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.
Treasure, Janet+9 more
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Neural Insensitivity to the Effects of Hunger in Women Remitted From Anorexia Nervosa.
OBJECTIVE Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric condition, yet the pathophysiology of this disorder and its primary symptom, extreme dietary restriction, remains poorly understood. In states of hunger relative to satiety, the
W. Kaye+7 more
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Remission from Chronic Anorexia Nervosa With Ketogenic Diet and Ketamine: Case Report
Background Chronic anorexia nervosa is a tragic disease with no known effective pharmacological or behavioral treatment. We report the case of a 29 year-old woman who struggled with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa for 15 years, and experienced a ...
B. Scolnick+4 more
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Altered structural and effective connectivity in anorexia and bulimia nervosa in circuits that regulate energy and reward homeostasis. [PDF]
Anorexia and bulimia nervosa are severe eating disorders that share many behaviors. Structural and functional brain circuits could provide biological links that those disorders have in common.
Frank, GKW+3 more
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A Case of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Patient with Severe Anorexia Nervosa
There are a variety of cardiac complications of anorexia nervosa including arrythmias, valvopathies, and myopathies. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has not been widely reported among this patient population.
Jessica O’Neil+3 more
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Hubungan antara Self-Esteem dengan Kecenderungan Anorexia Nervosa pada Remaja Putri
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara self-esteem dengan kecenderungan anorexia nervosa pada remaja putri. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode kuantitatif melalui survei.
Sekar Jingga Diwananda Islamy+1 more
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Complement C3 serum levels in anorexia nervosa: a potential biomarker for the severity of disease? [PDF]
BackgroundAnorexia nervosa carries the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder. Even the most critically ill anorexic patients may present with normal 'standard' laboratory values, underscoring the need for a new sensitive biomarker.
Flierl, Michael A+5 more
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Pregnancy outcomes in women with active anorexia nervosa: a systematic review
Plain English summary It is a common myth that women with active anorexia nervosa are less likely to become pregnant. Generally, pregnancies in women with active anorexia nervosa are considered high risk.
Jeremy Ryan Pan+3 more
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Plain English summary Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychosomatic disorder with increasing incidence worldwide. Numerous general medical complications affecting most major organ systems are caused by progressive malnutrition and rapid weight loss ...
Alexandra Gaál Kovalčíková+6 more
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A Data Driven End-to-end Approach for In-the-wild Monitoring of Eating Behavior Using Smartwatches [PDF]
The increased worldwide prevalence of obesity has sparked the interest of the scientific community towards tools that objectively and automatically monitor eating behavior. Despite the study of obesity being in the spotlight, such tools can also be used to study eating disorders (e.g.
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