Psychological characteristics of mothers of patients with anorexia nervosa: implications for treatment and prognosis.

The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Based Therapy on Psychological Well-Being in Men with Bulimia Nervosa

Introduction & Objective: Eating disorders are one of the most common mental/psychological disorders that cause many problems in physical health and mental function and also impair the quality of life of the sufferer and cause death. Eating disorders can cause nutrition-related disorders and threaten a person's health by changing their eating patterns and undesirable intake of nutrients. Eating...

Eating behavior and psychological profile: associations between daughters with distinct eating disorders and their mothers

BACKGROUND Associations of eating behaviors and psychological profile between mothers and daughters with eating disorders exist, but it is important to dissect the influence of the mother in each specific disorder since all eating disorders must be seen or treated not as one entity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association of eating behavior and psychological profile between...

Running Head: IMPLICATION OF PERSONALITY TRAITS IN TREATMENT OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA Shared Neurological and Psychological Traits of Anorexia Nervosa and Obsessive- Compulsive Personality Disorder: The Implications in Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

اثربخشی رفتاردرمانی دیالکتیکی بر علائم افسردگی، اضطراب و استرس در بیماران مبتلا به اختلال بی‌اشتهایی عصبی: مورد پژوهی چهار بیمار

Background & Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of dialectic behavioral therapy on depression, anxiety and stress in anorexia nervosa disorder, using a single case design. Materials & Methods: Four consecutive chronic outpatients fulfilling DSM-5 criteria for Anorexia Nervosa disorder were treated according to core treatment manual of Behavioral Activation....

Long-term prognosis in anorexia nervosa: lessons from a 21-year follow-up study.

In a prospective long-term follow-up of 84 patients 21 years after first hospitalisation for anorexia nervosa, we found that 50.6% had achieved a full recovery, 10.4% still met full diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa, and 15.6% had died from causes related to anorexia nervosa. Predictors of outcome included physical, social, and psychological variables.