Dissociable hormonal profiles for psychopathology and stress in anorexia and bulimia nervosa.

CONCLUSIONS: Findings extend previous reports of metabolic dysfunction in binge-eating disorders, identifying unique associations across disorders and under stress. Moreover, we observed disrupted homeostatic signaling in AN following psychological stress, which may explain, in part, the maintenance of dysregulated eating in this serious illness.
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Source: Psychological Medicine - May 27, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Westwater ML, Mancini F, Shapleske J, Serfontein J, Ernst M, Ziauddeen H, Fletcher PC Tags: Psychol Med Source Type: research