Advancing our understanding of the neurobiology of anorexia nervosa: Translation into treatment

TY - JOUR

T1 - Advancing our understanding of the neurobiology of anorexia nervosa

T2 - Translation into treatment

AU - Bang, Lasse

AU - Treasure, Janet

AU - Rø, Øyvind

AU - Joos, Andreas

PY - 2017/12/1

Y1 - 2017/12/1

N2 - A wealth of studies has investigated the neurobiological underpinnings of anorexia nervosa. In our letter to the editor, we point to a number of ways in which the advances in our understanding of the neurobiology of anorexia nervosa - focusing on neuroimaging studies of brain structure and function - can be translated into treatment. We point to how such advances can: inform psychological treatment, be implemented in psychoeducation, point to novel therapeutic targets, lead to the identification of biomarkers, and expand our vocabulary for how we think and talk about anorexia nervosa.

AB - A wealth of studies has investigated the neurobiological underpinnings of anorexia nervosa. In our letter to the editor, we point to a number of ways in which the advances in our understanding of the neurobiology of anorexia nervosa - focusing on neuroimaging studies of brain structure and function - can be translated into treatment. We point to how such advances can: inform psychological treatment, be implemented in psychoeducation, point to novel therapeutic targets, lead to the identification of biomarkers, and expand our vocabulary for how we think and talk about anorexia nervosa.

KW - Anorexia nervosa

KW - Eating disorders

KW - Neurobiology

KW - Neuropsychiatry

KW - Translation

KW - Treatment

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85036668378&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1186/s40337-017-0169-8

DO - 10.1186/s40337-017-0169-8

M3 - Letter

AN - SCOPUS:85036668378

SN - 2050-2974

VL - 5

JO - Journal of Eating Disorders

JF - Journal of Eating Disorders

IS - 1

M1 - 38

ER -