ProjectUse of D-Cycloserine in Women with Bulimia Nervosa and OSFED
Basic data
Title:
Use of D-Cycloserine in Women with Bulimia Nervosa and OSFED
Duration:
01/07/2015 to 30/05/2016
Abstract / short description:
Mirror confrontation is an intervention that aims at a reduction of body-related fears and body dissatisfaction in eating disorders. Fear reduction in exposure-based therapy is similar to extinction learning and evidence suggests that extinction learning can be facilitated with D-cycloserine (DCS), a partial agonist at the glycine recognition site of the NMDA receptor in the amygdala. This project will therefore determine whether DCS improves extinction of body-related fears and body dissatisfaction in women with bulimia nervosa (BN) and subthreshold BN undergoing mirror exposure therapy.
Keywords:
bulimia nervosa
D-cycloserine
mirror exposure
DCS
NMDA receptor
OSFED
Involved staff
Managers
Faculty of Science
University of Tübingen
University of Tübingen
Department of Psychology
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science
Local organizational units
Department of Psychology
Faculty of Science
University of Tübingen
University of Tübingen
Funders
Birsfelden, Switzerland
Birsfelden, Switzerland