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Distorted Body Image and Mental Pain in Anorexia Nervosa
(1) Background: Body image is being defined as the picture of our own body in our mind with its size and shape, and with a perceptive and attitudinal evaluation of this body. It appears to be a complex clinical construct predisposing an individual to developing and maintaining anorexia nervosa (AN),...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9819498/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36613039 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010718 |
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author | Ciwoniuk, Natalia Wayda-Zalewska, Magdalena Kucharska, Katarzyna |
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description | (1) Background: Body image is being defined as the picture of our own body in our mind with its size and shape, and with a perceptive and attitudinal evaluation of this body. It appears to be a complex clinical construct predisposing an individual to developing and maintaining anorexia nervosa (AN), as well as having considerable impact on prolonging the duration of this illness and its relapse risk. The aim of the research work was to assess whether the symptomatology of eating disorders, level of depression, and mental pain are associated with body image, and examine the influence of a distorted body image as well as eating disorders and depression symptoms on mental pain in AN; (2) Methods: A total of 36 women diagnosed with AN and 69 healthy controls (HC) participated in this study. All participants completed a battery of the following scales: EAT-26, BSQ-34, BIDQ, BDD-YBOCS, CESDR, and the Mental Pain Scale; (3) Results: Results show statistically significantly greater body image disturbances and higher level of depression and mental pain intensity in the AN compared to the HC group. Regression analysis indicates a greater impact of distorted body image, eating disorders, and depression symptoms on mental pain in AN; (4) Conclusions: As assumed, distorted body image and mental pain are central components of AN that should be especially emphasized in the therapeutical process of treating AN. Future research should focus on the etiopathogenesis of distorted body image in relation to the chronicity of mental pain and depression in AN, and address these outcomes in clinical practice to minimize suicide risk in this high-risk group of patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-98194982023-01-07 Distorted Body Image and Mental Pain in Anorexia Nervosa Ciwoniuk, Natalia Wayda-Zalewska, Magdalena Kucharska, Katarzyna Int J Environ Res Public Health Article (1) Background: Body image is being defined as the picture of our own body in our mind with its size and shape, and with a perceptive and attitudinal evaluation of this body. It appears to be a complex clinical construct predisposing an individual to developing and maintaining anorexia nervosa (AN), as well as having considerable impact on prolonging the duration of this illness and its relapse risk. The aim of the research work was to assess whether the symptomatology of eating disorders, level of depression, and mental pain are associated with body image, and examine the influence of a distorted body image as well as eating disorders and depression symptoms on mental pain in AN; (2) Methods: A total of 36 women diagnosed with AN and 69 healthy controls (HC) participated in this study. All participants completed a battery of the following scales: EAT-26, BSQ-34, BIDQ, BDD-YBOCS, CESDR, and the Mental Pain Scale; (3) Results: Results show statistically significantly greater body image disturbances and higher level of depression and mental pain intensity in the AN compared to the HC group. Regression analysis indicates a greater impact of distorted body image, eating disorders, and depression symptoms on mental pain in AN; (4) Conclusions: As assumed, distorted body image and mental pain are central components of AN that should be especially emphasized in the therapeutical process of treating AN. Future research should focus on the etiopathogenesis of distorted body image in relation to the chronicity of mental pain and depression in AN, and address these outcomes in clinical practice to minimize suicide risk in this high-risk group of patients. MDPI 2022-12-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9819498/ /pubmed/36613039 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010718 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ciwoniuk, Natalia Wayda-Zalewska, Magdalena Kucharska, Katarzyna Distorted Body Image and Mental Pain in Anorexia Nervosa |
title | Distorted Body Image and Mental Pain in Anorexia Nervosa |
title_full | Distorted Body Image and Mental Pain in Anorexia Nervosa |
title_fullStr | Distorted Body Image and Mental Pain in Anorexia Nervosa |
title_full_unstemmed | Distorted Body Image and Mental Pain in Anorexia Nervosa |
title_short | Distorted Body Image and Mental Pain in Anorexia Nervosa |
title_sort | distorted body image and mental pain in anorexia nervosa |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9819498/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36613039 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010718 |
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