Psychological and Neurobiological Aspects of Eating Disorders: A Taste-Fmri Study in Patients Suffering from Anorexia Nervosa

ISBN-13: 9783658130671 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 149 str.

Nathalie Tatjana Burkert

Opis

This book provides evidence about an altered taste processing due to the administration of a sweet, sour, or umami taste in patients suffering from Anorexia Nervosa (AN). Moreover, the results show for the first time that taste processing is associated with psychological aspects such as stress, anxiety, co-morbidities, or the duration of the illness in AN.
Anorexia Nervosa is among the most widely spread and most severe mental diseases in Western countries. In this book the results of several analyses in 21 women suffering from AN compared to 21 healthy control women (CW) are illustrated. The results of this study contribute to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of AN, and, therefore, help to improve the treatment.

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Recenzje

"This is a detailed analysis of a study of 42 subjects (patients and age-matched controls) regarding the psychological correlates to functional and structural changes in the brain. ... The audience includes physicians, psychologists, psychotherapists, and other healthcare clinicians interested in the neurobiology of eating disorders. ... it does present necessary and relevant data substantiating the neurobiological abnormalities in relationship to various prevalent psychological factors in this patient population." (Michael Easton, Doody's Book Reviews, October, 2016)

Spis treści

Psychological Aspects of Anorexia Nervosa.- Structural Changes.- Taste Processing.- Associations between Psychological Symptoms and Neurobiological Aspects.

O autorze

Nathalie Burkert is a clinical and health psychologist. Since 2010 she works as a university assistant at the Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology at the Medical University of Graz. Her research focuses on eating disorders, weight, nutrition, and associations with health.

Blurb

This book provides evidence about an altered taste processing due to the administration of a sweet, sour, or umami taste in patients suffering from Anorexia Nervosa (AN). Moreover, the results show for the first time that taste processing is associated with psychological aspects such as stress, anxiety, co-morbidities, or the duration of the illness in AN.
Anorexia Nervosa is among the most widely spread and most severe mental diseases in Western countries. In this book the results of several analyses in 21 women suffering from AN compared to 21 healthy control women (CW) are illustrated. The results of this study contribute to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of AN, and, therefore, help to improve the treatment.

Contents

Psychological Aspects of Anorexia Nervosa

Structural Changes 

Taste Processing 

Associations between Psychological Symptoms and Neurobiological Aspects

Target Groups

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Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Physicians, who have to do with Eating Disorders

The Author
Nathalie Tatjana Burkert is a clinical and health psychologist. Since 2010 she works as a university assistant at the Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology at the Medical University of Graz. Her research focuses on eating disorders, weight, nutrition, and associations with health.