Fear and food: Anxiety‐like behavior and the susceptibility to weight loss in an activity‐based anorexia rat model

• Main Authors: Constanze Schwenzer (Author), Clara Voelz (Author), Vanessa Kogel (Author), Anna Schlösser (Author), Beate Herpertz‐Dahlmann (Author), Cordian Beyer (Author), Jochen Seitz (Author), Stefanie Trinh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe psychiatric disorder characterized by energy restriction, low body weight, a fear of gaining weight, and often excessive physical activity. Anxiety disorders appear to constitute a major risk factor for developing AN and are the most frequent comorbidity. H...