The Effects of Neuromodulation Interventions on the Eating Behaviors of Patients with Eating Disorders Compared to Healthy Controls, Sham Therapies, and Other Therapeutic Approaches: A Systematic Review

Evangelia Tsapakis; Efi Karakosta; Apostolos Karapatis; Anysia Papazoglou; Michael Treiber; Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis

doi:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.10140

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The Effects of Neuromodulation Interventions on the Eating Behaviors of Patients with Eating Disorders Compared to Healthy Controls, Sham Therapies, and Other Therapeutic Approaches: A Systematic Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 November 2025

Evangelia Tsapakis ,

Efi Karakosta ,

Apostolos Karapatis ,

Anysia Papazoglou ,

Michael Treiber and

Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis

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Evangelia Tsapakis: Affiliation:
3rd Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Efi Karakosta: Affiliation:
3rd Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Apostolos Karapatis: Affiliation:
3rd Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Anysia Papazoglou: Affiliation:
3rd Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Michael Treiber: Affiliation:
3rd Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital AKH Vienna, Austria
Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis: Affiliation:
3rd Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

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neuromodulation repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)deep brain stimulation (DBS)electroconvulsive treatment (ECT)eating disorders (EDs)anorexia nervosa (AN)bulimia nervosa (BN)binge eating disorder (BED)

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Type: Review/Meta-analysis
Information: European Psychiatry , Accepted manuscript , pp. 1 - 141

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