Sensory processing in children and adolescents shortly after the onset of anorexia nervosa
A pilot study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19536511 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tasuku Kitajima (0000-0003-3333-7139, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, corresponding author), Ryoko Otani (0000-0002-0668-6838, Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital), Takeshi Inoue (0000-0003-3289-4478, Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital), Naho Matsushima (Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital), Naoki Matsubara (Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital), Ryoichi Sakuta (0000-0002-5444-0568, Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-27 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BioPsychoSocial Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-0759 • E-ISSN: 1751-0759 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s13030-022-00256-z |
| PMID | 36510231 |
| OpenAlex | W4311572561 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 37 |
BACKGROUND: Alterations in sensory processing, such as vision, taste, and interoceptive sensation, have been reported in adult anorexia nervosa (AN). Whether these symptoms are traits, states, or "scars" due to chronic starvation has not been fully established. Based on the hypothesis that alterations in sensory processing also occur in adolescent AN in the early stages of the disease, the present study was conducted using both self-administered and parent-administered sensory processing questionnaires. METHODS: Children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa treated at a single tertiary eating disorder treatment center in Japan (AN group) and female junior high school students attending a public junior high school in Saitama Prefecture, Japan (healthy control group: HC group) were included in the study. The Sensory Profile (SP) and Adult/Adolescent Sensory Profile (AASP) were administered to the participants and their caregivers. In addition, we collected demographic data and administered the Children's Eating Attitude Test and Autism-Spectrum Quotient Children's version. RESULTS: Seventeen children and adolescents were enrolled in the AN group, and 63 were enrolled in the HC group. There was no statistically significant difference between the AN and HC groups in the quadrant scores of the AASP. In the SP, the Sensory Avoiding score and the Emotional/Social response score were higher in the AN group than in the HC group. CONCLUSION: From the parents' point of view, the patient avoids unexpected sensory stimuli, but the patients are unaware of their own avoiding behavior in the early stages of the disease. The results suggest that sensory sensitivity in AN may be a "scar" symptom due to chronic starvation and a state symptom. Longitudinal studies from shortly after the onset with larger sample sizes are needed to gain insight into the dynamic relation between sensory processing and eating disorder pathology
Anorexia · Anorexia nervosa · Eating disorders · Psychiatry · Sensation · Sensory processing · Sensory system · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Psychology · Internal Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |