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disorder

[dis-awr-der] / dɪsˈɔr dər /






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There are just two medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration across all eating-disorder diagnoses: Prozac for bulimia and Vyvanse for binge-eating disorder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

In “God Knows Where I Am,” Linda Bishop, diagnosed variously as having “bipolar disorder with psychosis” or schizoaffective disorder, drifts “between shelters, hospitals, and jail” before finding refuge in a deserted farmhouse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Lilly is listed as a collaborator on a study at Johns Hopkins University testing whether tirzepatide, the main ingredient in Mounjaro, can reduce binge-eating episodes in adults with obesity and binge-eating disorder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

The Police Service of Northern Ireland said it is continuing to investigate the disorder.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Zander is sometimes depressed, too, and Annabelle herself is anxious, and Sierra is edging toward an eating disorder, and those are only the things she knows for sure.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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