Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa

…, OSP Davis, M de Zwaan, G Dedoussis, D Degortes… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Characterized primarily by a low body-mass index, anorexia nervosa is a complex and
serious illness 1 , affecting 0.9–4% of women and 0.3% of men 2 , 3 – 4 , with twin-based …

A genome-wide association study of anorexia nervosa

…, A Bruson, M Clementi, D Degortes… - Molecular …, 2014 - nature.com
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a complex and heritable eating disorder characterized by
dangerously low body weight. Neither candidate gene studies nor an initial genome-wide …

Set-shifting abilities, central coherence, and handedness in anorexia nervosa patients, their unaffected siblings and healthy controls: exploring putative …

E Tenconi, P Santonastaso, D Degortes… - The world journal of …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. There is consistent evidence that anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with an
impairment of set-shifting abilities and central coherence. No study to date investigated …

Network analysis of specific psychopathology and psychiatric symptoms in patients with eating disorders

…, P Meneguzzo, D Degortes… - … Journal of Eating …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Network analysis of psychiatric symptoms describes reciprocal relationships of
individual symptoms, beyond categorical diagnoses. Those with eating disorders (EDs) …

The relationship between temperament and impulsive behaviors in eating disordered subjects

A Favaro, T Zanetti, E Tenconi, D Degortes… - Eating …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
To date, few studies have examined the personality characteristics and clinical predictors of
impulsive behaviors in eating disorders (ED). The aim of this work was to study the …

Shared genetic risk between eating disorder‐and substance‐use‐related phenotypes: Evidence from genome‐wide association studies

…, M De Zwaan, G Dedoussis, D Degortes… - Addiction …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Eating disorders and substance use disorders frequently co‐occur. Twin studies reveal
shared genetic variance between liabilities to eating disorders and substance use, with the …

Clinical and temperamental correlates of body image disturbance in eating disorders

…, E Sgaravatti, D Degortes… - European Eating …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Although body image disturbance (BID) is considered a core symptom in anorexia
nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN), little is known about its psychopathological …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and various eating disorders: a Swedish nationwide population study using multiple genetically …

…, O Davis, M de Zwaan, G Dedoussis, D Degortes… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Although attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and eating disorders (EDs)
frequently co-occur, little is known about the shared etiology. In this study, we …

Neural correlates of prenatal stress in young women

A Favaro, E Tenconi, D Degortes, R Manara… - Psychological …, 2015 - cambridge.org
BackgroundPrenatal stress is hypothesized to have a disruptive impact on neurodevelopmental
trajectories, but few human studies have been conducted on the long-term neural …

Gyrification brain abnormalities as predictors of outcome in anorexia nervosa

A Favaro, E Tenconi, D Degortes… - Human Brain …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Gyrification brain abnormalities are considered a marker of early deviations from normal
developmental trajectories and a putative predictor of poor outcome in psychiatric disorders. …