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The Integrative Research Approach of Anorexia Nervosa
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Abstract
The prevalence of eating disorders has led to extensive studies on different aspects of this mental illness, ranging from the underlying genetics to animal models. However, given the distinct research methods used in investigations, there are little integration and cross-check across the disciplines, thus withholding the potential unification on the understanding of eating disorders. The aims of this review is to verify the findings from various levels, and also to reach the purpose of discovering existing patterns across the levels and encouraging more cross-level integrative approach. Therefore, this paper reviews the progresses made in fields of genetics, neurobiology, and animal models, and concludes that certain gene variants, brain abnormalities and animal models are associated with eating disorders. It brings forth gene variants identified from an extensive genetic research and points out the possibility of using neuroimaging and then animal models to corroborate the association for future pharmaceutical purposes. It also encourages better communication and cross validation across the fields on technological advances and new findings to better understand eating disorders.
Keywords
eating disorders, integrative approach, neurobiology, genetics, animal model
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Ding,Q. (2023). The Integrative Research Approach of Anorexia Nervosa. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,9,59-65.
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