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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Body representation distortion (BRD) is a key diagnostic feature of Anorexia Nervosa (AN).
  • Current assessments of BRD are subjective and focus on body parts with high emotional salience.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel method for assessing hand representation independent of body image concerns.
  • To investigate whether BRD in AN extends to body parts with low emotional salience.

Main Methods:

  • A monocentric, open-label pilot study involving AN patients (n=31) and controls (n=31).
  • Participants estimated hand dimensions (width/length ratios) using verbal and tactile cues with eyes closed.
  • Object representation was also assessed to ensure specificity of findings.

Main Results:

  • Patients with AN exhibited a significantly increased hand width-to-length ratio compared to controls.
  • No significant differences in object representation were found between groups.
  • No correlation was observed between hand distortion and clinical AN traits.

Conclusions:

  • BRD in Anorexia Nervosa is not confined to emotionally salient body parts.
  • Findings support the hypothesis of profound, unspecific body representation distortions in AN.
  • The novel hand representation assessment shows promise for evaluating BRD.