Brain, behavior, cognition, and physical health in first-onset adolescent anorexia nervosa: The BRAVE Study design and cohort profile.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anorexia nervosa is a severe psychiatric disorder with a heterogeneous course with one of the highest rates of morbidity and mortality of all psychiatric disorders. Little is known about factors that predict both course and treatment outcomes of this disorder.The BRAVE Study is a longitudinal first-onset anorexia nervosa cohort study focusing on four topics of interest in girls only: (1) behavior, (2) neurobiology, (3) cognitive functions, and (4) physical health.

Objective

The goal of this paper is to introduce the BRAVE Study. The primary aim of the BRAVE Study is to identify predictors of treatment response in a large sample of 12-to-22-year-old females with first-onset typical or atypical anorexia nervosa. The second aim is to longitudinally investigate the as

SUBMITTER: Steegers C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12393839 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature