Publications by authors named "Maria J Frisch"
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- The study investigated the impact of shearing ewes during two stages of their pregnancy on blood flow, placentome size, and progesterone levels.
- Pregnant ewes were divided into four groups based on whether they were sheared during mid or late pregnancy, and assessments were made using ultrasonography and blood tests.
- Results showed that shearing during mid-pregnancy increased placentome size and certain blood flow metrics, while shearing in late pregnancy had no significant effects on blood flow or progesterone levels.
Objectives: There is limited information on the prevalence of middle-aged women seeking specialized treatment for an eating disorder and whether middle-aged patients are significantly different from young-adult patients. This two-part study sought to identify changes in the past two decades in the prevalence of middle-aged (MA; 40+ years) and young-adult (YA; 18-39 years) women seeking treatment for an eating disorder (ED) and to identify differences and similarities between both groups.
Methods: For study 1, all unique female inpatient admissions from 1989 to 2006 were reviewed (n=1,040).
Obesity is a public health epidemic with medical, psychological and economic consequences. It continues to increase globally in prevalence and severity. Despite numerous behaviourally, medically or pharmacologically guided treatments, an effective non-surgical long-term treatment approach has not been identified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The direct monetary costs for food and laxatives, diet pills, and diuretics used by individuals with bulimia nervosa (BN) have not been studied.
Method: Ten participants with a presenting clinical diagnosis of BN completed a 7-day food record at the outset of treatment in order to provide estimates of weekly and yearly monetary costs for food and associated symptoms.
Results: Participants reported means of 3.
Arts-based therapies are increasingly being employed, in conjunction with empirically valid traditional therapies, in the residential treatment of eating disorders. A systematic database search of arts-based therapies in the treatment of eating disorders was conducted. In addition, program staff at 22 residential eating disorder treatment programs were contacted to provide information regarding arts-based therapy utilization rates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The current study describes residential treatment for eating disorders in the United States.
Method: A national study involving 22 residential eating disorder treatment programs was conducted using a survey to determine treatment program descriptions and trends. Data from 19 respondents, representing 86% of all residential treatment programs in the United States, were examined.