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A Novel Procedure for Evaluating the Reinforcing Properties of Tastants in Laboratory Rats: Operant Intraoral Self-administration
Published on: February 6, 2014
[Food addictions]
Nadine Satori1, Margot Domer1, Julia Clarke1
1Unité spécialisée dans les troubles du comportement alimentaire, Service du Pr Philip Gorwood, GHU Paris psychiatrie et neurosciences, 1 rue Cabanis, 75014 Paris, France.
Abstract:
Addictions are invading our daily lives. Eating and body image have become major preoccupations. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are eating disorders with a high risk of chronicity and death. Curing them and preventing their recurrence requires a solid therapeutic alliance that aims to work around individual symptoms. The low self-esteem associated with these disorders may contribute to their maintenance, despite their negative impact on quality of life. One of the challenges of treating these disorders is to help patients find the motivation to seek treatment.
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