ArticleScientific reports2021
Visual mapping of body image disturbance in anorexia nervosa reveals objective markers of illness severity.
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Interoceptive Mechanisms of Body Image Disturbance in Anorexia Nervosa
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Neural correlates of body size estimation: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.Behavioural brain research · 2026Pooled it
- Examining Facets of Body Image Disturbance Across Anorexia Nervosa Illness and Recovery Stages.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- A comparison of body image components, including attentional bias and body appraisal, in adolescents with anorexia nervosa or depression, and non-clinical controls.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2026Article
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- Digital Ecosystems, Children, and Adolescents: Technical Report.Pediatrics · 2026Review
- The thighs have it: evidence for the importance of lower body regions in female body size judgments.BMC biology · 2025Article
- Does Identifying with Another Face Alter Body Image Disturbance in Women with an Eating Disorder? An Enfacement Illusion Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Behavioral, neuronal, and physiological facets of multidimensional body image in anorexia nervosa: a scoping review.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Review
- Sensing the Self: The Role of the Insula and Interoception in Body Image.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2025Review
- Accurate prediction of three-dimensional humanoid avatars for anthropometric modeling.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Article
- Quantifying body size estimation accuracy and body dissatisfaction in body dysmorphic disorder using a digital avatar.Comprehensive psychiatry · 2024Article
- Accurate Prediction of Three-Dimensional Humanoid Avatars for Anthropometric Modeling.Research square · 2024Article
- Embodiment of underweight and normal-weight avatars affects bodily self-representations in anorexia nervosa.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Dynamic relationships among feeling fat, fear of weight gain, and eating disorder symptoms in an eating disorder sample.Appetite · 2024Article
- Diet, Digestion, and the Dietitian: A Survey of Clinicians' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices to Advance the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disturbances in Individuals with Anorexia Nervosa.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Perception of body size and body dissatisfaction in adults.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Body image disturbance (BID) is a core feature of eating disorders, for which there are few objective markers. We examined the feasibility of a novel digital tool, "Somatomap", to index BID related to anorexia nervosa (AN) severity. Fifty-five AN inpatients and 55 healthy comparisons (HC) outlined their body concerns on a 2-Dimensional avatar. Next, they indicated sizes/shapes of body parts for their current and ideal body using sliders on a 3-Dimensional avatar. Physical measurements of corresponding body parts, in cm, were collected for reference. We evaluated regional differences in BID using proportional z-scores to generate statistical body maps, and multivariate analysis of covariance to assess perceptual discrepancies for current body, ideal body, and body dissatisfaction. The AN group demonstrated greater regional perceptual inaccuracy for their current body than HC, greater discrepancies between their current and ideal body, and higher body dissatisfaction than HCs. AN body concerns localized disproportionately to the chest and lower abdomen. The number of body concerns and perceptual inaccuracy for individual body parts was strongly associated with Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (Global EDE-Q) scores across both groups. Somatomap demonstrated feasibility to capture multidimensional aspects of BID. Several implicit measures were significantly associated with illness severity, suggesting potential utility for identifying objective BID markers.
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