Methylation of BDNF in women with bulimic eating syndromes: associations with childhood abuse and borderline personality disorder

L Thaler, L Gauvin, R Joober, P Groleau… - Progress in Neuro …, 2014 - Elsevier
DNA methylation allows for the environmental regulation of gene expression and is believed
to link environmental stressors to such mental-illness phenotypes as eating disorders. …

Effects of sexual arousal on genital and non-genital sensation: A comparison of women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome and healthy controls

KA Payne, YM Binik, CF Pukall, L Thaler… - Archives of sexual …, 2007 - Springer
The relationship between sexual arousal and sensory perception has been a topic largely
neglected within the realm of human sexuality research. The present study assessed the …

[HTML][HTML] A treatment-oriented typology of self-identified hypersexuality referrals

JM Cantor, C Klein, A Lykins, JE Rullo, L Thaler… - Archives of Sexual …, 2013 - Springer
Men and women have been seeking professional assistance to help control hypersexual
urges and behaviors since the nineteenth century. Despite that the literature emphasizes that …

Sensation and sexual arousal in circumcised and uncircumcised men

K Payne, L Thaler, T Kukkonen… - The journal of sexual …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Research, theory, and popular belief all suggest that penile sensation is greater
in the uncircumcised as compared with the circumcised man. However, research involving …

A prospective study of effects of prenatal maternal stress on later eating‐disorder manifestations in affected offspring: Preliminary indications based on the project ice …

…, H Steiger, A Liu, DP Laplante, L Thaler… - … Journal of Eating …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Research associates maternal stress exposures (especially when occurring
late in gestation) with heightened risk of subsequent emotional and behavioral problems in …

In‐person versus virtual therapy in outpatient eating‐disorder treatment: A COVID‐19 inspired study

…, S Oliverio, I Singer, L Thaler… - … Journal of Eating …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Findings show virtual therapy (conducted using internet‐based videoconferencing
techniques) to be a viable alternative to in‐person therapy for a variety of mental‐health …

Autonomy support and autonomous motivation in the outpatient treatment of adults with an eating disorder

H Steiger, J Sansfaçon, L Thaler… - … Journal of Eating …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Across diverse clinical problems, therapists’ autonomy support has been found to
increase patients’ autonomous motivation for change. Being self‐motivated has, in turn, …

An examination of the role of autonomous versus controlled motivation in predicting inpatient treatment outcome for anorexia nervosa

L Thaler, M Israel, JM Antunes, S Sarin… - … Journal of Eating …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We explored the effect of autonomous and controlled motivation on outcomes for
patients undergoing inpatient treatment for Anorexia Nervosa (AN). Method Data on 80 …

A longitudinal, epigenome-wide study of DNA methylation in anorexia nervosa: results in actively ill, partially weight-restored, long-term remitted and non-eating …

H Steiger, L Booij, E Kahan, K McGregor, L Thaler… - Journal of Psychiatry and …, 2019 - jpn.ca
Background: This study explored state-related tendencies in DNA methylation in people with
anorexia nervosa. Methods: We measured genome-wide DNA methylation in 75 women …

An adjunctive, museum-based art therapy experience in the treatment of women with severe eating disorders

L Thaler, CE Drapeau, J Leclerc, M Lajeunesse… - The Arts in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Previous research suggests that creative art therapies can produce short-term improvements
in self-concept, mood and perceived well-being in various patient populations. Evaluation …