HealthDay (4/2, Mundell) reported a study suggests that “boys and men can also develop eating disorders, and rates for these psychiatric issues are rising – even as psychotherapists admit they have trouble spotting and treating them.” The study noted that “by some estimates, 1 in 7 men in the United States will experience a full-syndrome eating disorder by the age of 40.” Furthermore, the report “found that psychotherapists are often ill-equipped to spot these cases. When questioned, most clinicians said they lacked formal training in spotting body dysmorphia and eating disorders in boys and men, which are focused more on muscle-building and not characterized by excessive thinness.” Indeed, “only a small minority of the psychotherapists said they’d received any training in male eating disorders during their undergraduate or graduate studies.” The study was published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.
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— “Psychotherapists Often Poorly Trained in Treating Muscle-Linked Disorders in Males,”Ernie Mundell, HealthDay, April 2, 2026