Kirsti Akkermann

Bacterial ClpB heat-shock protein, an antigen-mimetic of the anorexigenic peptide α-MSH, at the origin of eating disorders

Naouel Tennoune, Philippe Chan, J. Breton et al. · Translational Psychiatry · 2014 · 204 citations · Full text

Positive and negative emotional eating have different associations with overeating and binge eating: Construction and validation of the Positive-Negative Emotional Eating Scale

Hedvig Sultson, Katrin Kukk, Kirsti Akkermann · Appetite · 2017 · 115 citations

Food Choice, Appetite, Obesity +15

Elevated plasma concentrations of bacterial ClpB protein in patients with eating disorders

J. Breton, Romain Legrand, Kirsti Akkermann et al. · International Journal of Eating Disorders · 2016 · 108 citations · Full text

The impact of adverse life events and the serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism on the development of eating disorder symptoms

Kirsti Akkermann, Kadri Kaasik, Evelyn Kiive et al. · Journal of Psychiatric Research · 2011 · 51 citations

Adverse Life Events, Psychopathology, Disorder Symptoms +8

Food restriction leads to binge eating dependent upon the effect of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism

Kirsti Akkermann, Kelli Hiio, Inga Villa et al. · Psychiatry Research · 2010 · 49 citations

Nutrition, Appetite, Energy Homeostasis +9