Sleep-eating disorders, like nocturnal eating syndrome (NES) and sleep-related eating disorder (SRED), may cause people to eat more than they desire at night. However, treatments are available. There ...

In the United States, eating disorders are the second most deadly mental health issue (behind opioid use disorder). And they are more common than you may think, affecting about 9 percent of the U.S.

Eighteen years ago, Steve and Linda Znachko dropped their 14-year-old daughter Anna off at a private, inpatient eating disorder facility for the first time. The sign at the facility’s entrance read, ...

Eating disorders have the second-highest mortality rate of any mental illness. And yet, they're often misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed because of stereotypes and stigmas encountered by patients. However ...

The conversation around eating disorders has long centered on girls, but mental health professionals are sounding the alarm ...

Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that affect millions of people across the country. Yet stigma, misinformation, and outdated stereotypes continue to cloud public understanding of ...

In recent years there has been increasing talk about ARFID, which stands for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: a still little-known but steadily growing eating disorder, especially among ...

Researchers have identified many different causes for eating disorders, ranging from genetic risk factors to the culture a person grows up in. However, no single factor causes all eating disorders.

While the concept of eating disorders has become more broadly discussed over the last few years, less is understood about the psychology behind them — namely, what is happening inside the brain of a ...