Brains Of Individuals With Depression, Anorexia, Mental Health Disorders Interpret Physical Signals Differently, Study Says

HealthDay (6/24, Preidt) reports, “The brain interprets physical signals differently in people with depression, anorexia and some other mental health disorders,” according to researchers who “found that in patients with bipolar disorder, anxiety, major depression, anorexia and schizophrenia, a brain region known as the dorsal mid-insula had different activity when processing pain, hunger and other physical signals.” Findings from the 626-patient study were published in The American Journal of Psychiatry.

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— “Body’s ‘Signals’ May Feel Different in People With Anorexia, Depression “Robert Preidt, HealthDay, June 24, 2021

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