An (un)answered cry for help: a qualitative study exploring the subjective meaning of eating disorders in the context of transgenerational trauma by Jennifer Barry, John O’Connor, Harriet Parsons

“…Methods Six adult female participants who had received a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa and/or bulimia nervosa completed multiple unstructured interviews, informed by a psychoanalytical methodology. …”
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Prevalence, influencing factors, and perspectives on bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating among university students in northern Morocco: A cross-sectional study by Karima Sammoud, Fadila Bousgheiri, Saloua Lemrabett, Imane Agdai, Ouissal Radouan, Meftaha Senhaji, Adil El Ammouri, Adil Najdi

“…The MINI included subscales for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge ED. Results: Study included 1168 predominantly female students (59.1%) with a mean age of 20 years. …”
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The incidence of eating disorders in the UK in 2000–2009: findings from the General Practice Research Database by Irene Petersen, Nadia Micali, Janet L Treasure, Katrina W Hagberg

“…The aim of this study was to estimate the annual (age-specific, gender-specific and subtype-specific) incidence of diagnosed ED: anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) in primary care over a 10-year period in the UK (2000–2009); to examine the changes within the study period; and to describe peak age at diagnosis.Design Register-based study.Setting Primary care. …”
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Redefining diagnostic parameters: the role of overvaluation of shape and weight in binge-eating disorder: a systematic review by Bernou Melisse, Alexandra Dingemans

“…It was found that overvaluation of shape and weight was associated with the severity of eating disorder psychopathology, and was comparable in severity with that of individuals diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. There is enough evidence to include overvaluation in the DSM and ICD as a criterion for binge-eating disorder. …”
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The progress in the field of clinical staging for mental disorders within the last decade: an updated systematic review by Sharon L. Clarke, Sharon L. Clarke, Nicole Soons, Arjan C. Videler, Arjan C. Videler, Sebastiaan P. J. van Alphen, Sebastiaan P. J. van Alphen, Henricus Van, Linda Dil, Laurens Pappijn, Sven Corbeij, Beau Broekhof, Beau Broekhof, Andrew M. Chanen, Andrew M. Chanen, Joost Hutsebaut, Joost Hutsebaut

“…The first systematic review on this topic, published a decade ago, included 78 papers, and identified separate staging models for schizophrenia, unipolar depression, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, substance use disorder, anorexia, and bulimia nervosa. The current review updates this review by including new proposals for staging models and by systematically reviewing research based upon full or partial staging models since 2012.MethodsPsycINFO, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane databases were systematically searched from 2012 to June 2023. …”
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Beyond the current state of just-in-time adaptive interventions in mental health: a qualitative systematic review by Claire R. van Genugten, Claire R. van Genugten, Melissa S. Y. Thong, Melissa S. Y. Thong, Melissa S. Y. Thong, Wouter van Ballegooijen, Wouter van Ballegooijen, Wouter van Ballegooijen, Annet M. Kleiboer, Annet M. Kleiboer, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Arnout C. Smit, Mirjam A. G. Sprangers, Mirjam A. G. Sprangers, Yannik Terhorst, Yannik Terhorst, Heleen Riper, Heleen Riper, Heleen Riper

“…Two JITAIs were for bulimia nervosa, one for depression, one for insomnia, and one for maternal prenatal stress. …”
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