia, K.; Campbell, I. C.; Morris, R.; Treasure, J.
pp. S77-S79
Parenting Concerns of Women with Histories of Eating Disorders
Mazzeo, S. E.; Zucker, N. L.; Gerke, C. K.; Mitchell, K. S.; Bulik, C. M.
pp. S80-S86
The Process of Recovery in Eating Disorder Sufferers' Own Words: An Internet-Based Study
Keski-Rahkonen, A.; Tozzi, F.
pp. S87-S89
Commentary: From Genes to Treatment Response: New Research into the Psychobiology of Anorexia Nervosa
Kaplan, A. S.
pp. S90-S94
The Future of Treatment Research in Anorexia Nervosa
Strober, M.
pp. S95-S97
Diagnostic Criteria for Anorexia Nervosa: Looking Ahead to DSM-V
Mitchell, J. E.; Cook-Myers, T.; Wonderlich, S. A.
pp. S98-S100
Research Training in Anorexia Nervosa
Marcus, M. D.
pp. S101-S102
Federal Advocacy for Anorexia Nervosa: An American Model
Cogan, J. C.; Franko, D. L.; Herzog, D. B.
Austrian psychiatrist and eating disorders researcher Andreas Karawautz has informed me that he has developed a new website on eating disorders in German. The site includes information on scientific projects and treatment options offered in Vienna, links to all institutions dealing with treatment and a large section describing German-speaking websites on eating disorders, reviewing these from the point of view of professionals, patients, etc.
Do check out the site at www.karwautz.at
There have recently been a few papers coming out over the last few years, suggesting that depression may be associated with bone loss, possibly leading to osteoporosis, although the mechanisms for this are not yet clear. As described in several papers which I was involved with at the Institute of Psychiatry, people with anorexia nervosa are also at increased risk for osteoporosis, probably because of both reduced calcium in their diets and because of reduced levels of oestrogen, due to amenorrhea. And today I came across a paper suggesting that the combination of AN plus depression might lead to even higher risk.
Treasure J, Serpell L. (1999) Hosp Med. Jul;60(7):477-80. Osteoporosis in anorexia nervosa.
Sorry to have been so quiet recently. Work and life have been pretty crazy in the last month, and I've just got back from a week's well-earned holiday. So the site has suffered a bit as a result.
However, I'm planning to get a lot of new posts up in the next few days. So please check back soon.
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Lucy
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