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Alessio Maria Monteleone
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Open AccessAttitudes and gaps in knowledge of the diagnosis, treatment, and psychopathology of eating disorders among different health professionals
Health professionals from different specialties in medical and psychological areas play an important role in diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders (EDs). This study aimed to identify gaps in knowledge ab...
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Open AccessMediation role of interpersonal problems between insecure attachment and eating disorder psychopathology
Although insecure attachment and interpersonal problems have been acknowledged as risk and maintaining factors of eating disorders (EDs), the mediating role of interpersonal problems between attachment style a...
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Open AccessPathways between Child Maltreatment, Psychological Symptoms, and Life Satisfaction: A Network Analysis in Adolescent Inpatients
Child maltreatment is a risk factor for mental disorders and decreased life satisfaction during adolescence. We investigated whether child maltreatment would link to life satisfaction both directly and through...
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Open AccessThe efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation in the treatment of children and adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: study protocol of a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial
Current psychological and pharmacological treatments for Anorexia Nervosa (AN) provide only moderate effective support, and there is an urgent need for research to improve therapies, especially in develo** a...
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Open AccessChildhood maltreatment is associated with cortical thinning in people with eating disorders
Childhood maltreatment (CM) is a non-specific risk factor for eating disorders (ED) and is associated with a greater severity in their clinical presentation and poorer treatment outcome. These data suggest tha...
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Families in Eating Disorders: An Attachment Perspective
Attachment theory claims that early interactions between the child and the caregivers promote the development of that are attitudes and expectations toward oneself and toward the others’ availability, which ...
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Open AccessPsychopathology predicts mental but not physical bariatric surgery outcome at 3-year follow-up: a network analysis study
This study aimed to explore the psychopathological variables that may predict bariatric surgery outcomes after 3 years.
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Open AccessNon-verbal social communication in individuals with eating disorders: an ethological analysis in experimental setting
Evidence that social difficulties promote the development and the maintenance of eating disorders (EDs) derive from self-reported data and only partially from experimental tasks. This study objectively assesse...
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What do Italian healthcare professionals think about orthorexia nervosa? Results from a multicenter survey
Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is an obsession for healthy and proper nutrition. Diagnostic criteria for ON are lacking and the psychopathology of ON is still a matter of debate in the clinical and scientific communi...
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Open AccessThe connection between childhood maltreatment and eating disorder psychopathology: a network analysis study in people with bulimia nervosa and with binge eating disorder
Childhood maltreatment (CM) experiences are associated with heightened risk of Eating disorders (EDs). The psychopathological pathways promoting this association in people with Bulimia nervosa (BN) and in thos...
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Risk and resilience factors for specific and general psychopathology worsening in people with Eating Disorders during COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective Italian multicentre study
The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions had negative impact on the psychopathology of people with Eating Disorders (EDs). Factors involved in the vulnerability to stressful events have been under-investigated in th...
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Open AccessCOVID-19 Pandemic and Eating Disorders: What Can We Learn About Psychopathology and Treatment? A Systematic Review
This systematic review aims to collect evidence regarding the impact of the SarsCov-2 pandemic on people affected by eating disorders (EDs) targeting the following variables: psychopathology changes, mechanism...
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Metabolomics signatures of acutely ill and short-term weight recovered women with anorexia nervosa
Although metabolomics studies are recently spreading and have allowed the characterization of putative biomarkers in many diseases, they are relatively scanty in anorexia nervosa (AN). In this explorative stud...
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The Interaction Between Mentalizing, Empathy and Symptoms in People with Eating Disorders: A Network Analysis Integrating Experimentally Induced and Self-report Measures
The role of mentalizing and empathy in the socio-emotional processing deficits of Eating Disorder (ED) patients has been under investigated. We aimed to assess these psychological processes and their interplay...
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Sexuality, embodiment and attachment style in anorexia nervosa
Recent studies hypothesized that sexual dysfunctions represent not just complications of eating disorders (EDs), rather they should be attributed to the core psychopathology of these disorders. Therefore, diso...
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Parental bonding, childhood maltreatment and eating disorder psychopathology: an investigation of their interactions
Childhood trauma and parental bonding have been widely recognized as risk factors for eating disorders (EDs). However, their interplay in determining ED psychopathology has been poorly investigated. Consequent...
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Neuroendocrine Correlates of Binge Eating
Neuroendocrine systems seem to play a central role in both the development and the maintenance of aberrant eating behaviors, including binge eating (BE). BE occurs in several clinical conditions such as the bi...
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Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa
Characterized primarily by a low body-mass index, anorexia nervosa is a complex and serious illness1, affecting 0.9–4% of women and 0.3% of men2–4, with twin-based heritability estimates of 50–60%5. Mortality rat...
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Diagnostic Classification of Eating Disorders: The Role of Body Image
A disordered body image is retained as a hallmark feature of all major eating disorders (ED). However, its role in psychopathology and classification of these complex mental illnesses has varied throughout the...
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Erratum to: Responses of peripheral endocannabinoids and endocannabinoid‑related compounds to hedonic eating in obesity
