Computer aided sentiment analysis of anorexia nervosa patients’ vocabulary

Computer aided sentiment analysis of anorexia nervosa patients’ vocabulary

BACKGROUND Diagnosing and treating anorexia nervosa is an important challenge for modern psychiatry. Taking into account a connection between the mental state of a person and the characteristics of their language, this paper presents developed and tested method for analyzing the written statements of patients with anorexia nervosa and healthy individuals, including the identification of keyword...

Anorexia Nervosa The Neurobiology of Anorexia Nervosa

This article provides an overview of research findings on the neurobiology of anorexia nervosa (AN). including studies of monoamine neurotransmitter function, genetics, brain imaging, and neuropsychology. Such studies are designed to reveal the underlying neuroanatomical and pathophysiological bases of this potentially lethal condition. Notwithstanding commonly held misconceptions, there is no ...

Anorexia nervosa patients with a prior history of bulimia nervosa.

OBJECTIVES To investigate clinical and psychological features of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) with a previous history of bulimia nervosa. METHOD Three hundred thirty-three patients with a full diagnosis of AN were assessed by the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, the Eating Disorders Inventory, and the Hopkins S...

[Care of patients with anorexia nervosa].

Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

This chapter describes the major eating disorders encountered during adolescence including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS). The latter group accounts for most adolescents seeking treatment for an eating disorder and refers to those patients not meeting full Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) crit...