A paper appearing in 2017 in the peer-reviewed journal Comprehensive Psychiatry details a “radical” new method for diagnosing eating disorders that predicts 68 percent of people’s problems in psychological and social functioning due to eating-disorder features. A release from the University of Kansas in Lawrence explains that by contrast, the method of identifying eating disorders… Continue reading Path for Better Diagnosis of Eating Disorders, the Deadliest of Mental Illnesses
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Choosing Wisely Campaign: Revised List of Topics to Talk About with Older Adults
On April 23rd 2015, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) released updates to several of its recommendations for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation’s Choosing Wisely® campaign, which raises professional and public awareness about treatments and tests to question and discuss because they may lack efficacy or cause potential harm. The AGS’s updates reflect… Continue reading Choosing Wisely Campaign: Revised List of Topics to Talk About with Older Adults