Eating and Mental Health Disorders
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 January 2025 | Viewed by 33
Special Issue Editor
Interests: eating disorders; obesity; nutrition and mental disorders; weight regulation; psychopharmacology
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Dear Colleagues
A change in eating behaviour, which might be accompanied by altered eating-related emotions and cognitions, may be a symptom of a mental health disorder, a consequence of psychopharmacological treatment, or an indication of a specific eating disorder.
Examples of mental health disorders that are associated with changes in eating behaviour, food choice, appetite, and weight regulation are anxiety and mood disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, and sleep disorders.
Psychopharmacological agents can either increase appetite and body weight, such as in the case of second-generation antipsychotics and antihistaminergic antidepressants, or lead to a loss of appetite, such as in the case of the antidepressant bupropion and the stimulant lisdexamfetamine. Furthermore, there have been reports that weight-loss medications such as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists improve mood in people with both obesity and depression. There is also hope that GLP-1 receptor agonists might provide future treatments for binge-eating disorder.
Thus, this Special Issue will cover various eating-related aspects of mental health disorders.
Prof. Dr. Hubertus Himmerich
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- anorexia nervosa
- bulimia nervosa
- binge-eating disorder
- avoidant restrictive food intake disorder
- pica
- rumination disorder
- anxiety disorders
- mood disorders
- depression
- autism
- antipsychotics
- antidepressants
- stimulants
- GLP-1 receptor agonists
