Anorexia Nervosa - Physiopathology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

New insights into symptoms and neurocircuit function of anorexia nervosa.

13 Jul 2009 Individuals with anorexia nervosa have a relentless preoccupation with dieting and weight loss that results in severe emaciation and sometimes death. It is controversial whether such symptoms are secondary to psychosocial influences, are a ... Read more...

Energy metabolism and body composition in long-term recovery from anorexia nervosa.

29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine if energy metabolism and body composition differ between women recovered from anorexia nervosa for 2 or more years (RAN) and control (C) women. METHOD: Using a cross-sectional design, 16 RAN and 18 C ... Read more...

Bone loss without the loss of bone mineral material? A new perspective on anorexia nervosa.

30 May 2009 Since the advent on non-invasive in vivo clinical bone densitometry, investigators have reported that regional bone mineral material loss accompanies the onset and continuance of anorexia nervosa (AN). Initial single-energy photon absorptiometric ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Anorexia Nervosa - Physiopathology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• New insights into symptoms and neurocircuit function of anorexia nervosa. 13 Jul 2009
• Energy metabolism and body composition in long-term recovery from anorexia nervosa. 29 Jun 2009
• Bone loss without the loss of bone mineral material? A new perspective on anorexia nervosa. 30 May 2009
• Estimation of GFR by different creatinine- and cystatin-C-based equations in anorexia nervosa. 29 Apr 2009
• Treatment of osteopenia and osteoporosis in anorexia nervosa: a systematic review of the literature. 30 Mar 2009
• Neural correlates of alexithymia in response to emotional stimuli: a study of anorexia nervosa patients. 27 Feb 2009
• Validation of a food frequency questionnaire for determining calcium and vitamin D intake by adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa. 27 Feb 2009
• Neural correlates of impaired cognitive-behavioral flexibility in anorexia nervosa. 15 Feb 2009
• Body composition changes in female adolescents with anorexia nervosa. 9 Feb 2009
• The effects of electrical stimulation or an electrolytic lesion in the mediodorsal thalamus of the rat on survival, body weight, food intake and running activity in the activity-based anorexia model. 27 Jan 2009
• Changes in regional cerebral blood flow after body image exposure in eating disorders. 22 Jan 2009
• Perplexities and provocations of eating disorders. 30 Dec 2008
• Reduced bone mineral density in adult women diagnosed with menstrual disorders during adolescence. 30 Dec 2008
• Existential well-being in younger and older people with anorexia nervosa--a preliminary investigation. 30 Dec 2008
• The relationship between skinfold thickness and body mass index in North European Caucasian and East Asian women with anorexia nervosa: implications for diagnosis and management. 30 Dec 2008
• Recent clinical aspects of eating disorders. 30 Dec 2008
• Leptin-mediated neuroendocrine alterations in anorexia nervosa: somatic and behavioral implications. 30 Dec 2008
• Neuroimaging in eating disorders and obesity: implications for research. 30 Dec 2008
• Regional cerebral blood flow patterns of change following the own body image exposure in eating disorders: a longitudinal study. 28 Dec 2008
• Percentage extremity fat, but not percentage trunk fat, is lower in adolescent boys with anorexia nervosa than in healthy adolescents. 29 Nov 2008

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Technical information about 'Anorexia Nervosa'

Definition: An eating disorder that is characterized by the lack or loss of APPETITE, known as ANOREXIA. Other features include excess fear of becoming OVERWEIGHT; BODY IMAGE disturbance; significant WEIGHT LOSS; refusal to maintain minimal normal weight; and AMENORRHEA. This disorder occurs most frequently in adolescent females. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)

Descriptor UI: D000856

Alternative terms: Anorexia Nervosa; Anorexia Nervosas; Nervosa, Anorexia; Nervosas, Anorexia;

Related Mesh Headings: Anorexia;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.375.100;

Technical Notes: ANOREXIA is also available