June 14, 2005

Paper and Test Grades

Hello!

Thank you for making this course such a fun teaching experience for me, and for all your fabulous contributions to our class discussions. I've posted your final grades online (available through the grades link at www.onestop.umn.edu), and the paper and exam scores are below. Please email me vrsh0001@umn.edu if you have any questions regarding your grades or any part of the class. Have a wonderful summer!

Suzanne

Secret #: Paper grade, Exam grade
2404: 93, 95
64: 96, 82.5
92884: 98, 93
3216: 98, 100
32029: 88, 91
4458: 92, 75
2374: 95, 99.5
10101: 93, 93.5
61081: 95, 94
32736: 94, 81.5
no # given: 96, 87.5
419630: 98, 98

Posted by vrsh0001 at 12:12 PM | Comments (0)

May 23, 2005

Welcome!

Welcome to Biology of Eating Disorders! I hope that you will find the course thought-provoking and relevant. With respect to Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN), the two main eating disorders diagnosed from DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition), we will discuss diagnostic criteria, medical complications, and possible biological factors in etiology (causes). We will also briefly discuss social influences of disorder etiology, to provide context as we evaluate biological factors' contributions to eating disorders. Good luck and enjoy!

-- Suzanne

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Monteleone et al., 2005

Investigation of peptide YY and ghrelin responses to a test meal in bulimia nervosa.

Author: Monteleone Palmiero P
From: Biological psychiatry
Date: 20054
Volume: 57
Issue: 8
ISSN: 0006-3223
Pages: 926-931

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Becker et al., 2002

Eating behaviours and attitudes following prolonged exposure to television among ethnic Fijian adolescent girls.

Author: Becker Anne E AE
From: The British journal of psychiatry
Date: 20026
Volume: 180
ISSN: 0007-1250
Pages: 509-514

Posted by vrsh0001 at 9:20 PM | Comments (0) | Assigned Reading

Steiger et al., 2005

Reduced density of platelet-binding sites for [3H]paroxetine in remitted bulimic women.

Author: Steiger Howard H
From: Neuropsychopharmacology
Date: 20055
Volume: 30
Issue: 5
ISSN: 0893-133X
Pages: 1028-1032

Posted by vrsh0001 at 6:55 PM | Comments (0) | Assigned Reading

Matsushita et al., 2005

Serotonin transporter regulatory region polymorphism is associated with anorexia nervosa.

Author: Matsushita Sachio S
From: American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics
Date: 20047
Volume: 128
Issue: 1
ISSN: 1552-4841
Pages: 114-117

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Atchley & Eckel 2005

Fenfluramine treatment in female rats accelerates the weight loss associated with activity-based anorexia.

Author: Atchley Deann P D DP
From: Pharmacology, biochemistry and behavior
Date: 20052
Volume: 80
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0091-3057
Pages: 273-279

Posted by vrsh0001 at 6:50 PM | Comments (0) | Assigned Reading

Kaye et al., 2003

Anxiolytic effects of acute tryptophan depletion in anorexia nervosa.

Author: Kaye Walter H WH
From: The international journal of eating disorders
Date: 20034
Volume: 33
Issue: 3

Posted by vrsh0001 at 6:48 PM | Comments (0) | Assigned Reading

Uher et al., 2004

Medial prefrontal cortex activity associated with symptom provocation in eating disorders.

Author: Uher Rudolf R
From: The American journal of psychiatry
Date: 20047
Volume: 161
Issue: 7
ISSN: 0002-953X
Pages: 1238-1246

Posted by vrsh0001 at 6:36 PM | Comments (0) | Assigned Reading

Crystal et al., 1995

Taste preferences and sensory perceptions in female varsity swimmers.

Author: Crystal S S
From: Appetite
Date: 19952
Volume: 24
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0195-6663
Pages: 25-36

Posted by vrsh0001 at 6:24 PM | Comments (0) | Assigned Reading