Correlation of BDNF blood levels with interoceptive awareness and maturity fears in anorexia and bulimia nervosa patients

2010 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Mercader ◽  
F. Fernández-Aranda ◽  
Mònica Gratacòs ◽  
Zaida Aguera ◽  
Laura Forcano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bulimia Nervosa ◽  
Interoceptive Awareness ◽  
Blood Levels ◽  
Maturity Fears

scholarly journals Plasma Obestatin, Ghrelin, and Ghrelin/Obestatin Ratio Are Increased in Underweight Patients with Anorexia Nervosa But Not in Symptomatic Patients with Bulimia Nervosa

2008 ◽  
Vol 93 (11) ◽  
pp. 4418-4421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Palmiero Monteleone ◽  
Cristina Serritella ◽  
Vassilis Martiadis ◽  
Pasquale Scognamiglio ◽  
Mario Maj
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Bulimia Nervosa ◽  
Energy Homeostasis ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Blood Levels ◽  
Women Patients ◽  
Underweight Patients ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Clinical Measures

Introduction: Peptides of the gut-brain axis have a pivotal role in the regulation of energy homeostasis. Obestatin, a sibling of ghrelin derived from preproghrelin, is thought to oppose ghrelin effects on food intake. Because changes in ghrelin levels have been associated with anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN), the investigation of obestatin production may further contribute to understanding the role of peripheral peptides in patients with eating disorders. Methods: In the present study, we measured circulating blood levels of obestatin and ghrelin and assessed their relationships with anthropometric and clinical measures in 20 AN patients, 21 BN patients, and 20 appropriate healthy controls. Results: Compared with healthy women, patients with BN showed no significant differences in plasma obestatin and ghrelin concentrations and in the ghrelin/obestatin ratio, whereas underweight AN patients displayed significantly increased circulating levels of both obestatin (P < 0.009) and ghrelin (P < 0.002) and an increased ghrelin/obestatin ratio (P < 0.04). Moreover, in AN women, positive correlations emerged between the ghrelin/obestatin ratio and current body weight and body mass index. Conclusions: Underweight AN patients are characterized by increased concentrations of ghrelin and obestatin and a higher ghrelin to obestatin ratio. No changes in circulating ghrelin or obestatin as well as in ghrelin to obestatin ratio seem to occur in acutely ill patients with BN. Although those changes likely reflect the physiological state of symptomatic AN individuals, they may also contribute to the pathophysiology of the disorder.

scholarly journals Blood Levels of the Endocannabinoid Anandamide are Increased in Anorexia Nervosa and in Binge-Eating Disorder, but not in Bulimia Nervosa

2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 1216-1221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Palmiero Monteleone ◽  
Isabelle Matias ◽  
Vassilis Martiadis ◽  
Luciano De Petrocellis ◽  
Mario Maj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Bulimia Nervosa ◽  
Binge Eating ◽  
Binge Eating Disorder ◽  
Blood Levels

Exploring Experience of Family Relations by Patients with Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Using a Projective Family Test

2008 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-242
Author(s):  
Erica B. Fäldt Ciccolo
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Bulimia Nervosa ◽  
Patient Group ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Eating Disorder Inventory ◽  
Family Discord ◽  
Healthy Control ◽  
Maturity Fears

Elements of family dynamics have been shown to be related to onset, course, as well as prognosis of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. The goal was to explore the experience of family relations in a group of patients with eating disorders using a projective family test. The Patient group (anorexia = 21, bulimia=16), as well as a healthy Control group, were given a projective family test, the Eating Disorder Inventory-2, as well as Karolinska Scales of Personality. The Patient group expressed more discord within the family picture than the Control group, such as cold and loveless relationships and not feeling validated. The group of patients reporting the most family discord did not show more eating disorder pathology or general psychopathology. They did, however, have higher scores on the Eating Disorder Inventory—2 subscale Maturity Fears, as well as higher values on the Karolinska Scales of Personality subscale Socialization. These results are interpreted within the background of methodological challenges in this area of research.

