Information goulash
I've gotten backed up - lots of things I've been wanting to share. So I'm double-posting today and listing a bunch of stuff together:
- Fasting increases risk for onset of binge eating
- The relationship of bulimia and anorexia nervosa with bipolar disorder
- Serotonin - Why It Takes Guts To Build Bones has implications for both brain science and bone growth during eating disorders
- No Benefit from Gingko reminds me why evidence matters, but also that we need to make sure we study alternative therapies - we don't KNOW unless we put it to the test
- Wrangling over psychiatry's bible has consequences for all of us involved with eating disorder legislation, policy, drug treatments, insurance, and public education
- Mark my words.... I am guessing that when we've really got the book written on anorexia it will have a lot to do with leptin.
- One in five U.S. hospital admissions are for patients with mental disorders
- Why knowing about one's predisposition to anxiety can help us parent: Why Do We Panic?: Scientific American
Thanks for the one on fasting. It just backs up what we've been thinking lately.
ReplyDelete- Wendy
I'm surprised at the last article on panic attacks. Two out of the three risk factors are parents being over protective.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, was I overprotective when my d was young? I tried so hard not to be and to let her explore without inducing fear.
Yeah, don't you love that "such as?" Sounds fishy to me.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing that a childhood of commercials about hand sanitizers and a news programs on terrorism and the constant stream of fear-mongering health ads are as likely to be triggers...
I think it relates to a genetic predisposition that is then triggered by a commercial or a parent's comments, not the parent's themselves.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the parent may have anxiety issues themselves that may be perceived as overprotectedness, the actual anxiety is more then likely transmitted genetically rather then physically -- does that make sense? I have one kid who is highly anxious (just like me) and another who doesn't have a care in the world (like dad)...it's genetics. When we stop blaming different parenting styles and look at the chemistry, I think more people will be helped!