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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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Relationships between schizophrenia and eating disorders

Melinda Karth

Mar 221 min read

Psychology

Relationships between schizophrenia and eating disorders

Schizophrenia is a psychological illness that includes delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking. Eating disorders are...

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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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Melinda Karth

Mar 211 min read

Psychology

Can uridine improve anorexia treatment?

New research demonstrates that uridine supplementation increases hunger. But, is increasing hunger enough to improve anorexia nervosa...

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Treating fear of weight gain with virtual reality

Melinda Karth

Mar 211 min read

Psychology

Treating fear of weight gain with virtual reality

Fear of weight gain is an obstacle to eating disorder recovery. Could virtual reality be a new treatment approach that helps minimize...

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COVID-19 inflammation and increases in eating disorders

Melinda Karth

Mar 211 min read

Psychology

COVID-19 inflammation and increases in eating disorders

Inflammation has been identified as a possible side effect of contracting COVID-19. Could this inflammatory response be contributing to...

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Melinda Karth

Mar 211 min read

Psychology

Using ketamine to treat anorexia

There are currently no FDA-approved drugs for treating anorexia nervosa. Likewise, few pharmaceuticals have shown effectiveness in...

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Exploring hunger and fullness hormones in ARFID

Melinda Karth

Mar 201 min read

Psychology

Exploring hunger and fullness hormones in ARFID

In this post, I discuss how dysfunction in hunger and fullness cues could be causing ARFID. Key Points: People with ARFID have atypical...

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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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Does the brain heal after an eating disorder?

Melinda Karth

Mar 201 min read

Neuroscience and Biology

Does the brain heal after an eating disorder?

Eating disorders impact every organ of the body, including the brain. But, does the brain heal after eating disorder recovery? In this...

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Melinda Karth

Mar 201 min read

Neuroscience and Biology

Nocturnal eating disorders

The goal of my blog is to share information about overlooked eating disorders. In this post, I discuss the neurobiology of nocturnal...

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What does serotonin have to do with eating disorders?

Melinda Karth

Mar 201 min read

Neuroscience and Biology

What does serotonin have to do with eating disorders?

In this post, I discuss the role of serotonin in the development and maintenance of eating disorders. Key Points: Serotonin is involved...

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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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