TY  - JOUR
AU  - Baker, Amanda
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/07
TI  - Neurostimulation Approaches in the Treatment of Severe Anorexia Nervosa
JO  - OBM Neurobiology
SP  - 069
VL  - 04
IS  - 03
AB  - Psychiatry is seeking interventions that could reliably sustain weight gain and psychosomatic recovery of patients with severe anorexia nervosa (AN). Currently, patients with AN, even after receiving individually-tailored therapeutic interventions, often relapse following marginal weight restoration. Also, the evidence regarding the effectiveness of psychotropic medications in relieving and treating AN symptomology is limited. The research in the field is aiming to mitigate shortcomings associated with common practices and build on strategies including enhanced-CBT. An eminent discordance with conventional treatment modalities gives reason to explore alternative standards of care. This review explores 21st-century studies adopting neurostimulation therapies as an alternative approach for severe AN. The most widely used neurostimulation treatment in psychiatry is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), but modern transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) due to its non-invasive technology has also garnered the attention of practitioners. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is rapidly emerging as a potential (invasive) treatment. These three treatment options are further explored, and future research directions are discussed.
SN  - 2573-4407
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2003069
DO  - 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2003069
ID  - Baker2020
ER  -