CPG for Eating Disorders

manuals) and remote help (online, telephone support, etc.).Studies that analyse endophenotypes associated with eating disorders (purging cases, impulsivesubgroups, etc.) and therapeutic efficacy.Studies that analyse cognitive styles and neuropsychological processes involved in the onset andmaintenance of eating disorders.Studies that analyse the clinical impact of comorbidity (Axis I and II) on eating disorders andspecific therapeutic efficacy. Additionally, it would be necessary to design and analyse specifictherapeutic approaches in these patient groups.Studies that provide an in-depth analysis of diagnosis modification and factors involved ineating disorders.Studies on the efficacy-efficiency of health care resources: structural and managementaspects.Studies that provide an in-depth analysis of the utility of new technologies (telemedicine,Internet, short mobile text messages [sms], videogames), as an additional therapeutic tool and inspecialist education and training procedures.Studies on neuroimaging, to facilitate an understanding of the morphological and functionalinvolvement of certain brain areas in eating disorders (biological, environmental and personalityvulnerability, nutritional changes associated with eating disorders, areas that regulate fullnesshungersensations and therapeutic efficacy).Animal and human studies on the mechanisms that regulate eating, versus energy expenditure.Studies on the links between physiological and psychological processes of puberty and the onsetof eating disorders.Studies on the effects of exercise, including the role of extreme exercise and eating restraint, onthe onset and development of eating disorders; and the opposite, the possible protective effect ofsome healthy popular athletes on boys’ and girls’ attitudes towards exercise, diet, weight andshape.Studies on the impact of several comorbidities (including mood disorders, anxiety disorders,disorders related with substance abuse, personality disorders and others) frequently associatedwith the development of eating disorders and response to treatment.Sociological studies on social values and eating disorders.Family studies on factors associated with the onset and maintenance of eating disorders and theimpact of these disorders on other family members.CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE FOR EATING DISORDERS211