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Anorexia nervosa

MedGen UID:
316
Concept ID:
C0003125
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Anorexia Nervosa; Anorexia Nervosas; Nervosa, Anorexia; Nervosas, Anorexia
SNOMED CT: AN - Anorexia nervosa (56882008); Anorexia nervosa (56882008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005351
Orphanet: ORPHA36297

Definition

A disorder most often seen in adolescent females characterized by a refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight, a disturbance in body image, and, in postmenarcheal females, the development of amenorrhea. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAnorexia nervosa

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Zipfel S, Giel KE, Bulik CM, Hay P, Schmidt U
Lancet Psychiatry 2015 Dec;2(12):1099-111. Epub 2015 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00356-9. PMID: 26514083
Harrington BC, Jimerson M, Haxton C, Jimerson DC
Am Fam Physician 2015 Jan 1;91(1):46-52. PMID: 25591200
Hartman D
Postgrad Med J 1995 Dec;71(842):712-6. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.71.842.712. PMID: 8552532Free PMC Article

Curated

UK NICE Guideline NG69, Eating disorders: recognition and treatment, 2020

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

van Eeden AE, van Hoeken D, Hoek HW
Curr Opin Psychiatry 2021 Nov 1;34(6):515-524. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000739. PMID: 34419970Free PMC Article
Neale J, Hudson LD
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2020 Jun 2;81(6):1-8. Epub 2020 Jun 1 doi: 10.12968/hmed.2020.0099. PMID: 32589532
Marucci S, Ragione LD, De Iaco G, Mococci T, Vicini M, Guastamacchia E, Triggiani V
Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets 2018;18(4):316-324. doi: 10.2174/1871530318666180213111637. PMID: 29437020
Moskowitz L, Weiselberg E
Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2017 Apr;47(4):70-84. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2017.02.003. PMID: 28532965
Zipfel S, Giel KE, Bulik CM, Hay P, Schmidt U
Lancet Psychiatry 2015 Dec;2(12):1099-111. Epub 2015 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00356-9. PMID: 26514083

Diagnosis

Peterson K, Fuller R
Nursing 2019 Oct;49(10):24-30. doi: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000580640.43071.15. PMID: 31568077
Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Dahmen B
Nutrients 2019 Aug 16;11(8) doi: 10.3390/nu11081932. PMID: 31426409Free PMC Article
Moskowitz L, Weiselberg E
Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2017 Apr;47(4):70-84. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2017.02.003. PMID: 28532965
Zipfel S, Giel KE, Bulik CM, Hay P, Schmidt U
Lancet Psychiatry 2015 Dec;2(12):1099-111. Epub 2015 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00356-9. PMID: 26514083
Hartman D
Postgrad Med J 1995 Dec;71(842):712-6. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.71.842.712. PMID: 8552532Free PMC Article

Therapy

Han R, Bian Q, Chen H
Brain Behav 2022 Feb;12(2):e2498. Epub 2022 Jan 12 doi: 10.1002/brb3.2498. PMID: 35020271Free PMC Article
Fisher CA, Skocic S, Rutherford KA, Hetrick SE
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 May 1;5(5):CD004780. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004780.pub4. PMID: 31041816Free PMC Article
Attia E, Steinglass JE, Walsh BT, Wang Y, Wu P, Schreyer C, Wildes J, Yilmaz Z, Guarda AS, Kaplan AS, Marcus MD
Am J Psychiatry 2019 Jun 1;176(6):449-456. Epub 2019 Jan 18 doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18101125. PMID: 30654643Free PMC Article
Zipfel S, Giel KE, Bulik CM, Hay P, Schmidt U
Lancet Psychiatry 2015 Dec;2(12):1099-111. Epub 2015 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00356-9. PMID: 26514083
Vancampfort D, Vanderlinden J, De Hert M, Soundy A, Adámkova M, Skjaerven LH, Catalán-Matamoros D, Lundvik Gyllensten A, Gómez-Conesa A, Probst M
Disabil Rehabil 2014;36(8):628-34. Epub 2013 Jul 4 doi: 10.3109/09638288.2013.808271. PMID: 23826882

Prognosis

van Eeden AE, van Hoeken D, Hoek HW
Curr Opin Psychiatry 2021 Nov 1;34(6):515-524. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000739. PMID: 34419970Free PMC Article
Neale J, Hudson LD
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2020 Jun 2;81(6):1-8. Epub 2020 Jun 1 doi: 10.12968/hmed.2020.0099. PMID: 32589532
Dobrescu SR, Dinkler L, Gillberg C, Råstam M, Gillberg C, Wentz E
Br J Psychiatry 2020 Feb;216(2):97-104. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2019.113. PMID: 31113504Free PMC Article
Smink FR, van Hoeken D, Hoek HW
Curr Opin Psychiatry 2013 Nov;26(6):543-8. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e328365a24f. PMID: 24060914
Smink FR, van Hoeken D, Hoek HW
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2012 Aug;14(4):406-14. doi: 10.1007/s11920-012-0282-y. PMID: 22644309Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Sravanti L, Velusamy AJP, Karki U, Kommu JVS, Girimaji SC
Asian J Psychiatr 2022 May;71:103077. Epub 2022 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103077. PMID: 35299144
Pallier A, Karimova A, Boillot A, Colon P, Ringuenet D, Bouchard P, Rangé H
J Dent 2019 May;84:55-59. Epub 2019 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2019.03.005. PMID: 30876949
Rosen E, Bakshi N, Watters A, Rosen HR, Mehler PS
Dig Dis Sci 2017 Nov;62(11):2977-2981. Epub 2017 Sep 20 doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4766-9. PMID: 28932925
Duncan L, Yilmaz Z, Gaspar H, Walters R, Goldstein J, Anttila V, Bulik-Sullivan B, Ripke S; Eating Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Thornton L, Hinney A, Daly M, Sullivan PF, Zeggini E, Breen G, Bulik CM
Am J Psychiatry 2017 Sep 1;174(9):850-858. Epub 2017 May 12 doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16121402. PMID: 28494655Free PMC Article
Mehler PS, Cleary BS, Gaudiani JL
Eat Disord 2011 Mar-Apr;19(2):194-202. doi: 10.1080/10640266.2011.551636. PMID: 21360368

Recent systematic reviews

Monteleone AM, Pellegrino F, Croatto G, Carfagno M, Hilbert A, Treasure J, Wade T, Bulik CM, Zipfel S, Hay P, Schmidt U, Castellini G, Favaro A, Fernandez-Aranda F, Il Shin J, Voderholzer U, Ricca V, Moretti D, Busatta D, Abbate-Daga G, Ciullini F, Cascino G, Monaco F, Correll CU, Solmi M
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022 Nov;142:104857. Epub 2022 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104857. PMID: 36084848Free PMC Article
Bilbao A, Spanagel R
BMC Med 2022 Aug 19;20(1):259. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02459-1. PMID: 35982439Free PMC Article
GBD 2019 Mental Disorders Collaborators
Lancet Psychiatry 2022 Feb;9(2):137-150. Epub 2022 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00395-3. PMID: 35026139Free PMC Article
Han R, Bian Q, Chen H
Brain Behav 2022 Feb;12(2):e2498. Epub 2022 Jan 12 doi: 10.1002/brb3.2498. PMID: 35020271Free PMC Article
Nikolova VL, Smith MRB, Hall LJ, Cleare AJ, Stone JM, Young AH
JAMA Psychiatry 2021 Dec 1;78(12):1343-1354. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.2573. PMID: 34524405Free PMC Article

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      UK NICE Guideline NG69, Eating disorders: recognition and treatment, 2020

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