Is nocturnal eating in restless legs syndrome linked to a specific psychopathological profile? A pilot study

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 122, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1563-1571

  Marconi, Sara ^a   Scarlatti, Fabiano ^b   Rizzo, Giovanni ^a   Antelmi, Elena ^a   Innamorati, Marco ^c   Pompili, Maurizio ^c   Brugnoli, Roberto ^c   Belvederi Murri, Martino ^d   Amore, Mario ^d   Provini, Federica ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Santa Maria della Scaletta Hospital   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Character; Nocturnal eating; Obsessivity; Restless legs syndrome; Sleep related eating disorders; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY ASSESSMENT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MAUDSLEY OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE INVENTORY; MIDDLE AGED; NOCTURNAL EATING DISORDER; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; ONSET AGE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTPATIENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; TEMPERAMENT;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTPATIENTS; PERSONALITY TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84945479780     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-015-1435-z     Document Type: Article

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