D8/17 Monoclonal Antibody: An Unclear Neuropsychiatric Marker by Astrid Morer, Odette Viñas, Luisa Lázaro, Jordi Bosch, Josep Toro, Josefina Castro

“…Objective: It has been hypothesized that monoclonal antibody D8/17 identifies a B lymphocyte antigen with expanded expression in patients with rheumatic fever, childhood onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette syndrome (TS) or prepubertal anorexia nervosa (AN). Our purpose was to replicate these studies in a Spanish population and to determine whether D8/17 identifies a subgroup of these patients, focusing especially on OCD subjects.…”
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Blogs pró-anorexia by Gina Emanuela Pinheiro, Regina Heloísa Maciel

“…Num segundo momento fizemos uma breve explanação psicológica sobre a anorexia nervosa no intuito de por em questão os preconceitos que geralmente ligam as causas deste transtorno à mídia. …”
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Virtual Reality as an Innovative Tool for Eating Disorders Psychological Treatment by Abdulnaser Fakhrou, Gabriele Avincola, Giorgia Farruggio, Idria Verduzzo, Pasquale Caponnetto

“… # Results Numerous pieces of evidence demonstrate that VR is a valuable tool in treating anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. …”
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Effects of oral sarcopenia and malnutrition on the elderly by Chieh Chen, Da-Ming Liao

“…Older adults who are picky eaters are 2.5 times more prone to develop weakness in the future than average individuals, as well as a significant increase in disability risk by 40%. Anorexia nervosa, which refers to a decline in appetite or food intake, is common in this population because of the degradation of chewing and swallowing functions. …”
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Prurigo Pigmentosa: A Clinicopathological Report of Three Middle Eastern Patients by N. Almaani, A. H. Al-Tarawneh, H. Msallam

“…However, ketoacidosis has been implicated in the pathogenesis and indeed prurigo pigmentosa has been associated with ketoacidotic states such as diabetes mellitus, fasting, dieting, and anorexia nervosa. In this report, we present 3 Jordanian patients with prurigo pigmentosa and describe their clinicopathological features. …”
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Disturbances in Body-Based Mental and Motor Imagery in Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa – A Systematic Review of Experimental Studies by Akansha M. Naraindas, Sarah M. Cooney

“…A disturbed body image, involving altered perceptions and attitudes towards appearance, is a diagnostic feature of Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN). The review identifies experimental paradigms used to measure body-based mental and motor imagery in individuals with AN and BN, investigating body representation beyond perceptual size and shape distortions compared to healthy controls. …”
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An (un)answered cry for help: a qualitative study exploring the subjective meaning of eating disorders in the context of transgenerational trauma by Jennifer Barry, John O’Connor, Harriet Parsons

“…Methods Six adult female participants who had received a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa and/or bulimia nervosa completed multiple unstructured interviews, informed by a psychoanalytical methodology. …”
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Surgical treatment methods in the course of psychiatric disorders: Deep brain stimulation—Novel insights and indications by Ugo Giordano, Jakub Mizera, Elżbieta Żak, Justyna Pilch, Paulina Tomecka, Tomasz Dudzik, Mikołaj Palczewski, Weronika Biziorek, Patryk Piotrowski

“…In particular, we sought to subject to scrutiny the application of DBS specifically in anorexia nervosa (AN), various addiction types, depression, and obsessive–compulsive disorders (OCDs). …”
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Dehydration-Induced Anorexia Reduces Astrocyte Density in the Rat Corpus Callosum by Daniel Reyes-Haro, Francisco Emmanuel Labrada-Moncada, Ricardo Miledi, Ataúlfo Martínez-Torres

“…Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder associated with severe weight loss as a consequence of voluntary food intake avoidance. …”
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Risk Factors and Consequences of Food Neophobia and Pickiness in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review by Carmen del Campo, Cristina Bouzas, Josep A. Tur

