Joint hypermobility and related disorders :
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Altered eating behaviors in people with joint hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos syndromes

This line of research includes studies that aim to explore eating behavioral disturbances, underweight and overweight in people with generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) and Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS). 

We are also interested in studying GJH in people diagnosed with eating disorders (e.g., anorexia nervosa) and their clinical features. 

The results of 2 recently completed studies are available in the following publications: 

Baeza-Velasco, C., Seneque, M., Courtet, P., Olié, E., Chatenet, C., Espinoza, P., Dorard, G., & Guillaume, S. (2022). Joint hypermobility and clinical correlates in a group of patients with eating disorders. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 803614. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.803614 

Baeza-Velasco, C., Lorente, S., Tasa Vinyal, E., Guillaume, S., Mora, M., & Espinoza, P. (2021). Gastrointestinal and eating problems in women with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. Eating and Weight Disorders – Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity 26, 2645-2656. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-021-01146-z 

Researchers: Carolina Baeza-Velasco, Sonia Lorente, Paola Espinoza, Elisabeth Tasa Vinyals, Sébastien Guillaume, Marisol Mora, Antonio Bulbena. 

Partner Institutions: LPPS Laboratory, Paris Cité University. Body Image Assessment and Intervention Unit (UAIC) and Department of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Eating Disorders Unit of the University Hospital of Montpellier.