Network analysis of eating disorder symptoms in women in perimenopause and early postmenopause.

Objective: Eating disorders (EDs) are often stereotyped as disorders of adolescence and young adulthood; however, they can occur at any age. Prevalence of EDs at midlife are approximately 3.5% and specific symptoms at midlife can have prevalences as high as 29.

Understanding comorbidity between eating disorder and premenstrual symptoms using a network analysis approach.

Eating disorder symptoms are associated with ovarian hormones and fluctuate predictably across the menstrual cycle. However, the specific symptoms that underlie these associations remain unclear. The current study aims to examine which specific eating disorder and premenstrual symptoms confer risk and maintain comorbidity using network analysis.

Recommendations to encourage participation of individuals from diverse backgrounds in psychiatric genetic studies.

We present innovative research practices in psychiatric genetic studies to ensure representation of individuals from diverse ancestry, sex assigned at birth, gender identity, age, body shape and size, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Due to histories of inappropriate and harmful practices against marginalized groups in both psychiatry and genetics, people of certain identities may be hesitant to participate in research studies. Yet their participation is essential to ensure diverse representation, as it is incorrect to assume that the same genetic and environmental factors influence the risk for various psychiatric disorders across all demographic groups.

Structural brain correlates of eating pathology symptom dimensions: A systematic review.

There has been an increasing interest in neurobiological correlates of psychopathology with a growing consensus that such research questions are best investigated through dimensional approaches to psychopathology. One area that has been noticeably understudied in this regard is eating pathology. Therefore, the goal of the current systematic review was to summarize research on structural brain correlates of symptom dimensions of eating-related pathology.