Alterations in activity, volume, and connectivity of body-processing brain areas in anorexia nervosa: A review

European Psychologist

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 27-33

  Suchan, Boris ^a   Vocks, Silja ^b   Waldorf, Manuel ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Body image disturbance; Body image processing; Brain; Eating disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922525824     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: 1878531X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000213     Document Type: Article

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