Abigail Rennick

Jan 13, 2025 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Cat Brooks |Abigail Rennick |Randeep Basra |Tony Lavender

1 Introduction and Aims Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is characterized by disturbance of body image (or a persistent lack of recognition of seriousness of low bodyweight) and intense fear of gaining weight leading to self-starvation and (in typical presentations) a significantly low body weight (APA 2013). It has one of the highest rates of mortality compared to other psychiatric disorders (Arcelus et al.

Jan 22, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Cat Brooks |Randeep Basra |Tony Lavender |Abigail Rennick

1 INTRODUCTION Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a mental disorder characterized by severe restriction of nutritional intake, fear of weight gain, and distorted body image perception, despite being significantly underweight (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). AN has extensive implications on physical and mental health, and a standardized mortality ratio of more than 5 compared to the general population (Himmerich et al., 2019), meaning developing a successful treatment is imperative.