ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2020
Brain Stimulation in Eating Disorders: State of the Art and Future Perspectives.
Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05296915 (Bulimia Nervosa e Binge Eating Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Bulimia Nervosa e Binge Eating Disorder: Strategie Terapeutiche a Confronto
Who cites it
28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effects of neuromodulation interventions on the eating behaviors of patients with eating disorders compared to healthy controls, sham therapies, and other therapeutic approaches: A systematic review.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation combined with nutritional counseling therapy on binge eating disorder symptoms: a randomized pilot trial.Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) · 2025Trial
- 'My dad was like "it's your brain, what are you doing?"': Participant experiences of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment in severe enduring anorexia nervosa.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2022Trial
- Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa: Clinical Considerations and Emerging Models of Care.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Review
- Non-invasive brain stimulation as an experimental treatment approach for bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorders: A meta-analysis and systematic review of literature.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2026Review
- Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation Improves Weight and Other Anthropometric Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Functional Dyspepsia Who Restrict Their Oral Intake.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2026Article
- Informed consent competency assessment for brain-computer interface clinical research and application in psychiatric disorders: A systematic review.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa-Interim Results from an Ongoing, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) in Overeating and Increased Body Mass Index (BMI): An Umbrella Review.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2025Review
- A Narrative Review on the Neurocognitive Profiles in Eating Disorders and Higher Weight Individuals: Insights for Targeted Interventions.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Efficacy of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa (BN): A Review and Insight into Potential Mechanisms of Action.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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- Self-objectification and eating disorders: the psychopathological and neural processes from psychological distortion to psychosomatic illness.Psychoradiology · 2024Review
- Randomised controlled trial of neurostimulation for symptoms of anorexia nervosa (TRENA study): study protocol.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Anorexia Nervosa: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
- The efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation in the treatment of children and adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: study protocol of a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Could deep brain stimulation be a possible solution for acquired hypothalamic obesity?Heliyon · 2023Review
- From Virtual Reality to Regenerative Virtual Therapy: Some Insights from a Systematic Review Exploring Inner Body Perception in Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Deep Brain Stimulation of the Nucleus Accumbens in Severe Enduring Anorexia Nervosa: A Pilot Study.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
The management of eating disorders (EDs) is still difficult and few treatments are effective. Recently, several studies have described the important contribution of non-invasive brain stimulation (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, and electroconvulsive therapy) and invasive brain stimulation (deep brain stimulation and vagal nerve stimulation) for ED management. This review summarizes the available evidence supporting the use of brain stimulation in ED. All published studies on brain stimulation in ED as well as ongoing trials registered at clinicaltrials.gov were examined. Articles on neuromodulation research and perspective articles were also included. This analysis indicates that brain stimulation in EDs is still in its infancy. Literature data consist mainly of case reports, cases series, open studies, and only a few randomized controlled trials. Consequently, the evidence supporting the use of brain stimulation in EDs remains weak. Finally, this review discusses future directions in this research domain (e.g., sites of modulation, how to enhance neuromodulation efficacy, personalized protocols).
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