How can procedures like repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and deep brain stimulation help in the treatment of eating disorders?
D. Blake Woodside, MD, MSc, FRCPC
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Dr Woodside is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
Articles by D. Blake Woodside, MD, MSc, FRCPC
How can neuromodulatory treatments be used in patients with eating disorders?
Deep Brain Stimulation is a neurosurgical procedure initially developed for the management of treatment-refractory movement disorders. More recently, the rationale for the use of DBS in anorexia nervosa derives from several sources.
The high rate of comorbid substance abuse in women with bulimia nervosa (BN) has remained consistent in the literature. This article reviews the prevalence of substance abuse in BN and summarizes treatment approaches for persons with BN and comorbid substance abuse.
Recent research has shown a higher incidence of men with eating disorders than previously thought. How do men with eating disorders differ from women in terms of assessment and treatment? What are the differences in risk factors and possible comorbidities, if any?
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