[Anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder : current situation and future prospects].
Marco Solcà, Lola De Marcos Fuentes, Marie My Lien Rebetez, Nadia Ortiz, Paco Prada
Revue medicale suisse February 12, 2025 DOI: 10.53738/REVMED.2025.21.905.272 via PubMed
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractEating disorders involve a transformation of the essential act of eating from a source of pleasure and relational bonding into a source of psychological distress with somatic consequences and impacts on individual and environmental functioning. Recent advances in diagnostic and etiopathogenic approaches have improved understanding of these disorders. Innovative techniques including neuromodulation, virtual reality, and psychedelics are opening possibilities for more targeted and individualized therapies.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Interventions | neuromodulation virtual reality psychedelics |
| Key finding | New diagnostic and etiopathogenic approaches have led to a better understanding of eating disorders, and innovative techniques such as neuromodulation, virtual reality, and psychedelics are paving the way for more targeted and individualized therapies. |
Abstract
Eating is essential to the survival of any living organism. However, beyond simple nutrition, eating is a source of pleasure that awakens a host of emotions and shapes our first relationships. In eating disorders, this vital process becomes a source of psychological distress, with somatic consequences and an impact on the functioning of the individual and his/her environment. Recently, new diagnostic and etiopathogenic approaches have led to a better understanding of these disorders. The use of innovative techniques, such as neuromodulation, virtual reality, and psychedelics, is paving the way for more targeted and individualized therapies.