Jenni Leppanen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4028965 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jenni Leppanen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jenni |
| FAMILY NAME | Leppanen |
| SIGNATURE | LEPPÄNEN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | King's College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2814-4375 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Eating disorder presentations to a child and adolescent mental health service in the UK before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
PURPOSE: Previous studies have reported an increase in new-onset adolescent eating disorder (ED) patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, with some studies showing a change in illness presentation. This study aimed to replicate and expand on previous work by further examining changes in illness and demographic characteristics. METHOD: Changes in the number of new ED referrals to a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service were examined between 201…
Autism and anorexia nervosa
The present findings consolidate previously reported associations between autistic features and worse psychological outcome among people with AN. The findings also suggest that self-report measures may be sufficient for assessing the impact of autistic features on illness outcome among people with AN. Importantly, the study highlights the need for development and further investigation of neurodiversity accommodations in the treatment of AN
Basal ganglia volume and shape in anorexia nervosa
BACKGROUND: Reward-centred models have proposed that anomalies in the basal ganglia circuitry that underlies reward learning and habit formation perpetuate anorexia nervosa (AN). The present study aimed to investigate the volume and shape of key basal ganglia regions, including the bilateral caudate, putamen, nucleus accumbens (NAcc), and globus pallidus in AN. METHODS: The present study combined data from two existing studies resulting in a samp…
Similarities and Differences in Theory of Mind Responses of Patients With Anorexia Nervosa With and Without Autistic Features
Theory of Mind (ToM) is the ability to understand and represent mental states of others, a skill that plays a key role in how we interact with people around us. Difficulties with ToM have been posited as an underlying mechanism for autism and implicated in difficulties faced by those with anorexia nervosa (AN). This study examined, both quantitatively and qualitatively, the responses of women between the ages of 14 and 25 years on the Frith-Happé…
Anorexia Nervosa, Autism, and the Ados
Thirty years of scholarship has suggested that anorexia nervosa (AN) may be a "female presentation" of autism, supported by work which has found elevated rates of autism traits and diagnoses among women with clinical levels of AN. These traits are often assessed using the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2nd Edition (ADOS-2), considered the "gold-standard" tool. Recently, the authors of the ADOS-2 revised the diagnostic algorithm for the ad…
The use of a positive mood induction video-clip to target eating behaviour in people with bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder
Impact of Cognitive Remediation Therapy on Neurocognitive Processing in Anorexia Nervosa
These findings suggest that CRT may be an effective intervention targeting inefficiencies in neurocognition in AN. Future studies may benefit from assessing neural changes associated with these improvements and conducting randomized controlled trials to replicate these findings
The effects of negative and positive mood induction on eating behaviour
The effects of negative and positive mood induction on eating behaviour
Impact of Cognitive Remediation Therapy on Neurocognitive Processing in Anorexia Nervosa
These findings suggest that CRT may be an effective intervention targeting inefficiencies in neurocognition in AN. Future studies may benefit from assessing neural changes associated with these improvements and conducting randomized controlled trials to replicate these findings
Similarities and Differences in Theory of Mind Responses of Patients With Anorexia Nervosa With and Without Autistic Features
Theory of Mind (ToM) is the ability to understand and represent mental states of others, a skill that plays a key role in how we interact with people around us. Difficulties with ToM have been posited as an underlying mechanism for autism and implicated in difficulties faced by those with anorexia nervosa (AN). This study examined, both quantitatively and qualitatively, the responses of women between the ages of 14 and 25 years on the Frith-Happé…
Anorexia Nervosa, Autism, and the Ados
Thirty years of scholarship has suggested that anorexia nervosa (AN) may be a "female presentation" of autism, supported by work which has found elevated rates of autism traits and diagnoses among women with clinical levels of AN. These traits are often assessed using the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2nd Edition (ADOS-2), considered the "gold-standard" tool. Recently, the authors of the ADOS-2 revised the diagnostic algorithm for the ad…
The use of a positive mood induction video-clip to target eating behaviour in people with bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder
Basal ganglia volume and shape in anorexia nervosa
BACKGROUND: Reward-centred models have proposed that anomalies in the basal ganglia circuitry that underlies reward learning and habit formation perpetuate anorexia nervosa (AN). The present study aimed to investigate the volume and shape of key basal ganglia regions, including the bilateral caudate, putamen, nucleus accumbens (NAcc), and globus pallidus in AN. METHODS: The present study combined data from two existing studies resulting in a samp…
Autism and anorexia nervosa
The present findings consolidate previously reported associations between autistic features and worse psychological outcome among people with AN. The findings also suggest that self-report measures may be sufficient for assessing the impact of autistic features on illness outcome among people with AN. Importantly, the study highlights the need for development and further investigation of neurodiversity accommodations in the treatment of AN
Eating disorder presentations to a child and adolescent mental health service in the UK before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
PURPOSE: Previous studies have reported an increase in new-onset adolescent eating disorder (ED) patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, with some studies showing a change in illness presentation. This study aimed to replicate and expand on previous work by further examining changes in illness and demographic characteristics. METHOD: Changes in the number of new ED referrals to a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service were examined between 201…
Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Eating disorders (6 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Anorexia nervosa (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Autism (3 works) · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (3 works)