Background Recent research has shown a growing interest in exploring the relationship
between anorexia nervosa (AN) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Both conditions seem …

Background Recently, elevated levels of autistic features and autism diagnoses have been
reported among people with anorexia nervosa (AN). In clinical settings high levels of autistic …

Background Recent research suggests a link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and
anorexia nervosa (AN). Individuals with AN show high scores on measures of ASD …

Abstract Purpose of Review Social and environmental factors have been related to both
symptom expression of disordered eating in individuals and changes in the prevalence of …

Anorexia nervosa-focussed family therapy (FT-AN) is the first-line treatment for adolescent
anorexia nervosa (AN), but the predictors of poor treatment response are not well …

Socio‐emotional features are crucial in the development and maintenance of anorexia
nervosa (AN). The present study investigates the patterns of altered and preserved empathic …

Background Impairments in empathy are well established in anorexia nervosa (AN). It is
unclear, however, whether these deficits only occur in the acute phases of AN due to …

Cortical differences have been reported in Anorexia Nervosa (AN) compared with healthy
controls (HC); however, it is unclear if Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) characteristics are …

Abstract Introduction Theory of mind (ToM) is important for social interactions and typical
development and has been found to be impaired in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and …

Eating disorders (ED) are severe psychiatric disorders characterized by dysfunctional
behaviors related to eating or weight control, with profound impacts on health, quality of life …