..., the occurrence of generalized anxiety disorder was higher in Val/Val females when compared to Met-allele carriers (12.7% vs. 6.8%; χ 2 = 4.16; p = 0.04). Also, female Val/Val homozygotes (15.5%) had a higher occurrence of eating disorders than Met-allele carriers (6.1%) of the COMT Val158Met polymorphism (χ 2...

.... Eating disorders Electrophysiological evidence Event-related potentials Impulsiveness Arousal Bulimia nervosa (BN) has been associated more than other forms of eating disorders with a deficit of self-regulatory control, indexed by the loss of control during binge episodes and behavioral...

... for eating disorders (ED). Traits of personality translate into behavioral traits, purging being a well-defined transversal example. The direct implication of steroid hormones on ED has seldom been studied, despite their effects on behavior. Methods: After psychological interview analysis, 57 ED female...

...Jennie Ahrén-Moonga; Mats Lekander; Nils von Blixen; Johan Rönnelid; Sven Holmgren; Britt af Klinteberg Background: The underlying pathophysiology of eating disorders (ED) is dependent on complex interactions between psychological, biological and social factors. The purpose of the present study...

...; p = 0.003). α-Syn may play a pathophysiological role in depressive symptoms associated with eating disorders. Further investigations in patients with depression as a sole diagnosis are needed to support its role in the pathogenesis of major depression. 23 07 2007 7 07 2008 18 9 2008...

...Josep M. Mercader; Fernando Fernández-Aranda; Mònica Gratacòs; Marta Ribasés; Anna Badía; Cynthia Villarejo; Raquel Solano; Juan R. González; Julio Vallejo; Xavier Estivill Background: Evidence of a role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the pathophysiology of eating disorders (ED) has...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Cerebrospinal fluid Eating disorders Peptides Biological Psychiatry Neuropsychobiology 19:121-124(1988) © 1988 S...

... any diagnostic group and age and sex-matched controls were found. 20 2 2008 Neuropsychobiology 19: 64-68 (1988) © 1988 S. Karger AG, Basel 0302-282X/88/0192-006452.75/0 Galanin Immunoreactivity in Human CSF: Studies in Eating Disorders and Alzheimer s Disease WadeH. Berrettinia. Walter H...

...Elżbieta Mikołajczyk; Małgorzata Śmiarowska; Anna Grzywacz; Jerzy Samochowiec Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate functional catechol- O -methyltransferase (COMT) genetic variation as a risk factor for eating disorders (ED). Method: Eighty women receiving treatment for serious ED (52...

... that proinflammatory cytokines may play a pathogenetic role in eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa Bulimia nervosa Cytokines Eating disorders Immunity Biological Psychiatry Main Editor: J. Mendlewicz (Brussels) Original Paper Neuropsychobiology 1999;40:115 120 Immunoendocrine Findings in Patients with Eating...

... from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Bulimia nervosa Eating disorders Drug treatment Psychotherapy Biological Psychiatry Special Topic Section Novel Therapeutic Indications of Antidepressant Drugs Guest Editor: N. Brunello (Modena...

...Yoko Otagaki; Yoshikuni Tohoda; Masashi Osada; Jun Horiguchi; Shigeto Yamawaki This study investigated event-related potential (ERP) indices of information-processing in eating disorders. ERPs during an auditory two-tone discrimination task were recorded at midline at 3 sites in 28 anorexic...