Elizabeth A. Lawson, MD, MMSc

Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Corresponding author: Elizabeth A. Lawson, MD, MMSc, Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114 ([email protected]).; Indicates shared senior authorship.

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Low Ghrelin and Anxiety in ARFID
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May 3, 2023

Low ghrelin levels were associated with greater anxiety in ARFID, indicating a potential target in the treatment of this disorder.
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Elevated CCK With ARFID
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July 11, 2022

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is characterized by food avoidance unmotivated by body weight/shape concerns. This study explored if levels of the satiety hormone cholecystokinin are higher in individuals...
Helen Burton Murray, Kendra R. Becker, Stephanie Harshman, et al
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September 7, 2021

DSM-5 criteria for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) include ambiguities that can affect access to treatment. This study looked at how differing definitions affect the number of individuals who...
Stephanie G. Harshman, Jenny Jo, Megan Kuhnle, et al
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January 2, 2018

Levels of the appetite-stimulating hormone ghrelin are elevated in girls and women with anorexia nervosa. However, women with anorexia nervosa report less hunger than healthy controls—a discrepancy possibly due...
Pouneh K. Fazeli, Elizabeth A. Lawson, Alexander T. Faje, et al
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March 14, 2017

Both estrogen and exercise may have cognition-enhancing benefits, but the effect of estrogen deficiency on young oligomenorrheic/amenorrheic athletes has not been evaluated. Read the article to see if this...
Charumathi Baskaran, Brooke Cunningham, Franziska Plessow, et al
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Academic Highlights

November 23, 2016

Do low oxytocin levels in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) result from low weight, or do they persist even after recovery? To answer this question, this study measured oxytocin...
Yuliya Afinogenova, Cindy Schmelkin, Franziska Plessow, et al
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Original Research

July 8, 2014

Kamryn T. Eddy, Elizabeth A. Lawson, Christina Meade, et al
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May 15, 2013

Elizabeth A. Lawson, Laura M. Holsen, McKale Santin, et al
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November 15, 2012

Elizabeth A. Lawson, Pouneh K. Fazeli, Genevieve Calder, et al
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August 9, 2011

Elizabeth A. Lawson, Daniel A. Donoho, Justine I. Blum, et al
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June 15, 2007

Karen K. Miller, Tamara L. Wexler, Alicia M. Zha, et al

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