Reduced perception of bodily signals in anorexia nervosa
Abstract
Objective Interoceptive awareness is known to be impaired in eating disorders. To date, it has remained unclear whether this variable is related to the construct of interoceptive sensitivity. Interoceptive sensitivity is considered to be an essential variable in emotional processes. The objective of the study was to elucidate this potential relationship and to clarify whether general interoceptive sensitivity is reduced in anorexia nervosa. Methods Using a heartbeat perception task, interoceptive sensitivity was assessed in 28 female patients with anorexia nervosa and 28 matched healthy controls. Questionnaires assessing interoceptive awareness (EDI) and several other variables were also administered. Results Patients with anorexia nervosa displayed significantly decreased interoceptive sensitivity. They also had more difficulties in interoceptive awareness. Conclusions In addition to a decreased ability to recognize certain visceral sensations related to hunger, there is a generally reduced capacity to accurately perceive bodily signals in anorexia nervosa. This highlights the potential importance of interoceptive sensitivity in the pathogenesis of eating disorders.
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- Authors
- Pollatos, O., Kurz, A.-L., Albrecht, J., Schreder, T., Kleemann, A. M., Schöpf, V., Kopietz, R., Wiesmann, M., & Schandry, R.
- Affiliations
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Pollatos, Olga
- Venue
- Eating Behaviors
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-12
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 381-388
- ISSN
- 1471-0153 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2060023498
- Cited by
- 449
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- 12
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- FWCI
- 7.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Eating Behaviors (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- publish.UP (University of Potsdam) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Keywords
- anorexia nervosa, interoceptive sensitivity, interoceptive awareness, heartbeat perception, body signals, eating disorders, visceral sensation, hunger perception, pathogenesis
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Anorexia Nervosa, Awareness, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Perception, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult
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