The effect of stress on delay discounting in bulimia nervosa and alcohol use disorder: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study.
Publication date:
2022-12-14
Author:
Leenaerts, Nicolas
Ceccarini, Jenny ; Weygandt, Martin ; Sunaert, Stefan ; Vrieze, Elske
Abstract:
Background:Stress could induce neurobiological changes in patients with bulimia nervosa (BN) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) that increase delay discounting (DD), making the short-term benefits of coping through eating or drinking outweigh long-term negative consequences. Therefore, this study explores differences in DD between patients (BN or AUD) and healthy controls (HC), the impact of stress on food and alcohol DD, and the associated changes in brain activity.