ACUTE Eating Disorder Peer Reviewed Publications

Members of the ACUTE multi-disciplinary team including, hospitalists, nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, dietitians, physical and occupational therapists, and social workers, under the direct leadership of Dr. Mehler and an assistant research scientist, have all contributed to publishing articles in peer reviewed journals. 

Enjoy browsing through a list from 150 publications, of our more recent and most cited journal articles, with topics ranging from bone health, liver function, ARFID, physical therapy, metabolic complications, GI comorbidities, medical outcomes, cardiovascular complications, dysphagia, and hypophosphatemia and refeeding.

Publications

1. Critical gaps in the medical knowledge base of eating disorders. Eat Weight Disord. 2018 Aug;23(4):419-430.
2. Medical complications of bulimia nervosa. Brit J Hosp Med 2017; 78(12): 672-77.
3. Assessment and clinical management of bone disease in adults with eating disorders: A review. J Eat Disord 2017 Dec;5(42).
4. Hepatic complications of anorexia nervosa. Dig Dis Sci. 2017 Nov;62(11):2977-2981.
5. When avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder becomes life-threatening: A case report of an adult male patient. Colorado Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology 2017; 2(2): 23-28.
6. Baseline functional mobility in hospitalized persons with anorexia nervosa:  A retrospective study of inpatient physical therapy during medical stabilization. J Acute Care Phys Ther [Internet]. 2017;8(1). 
7. A comparison of the metabolic complications and hospital course of severe anorexia nervosa by binge-purge and restricting subtypes. Eat Disord 2017 Jan 6;1–13.
8. Practical methods for refeeding patients with anorexia nervosa. Integrative food and nutrition and metabolism. 
9. Caring for patients with Severe and Enduring Eating Disorders (SEED): certification, harm reduction, palliative care, and the question of futility. Psychiatric Practice. 22:313-321, 2016.
10. Cardiac changes in anorexia nervosa. Cardiology and the Young. 26:623-628, 2016.
11. Don’t forget the “medical” in eating disorder patients. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 49:1-2, 2016.
12. Gastrointestinal comorbidities which complicate the treatment of anorexia nervosa.  Eat Disord. 25(2):122-133, 2016.
13. Electrolyte and acid-base abnormalities associated with purging behaviors. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 49:311-319, 2016. 
14. Medical outcomes for adults hospitalized with severe anorexia nervosa: An analysis by age group. Int J Eat Disord. 2016 Apr;49(4):378–85.
15. Cardiovascular complications of anorexia nervosa: A systematic review. Int J Eat Disord. 2016 Mar;49(3):238-48. 
16. Rare medical manifestations of severe restricting and purging: “Zebras,” missed diagnoses, and best practices. 2016 Mar;49 (3):331-44. 
17. Effective Medical Treatment Strategies to Help Cessation of Purging Behaviors.  Int J Eat Disord 2016;49(3):324-30. 
18. Liver dysfunction in patients with severe anorexia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord. 2016 Feb;49(2):151–8.
19. Prevalence and management of oropharyngeal dysphagia in patients with severe anorexia nervosa: A large retrospective review. Int J Eat Disord. 2016 Feb;49(2):159–66.
20. When avoidant food intake becomes life-threatening. Journal of Psychiatry. 6:111-113, 2016.
21. The medical complications of anorexia nervosa and their treatments. Current Women’s Health Reviews, 11(2), 143-151. 
22. Treatments of Medical Complications of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. J Eat Disord. 2015 Apr 5;3:15.
23. Refeeding the patient with anorexia nervosa: Perspectives of the dietician, psychotherapist and medical physician. Journal of Nutrition and Health. 3(2):29-34, 2015.
24. Predictors of hypophosphatemia during refeeding of patients with severe anorexia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord. 2015. Nov;48(7):898-904.
25. Anorexia nervosa and the law. American Journal of Psychiatry. 133:6-45, 2015.