BackgroundAnorexia nervosa (AN) is a disabling, deadly and costly mental disorder. Until
recently, treatment recommendations were based on expert opinion and limited evidence …

Oxytocin (OT) is a nonapeptide with an impressive variety of physiological functions. Among
them, the 'prosocial'effects have been discussed in several recent reviews, but the direct …

Objective: Anorexia nervosa (AN) in adults has poor outcomes, and treatment evidence is
limited. This study evaluated the efficacy and acceptability of a novel, targeted psychological …

Oxytocin (oxy) is a pituitary neuropeptide hormone synthesized from the paraventricular and
supraoptic nuclei within the hypothalamus. Like other neuropeptides, oxy can modulate a …

Background The current review broadly summarises the evidence base for
pharmacotherapies and adjunctive and alternative therapies in the treatment of eating …

DNA methylation is a fundamental epigenetic modification in the human genome; pivotal in
development, genomic imprinting, X inactivation, chromosome stability, gene expression …

Drugs are widely prescribed for anorexia nervosa in the nutritional, somatic, and psychiatric
fields. There is no systematic overview in the literature, which simultaneously covers all …

The need for novel approaches to understanding and treating anorexia nervosa (AN) is well
recognized. The aim of this paper is to describe an integrative bio‐psycho‐social theory of …

Objective The aim of this paper is to map the possibility of new treatment approaches for
eating disorders. Background Eating disorders have a protracted trajectory with over 50% of …

Background and Aim Social difficulties and problems related to eating behaviour are
common features of both anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). The aim of this …