Recent Research and Personalized Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Carol Kan; Janet Treasure

doi:10.1016/j.psc.2018.10.010

Recent Research and Personalized Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2019 Mar;42(1):11-19. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2018.10.010. Epub 2018 Dec 22.

Authors

Carol Kan¹, Janet Treasure²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Eating Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, 103, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8BP, UK. Electronic address: carol.kan@kcl.ac.uk.
² Section of Eating Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, 103, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8BP, UK; Eating Disorders Unit, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham BR3 3BX, UK.

PMID: 30704633
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2018.10.010

Abstract

Recent advances in the understanding of aetiologic elements underlying anorexia nervosa have provided valuable insights and are transforming the way this illness is treated. The aim of this article is to consider how neuropsychological understanding and new research can be used to develop a more individualized and personalized approach in the management of this serious illness.

Keywords: Anorexia nervosa; Personalized medicine; Social exclusion; Staging; Starvation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anorexia Nervosa / complications
Anorexia Nervosa / etiology
Anorexia Nervosa / physiopathology
Anorexia Nervosa / therapy*
Humans
Precision Medicine / methods*
Social Isolation*
Starvation / etiology
Starvation / therapy*