“…MeSH terms used were: ((food neophobia [Title/Abstract]) OR (picky eating [Title/Abstract]) OR (food selectivity [Title/Abstract])) NOT ((anorexia nervosa [MeSH Terms]) OR (bariatric surgery [MeSH Terms]) OR (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder [MeSH Terms]) OR (autism spectrum disorder [MeSH Terms])). …”
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The incidence of eating disorders in the UK in 2000–2009: findings from the General Practice Research Database by Irene Petersen, Nadia Micali, Janet L Treasure, Katrina W Hagberg

“…The aim of this study was to estimate the annual (age-specific, gender-specific and subtype-specific) incidence of diagnosed ED: anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) in primary care over a 10-year period in the UK (2000–2009); to examine the changes within the study period; and to describe peak age at diagnosis.Design Register-based study.Setting Primary care. …”
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Examining tolerability, safety, and blinding in 1032 transcranial electrical stimulation sessions for children and adolescents with neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorder... by Andrea Battisti, Giulia Lazzaro, Luciana Ursumando, Barbara D’Aiello, Valeria Zanna, Floriana Costanzo, Stefano Vicari, Deny Menghini

“…Abstract The present study first extensively evaluated the tolerability, safety, and blinding of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) in paediatric clinical populations, composed of 92 children and adolescents (54 females, age range: 8–17 years), involving 1032 sessions across neuropsychiatric (i.e., anorexia nervosa) and neurodevelopmental (i.e., attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, developmental dyscalculia) conditions. …”
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Redefining diagnostic parameters: the role of overvaluation of shape and weight in binge-eating disorder: a systematic review by Bernou Melisse, Alexandra Dingemans

“…It was found that overvaluation of shape and weight was associated with the severity of eating disorder psychopathology, and was comparable in severity with that of individuals diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. There is enough evidence to include overvaluation in the DSM and ICD as a criterion for binge-eating disorder. …”
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Predictors of treatment outcome in higher levels of care among a large sample of adolescents with heterogeneous eating disorders by Erin E. Reilly, Sasha Gorrell, Alan Duffy, Dan V. Blalock, Philip Mehler, Harry Brandt, Susan McClanahan, Kianna Zucker, Naomi Lynch, Simar Singh, Catherine R. Drury, Daniel Le Grange, Renee D. Rienecke

“…Abstract Background Despite widespread use of higher levels of care in treating eating disorders in adolescents, research supporting the use of these treatments remains limited by small sample sizes and a predominant focus on anorexia nervosa. Further, existing data regarding predictors of outcome have yielded mixed findings. …”
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Evolution of human genes encoding cell surface receptors involved in the regulation of appetite: an analysis based on the phylostratigraphic age and divergence indexes by E. V. Ignatieva, S. A. Lashin, Z. S. Mustafin, N. A. Kolchanov

“…Pathological human conditions characterized by appetite violations include both hyperphagia, which inevitably leads to obesity, and anorexia nervosa induced by psychosocial stimuli, as well as decreased appetite caused by neurodegeneration, inflammation or cancer. …”
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Neurotrophin-3 as a mediator in the link between PM2.5 exposure and psychiatric disorders: A Mendelian randomization study by Yuan Zhang, Wei Wang, Xuening Zhang, Ran Jing, Xin Wen, Peng Xiao, Xinjie Liu, Zengle Zhao, Tongmin Chang, Yufei Li, Wen Liu, Chenxi Sun, Xiaorong Yang, Lejin Yang, Ming Lu

“…Additionally, PM2.5 was not significantly associated with autism spectrum disorders (OR: 1.24, 95 % CI: 0.83–1.65), post-traumatic stress disorder (OR: 1.51, 95 % CI: 1.11–1.91), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OR: 0.81, 95 % CI: −0.07–1.69), or anorexia nervosa (OR: 1.42, 95 % CI: 0.86–1.98). Further analysis using two-step MR revealed that Neurotrophin-3 mediated 9.86 % of the PM2.5-ADHD association and 5.88 % of the PM2.5-schizophrenia association. …”
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