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ArticleSystematic reviews2018

Anxiety and the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa: protocol for a systematic review.

E Caitlin Lloyd, Anne M Haase, Bas Verplanken

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Article in Systematic reviews, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Identification of a neural basis for anorexia nervosa.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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3 authors.

E Caitlin LloydCentre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. e.caitlin.lloyd@bristol.ac.uk.
Anne M HaaseCentre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Bas VerplankenDepartment of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, UK.

Funding

Economic and Social Research Council ES/J50015X/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSeveral aetiological models of anorexia nervosa (AN) hold non-eating/weight-gain-related anxiety as a factor relevant to the onset and maintenance of the disorder. Longitudinal studies that allow assessment of this hypothesis have been conducted; however, the evidence has not yet been aggregated in a systematic manner. The proposed study will systematically review articles describing prospective investigations of the relationship between anxiety and AN development or maintenance, with the aim of providing a balanced summary of current understanding and identifying areas for further research. METHODS/

designElectronic databases will be searched for articles investigating the longitudinal influence of non-eating/weight-gain-related anxiety (anxiety disorders and trait anxiety) on the development/maintenance of AN. References of eligible articles will be searched to ensure the identification of all relevant studies. Two independent reviewers will complete the title and abstract, and full-text, screening, with a third independent reviewer resolving any conflicts at each stage. A systematic review will be completed, and the quality of the included studies, as well as the strength of the body of evidence generated, will be assessed and reported. DISCUSSION: Although there are limitations to the present review, understanding the current evidence for the role of non-eating/weight-gain-related anxiety in AN can direct future research that may ensure accurate aetiological models of AN and effective treatments. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: The study is registered on PROSPERO under the reference number CRD42017069644.

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Anorexia NervosaAnxiety DisordersHumansLongitudinal StudiesRisk FactorsSystematic Reviews as TopicAetiologyAnorexia nervosa: risk factorAnxietyLongitudinal studies

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PMID29361975
PMCPMC5782391

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