Using Neural Biotypes to Predict Future Symptom Expression in Adolescent Eating Disorders

Eating disorders (ED) are among the most debilitating and medically dangerous psychiatric disorders affecting adolescents. Overlapping symptoms, along with diagnostic crossover, suggest heterogeneity is not well captured by current diagnostic approaches, which may undermine treatment. Although trait-based phenotypes (over-control, under-control) show promise identifying clinically meaningful groups reflecting core ED features, defining ED syndromes biologically may better predict symptoms and clinical outcomes.
Source: Biological Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research