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To draw definite conclusions about the effectiveness of omega-3 PUFA supplementation in anorexia nervosa patients a double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized controlled trial (RCT) with a substantial sample size should be conducted. Prior to…
The goal of this study is to gain insight into the eating behaviors of women with an eating disorder (ED) and comorbid autism spectrum disorder (ASD). By comparing this group to two other groups (women with an ED but without ASD and women with an…
The current study is an initial evaluation of the feasibility and effects of exposure therapy in those suffering from ED and comorbid PTSD.
The main objectives of this project are to increase our knowledge of factors playing a role in the maintenance of body image concerns in eating disorder patients. More specifically, we will examine the involvement of disgust-based avoidance of…
The objective of this study is to investigate body image disturbances in adolescents with anorexia nervosa. To capture the multidimensional perspective, body image disturbances will be studied on a perceptual, cognitive-affective and a behavioural…
The objective of the study is to determine the difference in brain responses after consumption of processed and unprocessed food between healthy lean subjects with a *normal* eating pattern with that of Binge Eating Disorder (BED) patients, who are…
It will be investigated whether a new form of exposure therapy, aiming at the reduction of anxiety by the disconfirmation of expectancies and learning of new inhibitory associations will lead to less AN symptoms, better acceptance of weight gain and…