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Howard Steiger

0000-0003-4887-7824

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Orexin and sleep quality in anorexia nervosa: Clinical relevance and influence on treatment outcome

2015

Background and aims Orexins/hypocretins are orexigenic peptides implicated in the regulation of feeding behavior and the sleep/wake cycle. Little is known about the functioning of these peptides in anorexia nervosa (AN). The aims of the current study were to evaluate the extent to which orexin-A might be linked to sleep and treatment outcome in AN. Method Fasting plasma orexin-A concentrations were measured in 48 females with AN at the start of a day hospital treatment and in 98 normal-eater/healthy-weight controls. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was administered at the beginning of the treatment as a measure of sleep quality. Other psychopathological variables were evaluated with the S…

AdultSleep Wake Disorders050103 clinical psychologymedicine.medical_specialtyOrexin-AAnorexia NervosaEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismSleep Wake DisordersAnorexiaPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineEndocrinologyInternal medicinemental disordersmedicineHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesTreatment outcomePsychiatryPartial hospitalizationBiological PsychiatryOrexinsEndocrine and Autonomic Systemsdigestive oral and skin physiology05 social sciencesCase-control studyAnorexia nervosaFeeding BehaviorSleep in non-human animalsOrexinPsychiatry and Mental healthTreatment OutcomeAnorexia nervosa (differential diagnoses)Case-Control StudiesFemalemedicine.symptomSleepPsychology030217 neurology & neurosurgeryPsychopathologyPsychoneuroendocrinology
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