Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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2 papers

Prevalence and Correlates of DSM-5–Defined Eating Disorders in a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Adults

Tomoko Udo, Carlos M. Grilo
Biological Psychiatry Summary & key facts 2018 768 citations

Binge eating disorder (BED) is when someone often eats a very large amount of food in a short time and feels unable to stop. It is the most common eating disorder in the U.S. and is diagnosed when binge episodes happen at least once a week for 3 months. BED…

Eating Disorders and Behaviors Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Workaholism, burnout, and well-being

Multidimensional Perfectionism and Burnout

Andrew P. Hill, Thomas Curran

This meta-analysis combined 43 studies (total N = 9,838; 663 effect sizes) to examine links between different kinds of perfectionism and burnout. It found that perfectionistic strivings were either slightly linked to lower burnout or not linked, while perfectionistic concerns were linked to higher burnout. When the two types were…

Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Work-Family Balance Challenges Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
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