Heat reversal of activity-based anorexia: implications for the treatment of anorexia nervosa.

Evaluation of Family Relations, Self-control and Alexithamia as the Predictors of Anorexia Nervosa

Aim: A mental disorder known as anorexia is a relatively common disorder in the recent decades  and has affected many people, especially young girls. This study aims to predict the relationship between anorexia as the independent variable and family relations, self control, and alexithymia as predictor variables. Methods: This study is a descriptive-correlational type. The study sample consiste...

Hyperactivity in anorexia nervosa: to warm or not to warm. That is the question (a translational research one)

In the Editorial 'Is the neglect of exercise in anorexia nervosa research a case of "running out" of ideas or do we need to take a "LEAP" of faith into the future?' these authors express their doubts concerning the suitability of keeping patients warm as a beneficial treatment option in managing excessive activity in anorexia nervosa (AN) patients. The case for warming as an adjunctive treatmen...

Do people with anorexia nervosa use sauna baths? A reconsideration of heat-treatment in anorexia nervosa.

The paper addresses the absence of reports about the sauna use among the weight loss strategies of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). Because AN entails a relentless pursuit of thinness, it might be expected that these patients would frequently resort to saunas. The paper sustains that the absence of reports should not be taken to mean that sauna use is irrelevant to AN. Support for this poss...

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....