Validity of the Arabic Version of the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI)

1996 ◽  
Vol 168 (5) ◽  
pp. 636-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah S. Al-Subaie ◽  
Elijah Bamgboye ◽  
Sulaiman Al-Shammari ◽  
Khalid N. Al-Sabhan ◽  
Sulaiman Nasser Al-Shehri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
Interoceptive Awareness ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
School Students ◽  
Saudi Students ◽  
Eating Disorders Inventory ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Maturity Fears

BackgroundWe aimed to validate the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI) in Arabic.MethodsSubjects were chosen randomly from female school students. Only healthy Saudi students were included. They were asked to fill the EDI and undergo a semi-structured interview by a psychiatrist who was unaware of the EDI scores. Of 146 students approached 12 did not meet our criteria and were excluded; 16 other students were excluded for incomplete responses.ResultsThe difference between the two diagnostic methods in the proportion of caseness was statistically significant (P < 0.0001). The scores on Perfectionism, Maturity Fears and Interoceptive Awareness were significantly higher in the Saudi students compared with Canadians (P < 0.05).ConclusionsThe EDI-DT subscale has a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 85%. Despite its low positive predictive value of 5%, it may be useful for screening large non-clinical groups for eating disorders.

Clinical, Psychopathological and Personality Correlates of Interoceptive Awareness in Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia nervosa and Obesity

2004 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 168-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Secondo Fassino ◽  
Andrea Pierò ◽  
Carla Gramaglia ◽  
Giovanni Abbate-Daga
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Bulimia Nervosa ◽  
Interoceptive Awareness ◽  
Personality Correlates

941: Peripheral and Corporal Blood Levels of Preoperative Vancomycin and Gentamycin in Patients Undergoing Penile Prosthesis Implantation

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 311-312
Author(s):  
Heman Carrion ◽  
Jorge R. Caso ◽  
Gerard D. Henry ◽  
J. Christopher Webster ◽  
Rafael E. Carrion
Keyword(s):  
Penile Prosthesis ◽  
Blood Levels ◽  
Prosthesis Implantation

391 Uric acid blood levels are associated with clinical and echocardiographic parameters of chronic heart failure

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
P PAVLIDIS ◽  
J PARISSIS ◽  
S ANTONOPOULOS ◽  
D POLLATOS ◽  
P KIRIAZOPOULOS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Uric Acid ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Blood Levels ◽  
Echocardiographic Parameters

Striae Gravidarum, Vitamin C and Other Related Factors

2011 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahime Bedir Findik ◽  
Nurcihan Karakurt Hascelik ◽  
Kadir Okhan Akin ◽  
Ayse Nurcan Unluer ◽  
Jale Karakaya
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Vitamin C ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Blood Levels ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Thigh Circumference ◽  
Striae Gravidarum

Background: Striae gravidarum, a clinical condition commonly seen in pregnant women, produces serious cosmetic problems and may lead to psychological problems. Aim: The present study investigated whether there was any relation between the presence of striae in primigravid pregnant women and blood vitamin C levels, and factors thought to contribute to the formation of striae such as family history, weight gained during pregnancy, smoking status, abdominal and thigh circumference, and age. Methods: Overall, 69 primigravid women attending routine antenatal follow-up and, using prophylactic iron and vitamin preparations, underwent investigation. All were pregnant 36 or more weeks. Scoring was based on striae examination and whether striae were present. The relation between the presence of striae, vitamin C blood levels, and other factors was investigated. Results and Conclusions: Multiple logistic regression analysis showed a significant relation between the presence of striae and blood vitamin C levels (p = 0.046) and between the presence of striae and family history (p = 0.023). No significant relation was found between the presence of striae and age, weight gained during pregnancy, abdominal and thigh circumference, or smoking status. It was concluded that further, more comprehensive studies on the issue are required.

Neuropsychologische Befunde bei Anorexia und Bulimia nervosa im Kindes- und Jugendalter

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 377-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Bühren ◽  
Kristian Holtkamp ◽  
Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann ◽  
Kerstin Konrad
Keyword(s):  
Bulimia Nervosa ◽  
Psychiatrische Erkrankungen ◽  
Kognitive Leistungsfähigkeit ◽  
Therapeutische Interventionen

Zusammenfassung: Anorexia und Bulimia nervosa sind häufige psychiatrische Erkrankungen des Kindes- und Jugendalters, die insbesondere Mädchen betreffen. Im Akutzustand der Starvation treten bei Essstörungen eine Vielzahl von hormonellen, neuropsychologischen und hirnmorphologischen Veränderungen auf, von denen einige nur teilweise reversibel sind. Komorbide psychiatrische Erkrankungen verkomplizieren das Krankheitsbild und erschweren adäquate therapeutische Interventionen. Der folgende Artikel setzt sich ausführlich mit den neuropsychologischen Defiziten bei Essstörungen, möglichen Einflussfaktoren auf die kognitive Leistungsfähigkeit und daraus resultierenden Implikationen für den klinischen Alltag auseinander.

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