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Anorexia nervosa

open access: yesNature Reviews Disease Primers, 2015
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric condition characterized by severe weight loss and secondary problems associated with malnutrition. AN predominantly develops in adolescence in the peripubertal period. Without early effective treatment, the course is protracted with physical, psychological and social morbidity and high mortality.
Janet Treasure, Frcp, Frcpsych, Faed, Obe   +2 more
exaly   +7 more sources

Assessing Family Functioning Before and After an Integrated Multidisciplinary Family Treatment for Adolescents With Restrictive Eating Disorders

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
The present study presents an investigation of family functioning in the families of adolescents with severe restrictive eating disorders (REDs) assessed before and 6 months after a multidisciplinary family treatment program that combined psychodynamic ...
Martina M. Mensi   +10 more
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Assessing Family Functioning Before and After an Integrated Multidisciplinary Family Treatment for Adolescents With Restrictive Eating Disorders

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2022
Introduction Previous studies applying the Lausanne Trilogue Play (LTPc), a semi-structured method for observing family dynamics, highlighted dysfunctional interaction patterns in the families of individuals affected by restrictive eating disorders ...
C. Rogantini   +9 more
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Improvements on Clinical Status of Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa in Inpatient and Day Hospital Treatment: A Retrospective Pilot Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction: Medical and psychiatric complications and treatment compliance are important considerations in determining the treatment program for patients with severe anorexia nervosa (AN).
Valeria Zanna   +10 more
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Interleukin-10 -1082 A/G Promoter Polymorphism in Newly Diagnosed Gastro-Intestinal Malignancies and Its Relation to the Nutritional and Performance Status [PDF]

open access: yesResearch in Oncology, 2021
Background: Cancer is associated with a state of systemic inflammation with high levels of circulating inflammatory cytokines. Cytokine gene polymorphisms may affect the inflammatory response in cancer patients and their nutritional and performance ...
Somaia M. Mousa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of GDF15 as a Myomitokine

open access: yesCells, 2021
Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a cytokine best known for affecting systemic energy metabolism through its anorectic action. GDF15 expression and secretion from various organs and tissues is induced in different physiological and ...
Kornelia Johann   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

La anorexia y la bulimia a la luz del grafo del deseo de Lacan

open access: yesQuaderns de Filologia: Estudis Literaris, 2022
En este texto tratamos los problemas de alimentación a la luz de lo que en términos lacanianos se conoce como el grafo del deseo. Este data de los años 1958-59, cuando Lacan impartió su seminario sobre El deseo y su interpretación, actualmente publicado
Manuel Asensi Pérez   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early-Life Stress Induced Epigenetic Changes of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Gene in Anorexic Low Body Weight–Selected Chicks

open access: yesLife, 2020
The expression of neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) and corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) were increased when low body weight–selected (LWS) line chicks, which are predisposed to anorexia, were ...
Yang Xiao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adaptive Control of Dorsal Raphe by 5-HT4 in the Prefrontal Cortex Prevents Persistent Hypophagia following Stress

open access: yesCell Reports, 2017
Summary: Transient reduced food intake (hypophagia) following high stress could have beneficial effects on longevity, but paradoxically, hypophagia can persist and become anorexia-like behavior.
Alexandra Jean   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning Supporting the Work of a Psychologist and Its Evaluation on the Example of Support for Psychological Diagnosis of Anorexia

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
Objective: This study sought to address the use of computer-aided diagnosis and therapy for anorexia nervosa. This paper presents the means by which the use of natural language processing methods can augment the work of psychologists.
Katarzyna Rojewska   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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