Anorexia Nervosa - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

A longitudinal study of perfectionism in adolescent onset anorexia nervosa-restricting type.

30 Aug 2008 This longitudinal study analyses self-reported perfectionism, eating disorders and psychiatric symptoms during recovery from anorexia nervosa (AN). With a recovered design, a group of 68 previous patients with AN was studied in two follow-up ... Read more...

The inpatient management of physical activity in young people with anorexia nervosa.

30 Aug 2008 This study investigates the management of physical activity in young inpatients with anorexia nervosa. Through telephone interviews and postal surveys inpatient units across the UK were asked about written documents regarding physical activity ... Read more...

Expressed emotion among white and ethnic minority families of adolescents with bulimia nervosa.

30 Aug 2008 Expressed emotion (EE), a measure of a relative's attitudes and behaviours towards an ill family member, has been found to be related to treatment outcome for both anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). Although cultural and ethnic ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Anorexia Nervosa'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Anorexia nervosa and mercury toxicity. 30 Oct 2008
• The perplexities of conducting randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment trials in anorexia nervosa patients. 29 Sep 2008
• Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 29-2008. A 19-year-old man with weight loss and abdominal pain. 16 Sep 2008
• It's not just white girls. Anorexics can be male, old, Latino, black or pregnant. A new book undercuts old stereotypes. 13 Sep 2008
• Anorexia nervosa and senna misuse: nephrocalcinosis, digital clubbing and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy. 13 Sep 2008
• A longitudinal study of perfectionism in adolescent onset anorexia nervosa-restricting type. 30 Aug 2008
• The inpatient management of physical activity in young people with anorexia nervosa. 30 Aug 2008
• Expressed emotion among white and ethnic minority families of adolescents with bulimia nervosa. 30 Aug 2008
• Myoedema in anorexia nervosa: a useful clinical sign. 30 Aug 2008
• Forced treatment of patients with anorexia. 30 Aug 2008
• Effectiveness of day hospital treatment for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. 30 Aug 2008
• But what if ... 30 Aug 2008
• The fault is not in her parents but in her insula--a neurobiological hypothesis of anorexia nervosa. 30 Aug 2008
• Erratum: "Prevalence, heritability, and prospective risk factors for anorexia nervosa" (2006;63[3]:305-312). 30 Aug 2008
• Hepatocellular injuries observed in patients with an eating disorder prior to nutritional treatment. 13 Aug 2008
• Differential brain activation in anorexia nervosa to Fat and Thin words during a Stroop task. 4 Aug 2008
• Restrictive eating disorders: ancient challenges, new solutions. 30 Jul 2008
• Clinical practice guidelines for treating restrictive eating disorder patients during medical hospitalization. 30 Jul 2008
• Assessment and management of bone health in adolescents with anorexia nervosa. Part two: bone health in adolescents with anorexia nervosa. 30 Jul 2008
• [Absence of effect of the change of food context in the activity-based anorexia phenomenon in rats] 30 Jul 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