Anxiety and the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Several aetiological models of anorexia nervosa (AN) hold non-eating/weight-gain-related anxiety as a factor relevant to the onset and maintenance of the disorder. Longitudinal studies that allow assessment of this hypothesis have been conducted; however, the evidence has not yet been aggregated in a systematic manner. The proposed study will systematically review articles describing prospective investigations of the relationship between anxiety and AN development or maintenance, with the aim of providing a balanced summary of current understanding and identifying areas for further research. METHODS/DESIGN:Electronic databases will be searched for articles investigating the longitudinal influence of non-eating/weight-gain-related anxiety (anxiety disorders and trait anxiety) on

SUBMITTER: Lloyd EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5782391 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature