ERC & Pathlight In the News

In this Fox 5 Washington DC segment, Dr. Steven Crawford discusses summer stressors and their impact on eating disorders.

Dr. Elizabeth Easton had a comprehensive conversation with NPR's 411 Teen host Dr. Liz Holifield about eating disorders in teens and college-aged students.

In this Giddy article, Dr. Elizabeth Easton shares how summer can be a triggering time for those with eating disorders. Dr. Easton discusses how being bombarded by diet culture on social media, and the lack of structure and routine during summer months can contribute. The article highlights the pressures of diet culture; how to prepare for the summer season; and offers suggestions on how to care for your mental health.

WGN 9News Chicago interviewed Dr. Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher for this segment about summer stressors for teens and young adults with eating disorders.

Dr. Allison Chase talks to KVUE about how summer can impact college students and young adults who struggle with eating disorders. Being surrounded by diet culture (getting "beach" ready) and the lack of structure and routine can impact those who are struggling. Dr. Chase shares her insight and the "red flags" to look out for in loved ones.

Two virtual conferences taking place over three days, August 23-25, will offer up to 30 CE/CME/CNE credit hours

Denver, CO – May 30, 2023 – It has never been more challenging to deliver quality, patient-focused mental health care.

In this piece, Dr. Elizabeth Wassenaar shares insight with MarketWatch about the dangers of GLP-1 medications and their impact to the eating disorder community and especially adolescents. Dr. Wassenaar shared: “The adolescent mental health crisis is unprecedented,” said Wassenaar, with many teens suffering severe mood disorders, eating disorders, and suicidality, and teens struggling with depression may think, 'If I lose weight, I’ll feel better and people will like me. There’s this magic drug, and all I have to do is inject it.'” And if patients can start taking these drugs as early as 12 years of age, “We just don’t know what that’s going to do to them in 10 or 20 years,” she said, because there’s not enough long-term data.

This article in The Seattle Medium discusses the misconceptions and barriers to accessing eating disorder treatment for women of color and includes interviews from Project Heal and quotes from ERC's Megan Riddle.

This article from Giddy, a follow up from an earlier genetics and eating disorders piece, features Dr. Harry Brandt and discusses what a metabo-psychiatric illness is, and how this applies to anorexia.

Focusing on research conducted by the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine, the article discusses how genetics can be attributed to eating disorders. Dr. Harry Brandt shared his insight noting that continued research around the subject will provide a better understanding of the illness as well as the development of new treatments. ​