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Eating disorders, chatbot therapy, and the uncanny valley

Melinda Karth

Mar 221 min read

Eating disorders, chatbot therapy, and the uncanny valley

People with eating disorders can have challenges using chatbots in therapy. These clients often have difficulties with mentalizing or...

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Rumination syndrome: A lesser-known eating disorder

Melinda Karth

Mar 221 min read

Psychology

Rumination syndrome: A lesser-known eating disorder

Miscommunication between the gut and brain can affect eating behavior. Rumination syndrome is a disorder involving regurgitation of...

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"Healthy" orthorexia vs orthorexia nervosa?

Melinda Karth

Mar 221 min read

Psychology

"Healthy" orthorexia vs orthorexia nervosa?

Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is an eating disorder centered around an obsession with healthy eating. Healthy orthorexia is a lifestyle...

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Treating binge eating with drugs like Ozempic?

Melinda Karth

Mar 221 min read

Psychology

Treating binge eating with drugs like Ozempic?

Binge eating disorder is the most common eating disorder worldwide and can affect people of diverse weights. Studies show that the...

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Hormone therapy: Treating eating disorders in trans people

Melinda Karth

Mar 221 min read

Psychology

Hormone therapy: Treating eating disorders in trans people

Transgender individuals feel a disconnect between their preferred gender identity and the gender identity they were assigned at birth....

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Ozempic and Wegovy: Is semaglutide a miracle weight loss drug?

Melinda Karth

Mar 211 min read

Psychology

Ozempic and Wegovy: Is semaglutide a miracle weight loss drug?

Semagultide-containing medications have become popular for weight loss. But will these medications work for everyone? And what are the...

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Nonverbal mirroring and the challenge of eating disorder therapy

Melinda Karth

Mar 201 min read

Social

Nonverbal mirroring and the challenge of eating disorder therapy

In this post, I discuss how deficits in social bonding could reduce the effectiveness of nonverbal mirroring in treating eating...

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Where did anorexia stereotypes come from?

Melinda Karth

Mar 201 min read

Social

Where did anorexia stereotypes come from?

In this post, I discuss how 19th-century hysteria, a mysterious group of symptoms observed only in women, led to the misconception that...

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Drug treatments for binge eating disorder

Melinda Karth

Mar 191 min read

Psychology

Drug treatments for binge eating disorder

This post explores pharmacological treatments for binge eating disorder and the neuroscience of why these drugs are effective. Key...

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Melinda Karth

Mar 191 min read

Psychology

Body image and the brain

A common stereotype of people with eating disorders is that these individuals are vain and preoccupied with their appearance. In this...

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Why we don't know enough about eating disorders in adults

Melinda Karth

Mar 191 min read

Psychology

Why we don't know enough about eating disorders in adults

I chose to write about eating disorders in adults because there is ageism in eating disorder research and treatment. Consequently, we...

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When it comes to weight loss, it’s not just psychological

Melinda Karth

Mar 191 min read

Psychology

When it comes to weight loss, it’s not just psychological

With New Year's resolutions we see an uptick in gym membership and diet adverts. These adverts promise that, if we work really hard to...

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COVID-19, social isolation, and eating disorder increases

Melinda Karth

Mar 191 min read

Social

COVID-19, social isolation, and eating disorder increases

There has been a rise in the number of people seeking treatment for eating disorders since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. I make...

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Why we need the eating disorders prevention Act 2020

Melinda Karth

Mar 191 min read

Psychology

Why we need the eating disorders prevention Act 2020

Few policies support the prevention of eating disorders. In this post, I rely on scientific research to support my argument that eating...

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Using music in eating disorders treatment

Melinda Karth

Mar 191 min read

Psychology

Using music in eating disorders treatment

The power of music to heal people has been suggested for centuries. But what is going on in the brain that helps with the healing process...

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Calorie counts and eating disorders: A neuroscience approach

Melinda Karth

Mar 191 min read

Neuroscience and Biology

Calorie counts and eating disorders: A neuroscience approach

In this post, I focus on the UK's recent decision to require calorie counts on menus and why this decision could contribute to a rise in...

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Melinda Karth

Mar 193 min read

Psychology

The adults are alright?

The lack of access to, funding for, and compassion in NHS eating disorder (ED) adult services has recently become a major talking point...

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We should be focusing on healthy relationships with food, not calorie counting

Melinda Karth

Mar 193 min read

Social

We should be focusing on healthy relationships with food, not calorie counting

In mid-July 2019, the BBC published an article discussing recent findings that calorie-counting apps can exacerbate eating disorder...

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