The role of appearance-related comments and interoceptive deficits in eating disorders: an exploratory study in a 1-year cohort of outpatients
Outpatients who experienced both these factors showed a more severe clinical presentation, particularly in terms of global psychopathology and restrictive symptoms, regardless of any ED diagnosis. The results showed the frequent occurrence of retrospectively self-reported eating- and appearance-related comments, even before the ED onset, as well as provided evidence for the importance of both internal bottom-up processes and external social factors in shaping altered body experience in EDs.
Authors
- Doriana Cristofalo
- Corrado Barbui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1073-9282)
- Federica Bonora
- Rosa Bruna Dall’Agnola
- Rachele Fasolato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5464-0296)
- Antonio Rizzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1666-0081)
- M. Puglisi
- Silivio Danese
- Chiara Bonetto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9895-6403)
- Silvia Castelli
- Mariasole Castellazzi
- Emily Boifava
- Elisa Saggioro
- Monica Ferlin
Institutions
- University of Verona (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Eating Disorders
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01415-7
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00