Binge-Eating Disorder — Ameliorating Cognitive Control in Binge Eating Disorder
Citation(s)
Giel KE, Schag K, Martus P, Max SM, Plewnia C Ameliorating cognitive control in patients with binge eating disorder by electrical brain stimulation: study protocol of the randomized controlled ACCElect pilot trial. J Eat Disord. 2022 Feb 19;10(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s40337-022-00544-7.
Max SM, Plewnia C, Zipfel S, Giel KE, Schag K Combined antisaccade task and transcranial direct current stimulation to increase response inhibition in binge eating disorder. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2021 Feb;271(1):17-28. doi: 10.1007/s00406-020-01164-5. Epub 2020 Jul 13.
Schag K, Ince B, Zipfel S, Max S, Plewnia C, Giel K [Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation in the Treatment of Eating Disorders - A Narrative Review]. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol. 2020 Jun;70(6):246-251. doi: 10.1055/a-1156-8899. Epub 2020 Jun 9. Review. German.
Ameliorating Cognitive Control in Binge Eating Disorder by Electrical Brain Stimulation
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