Serpell et al without a doubt has the potential to change how the medical and psychological fields approach and treat the eating disorders. Their studies raised the awareness that during the course of treatment the approach should not be solely based on the negative consequences or aspects of the disorder, but rather to delve into what behaviors or processes may be perceived as a positive attribute thus perpetuating the disorder. One of the doctors in the PBS video mentioned that serotonin levels are abnormally high in patients with eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia and discussed the role of CCK in binge eating disorder. Given this knowledge, I could see the potential for pharmaceutical companies to market drugs that would lower serotonin levels for patients with anorexia or bulimia and ways to affect the CCK chemical mechanism in the brain to address binge eating issues or
Serpell et al without a doubt has the potential to change how the medical and psychological fields approach and treat the eating disorders. Their studies raised the awareness that during the course of treatment the approach should not be solely based on the negative consequences or aspects of the disorder, but rather to delve into what behaviors or processes may be perceived as a positive attribute thus perpetuating the disorder. One of the doctors in the PBS video mentioned that serotonin levels are abnormally high in patients with eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia and discussed the role of CCK in binge eating disorder. Given this knowledge, I could see the potential for pharmaceutical companies to market drugs that would lower serotonin levels for patients with anorexia or bulimia and ways to affect the CCK chemical mechanism in the brain to address binge eating issues or