Incorporating dispositional traits into the treatment of anorexia nervosa.

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

Applying neurobiology to the treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa

BACKGROUND Anorexia nervosa is a severe, biologically based brain disorder with significant medical complications. It is critical that new, effective treatments are developed to interrupt the persistent course of the illness due to the medical and psychological sequelae. Several psychosocial, behavioral and pharmacologic interventions have been investigated in adult anorexia nervosa; however, e...

Grey matter correlates of autistic traits in women with anorexia nervosa.

BACKGROUND Patients with anorexia nervosa exhibit higher levels of behaviours typically associated with autism-spectrum disorder (ASD), but the neural basis is unclear. We sought to determine whether elevated autistic traits in women with anorexia nervosa may be reflected in cortical morphology. METHODS We used voxel-based morphometry (VBM) to examine regional grey matter volumes in high-reso...

An examination of autism spectrum traits in adolescents with anorexia nervosa and their parents

BACKGROUND There may be a link between anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorders. The aims of this study were to examine whether adolescents with anorexia nervosa have autism spectrum and/or obsessive-compulsive traits, how many would meet diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder, and whether these traits are shared by parents. METHODS A total of 150 adolescents receiving outpati...

Aggression and impulsivity with impulsive behaviours in patients with purgative anorexia and bulimia nervosa.

BACKGROUND The study aimed to compare purgative anorexia and bulimia nervosa patients in regard of their level of aggression and impulsivity traits, as well as dynamics of selected impulsive behaviours over time-course of eating disorder treatment. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 30 females with purgative anorexia nervosa, 33 females with purgative bulimia nervosa and 31 controls were included. Impulsiv...