Animal Models of Eating Disorders

From the book reviews:“This book details advances in animal models of eating disorders research of interests to psychiatrists and mental health professionals. … This is a valuable addition to the psychiatric literature, since its main focus is to emphasize evidence-based approaches and research in the area of eating disorders as well as their applicability in the clinical setting.” (Marcos Modiano-Esquenazi, Doody’s Book Reviews, April, 2013)

• Introduction: Binge Eating, Bulimia Nervosa, and Hedonic Overeating.- Binge-Prone vs. Binge-Resistant Rats and Their Concomitant Behavioral Profiles.- Binge Eating in Female Rats Induced by Yo-Yo Dieting and Stress.- Binge-Type Eating Induced by Limited Access to Optional Foods.- Assessment of Stress-Independent Binge-Like Eating Behavior in Mice.- Predicting and Classifying Rats Prone to Overeating Fat.- Modeling Binge Eating in Non-Human Primates.- Psychosocial Stress and Diet History Promote Emotional Feeding in Female Rhesus Monkeys.- Stressful Experiences in Early Life and Subsequent Food Intake.- Sham Feeding in Rats Translates Into Modified Sham Feeding in Women with Bulimia Nervosa and Purging.- Animal Models of Binge Eating Palatable Foods: Emergence of Addiction-Like Behaviors and Brain Changes in the Rat.- Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Binge Eating: Mechanisms and Preclinical Models.- Saccharin Preference in Rats: Relation to Impulsivity and Drug Abuse.- Food Seeking in Spite of Harmful Consequences.- Introduction: Anorexia and Undereating.- Food Restriction and Reward in Rats.- Activity-Based Anorexia in the Rat.- Food-Anticipatory Activity: Rat Models and Underlying Mechanisms.- Anorexia and Drugs of Abuse Abnormally Suppress Appetite, the Result of a Shared Molecular Signal Foul-Up.- The Anorectic Phenotype of the Anx/anx Mouse is Related to Hypothalamic Dysfunction.- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Awake Rats: Studies Relevant to Addiction and the Reward Circuitry.