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In the last several decades, research on the eating disorders has yielded important new knowledge, especially regarding the clinical characteristics and the treatment of individuals with Bulimia Nervosa. Challenging issues now confronting the field include how the eating disorders should be categorized, what factors underlie their development and persistence, and how they are best treated. New efforts based on the analysis of genetic factors, on the use of brain imaging and on the detailed analysis of behavioral disturbances hold promise for significantly advancing our understanding of these disorders in the next decade.

Research on the eating disorders in the last several decades has yielded significant progress in defining, understanding and treating eating disorders but also has failed to make inroads on some enduring and serious problems. This brief review will describe some thoughts about the future of eating disorders research in the next decade.