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Eating Disorders comprise a group of disorders that, like the sleep,
addictions, and sexual disorders are disorders of motivated
behaviors. Motivated behaviors are those behaviors that are governed
by bodily mechanisms of drive, homeostasis,
and hedonism.
Eating Disorders are often devastating to patients and their families,
causing patients developmental and functional impairment. For more
information on Eating Disorders, or for information on how to make
an appointment for yourself or someone you know, go to our clinic website.
The
Johns Hopkins Eating Disorders Research Group is conducting research on
eating behavior using animal models, clinical outcomes methodologies,
and neuroimaging, including PET and fMRI.
For the Eating Disorders Journal Club Wiki, see here.
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