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The Neurobiology of Risk and Pre‐Emptive Interventions for Anorexia Nervosa
Author(s) -
DeSocio Janiece E.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/jcap.12018
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , psychological intervention , neuropsychology , neuroimaging , presentation (obstetrics) , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , eating disorders , clinical psychology , cognition , radiology
Topic The neurobiology of risk and pre‐emptive interventions for anorexia nervosa. Purpose This article is based on a presentation at the M arch 2012 annual conference of the I nternational S ociety of P sychiatric M ental H ealth N urses. Sources A review of literature and clinical practice experience. Conclusions Advances in genetics and neuroimaging provide evidence of a recognizable phenotype of traits and neuropsychological characteristics that precede symptom onset in children at risk for anorexia nervosa. Early recognition of the phenotype and experiences that can potentiate symptom expression provides the basis for pre‐emptive interventions that may avert or delay the onset and reduce symptom severity.