AUTHOR=Amianto Federico , Sertori Francesca , Davico Chiara , Marcotulli Daniele , Vitiello Benedetto 

TITLE=Comparison among anorexia nervosa adolescents with or without previous overweight, obese, and healthy adolescents

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry

VOLUME=Volume 15 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1438829

DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1438829

ISSN=1664-0640

ABSTRACT=Background: Anorexia nervosa (AN) and obesity (OB) are relevant concerns in adolescence. Despite their contrasting phenotypes, they share common pathogenic origins and may be present in the same individual at different times. We explored the psychopathology and attachment features of adolescents with AN who did (AN-ow) or did not (AN-nw) have previous overweight, compared with OB adolescents and healthy control (HC) adolescents.In total, 148 female adolescents referred to an outpatient clinic for an eating disorder (66 for AN and 42 for OB) and 40 HCs were assessed using self-administered instruments that measured parenting, attachment, eating, and general psychopathology.Group differences were tested by analysis of covariance, and correlations between variables were examined.