Body shape rather than facial emotion of others alters interpersonal distance in patients with anorexia nervosa.
Alice CartaudPhilibert DuriezJohanna QuerenghiJean-Louis NandrinoPhilip GorwoodOdile ViltartYann CoelloPublished in: European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association (2024)
Although patients with AN exhibited behavioural response to emotional stimuli similar to CTL, they lacked corresponding physiological response, indicating emotional blunting towards emotional social stimuli. Moreover, they showed distinct behavioural and physiological adjustments in response to body shape, confirming the specific emotional significance attached to body shape.