Attachment Trauma Is Associated with White Matter Fiber Microstructural Alterations in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa before and after Exposure to Psychotherapeutic and Nutritional Treatment

Attachment Trauma Is Associated with White Matter Fiber Microstructural Alterations in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa before and after Exposure to Psychotherapeutic and Nutritional Treatment

In the present study, we explore the role of attachment for microstructural white matter (WM) changes in adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) before and after exposure to short-term and nutritional treatment. The case sample consisted of 22 female adolescent inpatients with AN (mean age: 15.2 ± 1....

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Main Authors: Manuela Gander, Lukas Lenhart, Ruth Steiger, Anna Buchheim, Stephanie Mangesius, Christoph Birkl, Nina Haid-Stecher, Martin Fuchs, Anna Libal, Agnieszka Dabkowska-Mika, Elke Ruth Gizewski, Kathrin Sevecke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
anorexia nervosa
white matter
fractional anisotropy
attachment
adolescence
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/5/798

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