https://www.selleckchem.com/products/kp-457.html The present study aimed to explore the role of dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs in Eating Disorders (EDs) and their potential associations with core and comorbid symptoms. The Metacognition Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30), the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire 6.0 (EDE-Q), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Maudsley Obsessive- Compulsive Inventory (MOCI) were used to evaluate 44 Anorexia Nervosa (AN), 50 Bulimia Nervosa (BN) patients and 37 controls. Patients featured more dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs which positively correlated with ED and comorbid symptoms. Both AN and BN patients had higher scores than healthy controls on MCQ-30 total score, Positive Beliefs about Worry, Negative Beliefs about Thoughts Uncontrollability and Danger and Need to Control Thoughts. AN patients also featured higher scores than healthy controls on Cognitive Self-Consciousness. No statistically significant difference was found between the two clinical groups in MCQ-30 total and subscale scores. Amth core and comorbid.The ability to mentalize, namely to understand, interpret and effectively communicate the mental state of self and others is considered important in self-organisation and affect regulation. The aim of the present study was to provide data on the validation process of Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ), a recently developed measure of mentalizing, in order to evaluate its use in research and in clinical practice for Greek populations. A total of 219 participants (102 people with type 1 diabetes and 117 healthy individuals) completed the RFQ. A principal component analysis supported the 2-factor model (RF certainty for mental states and RF uncertainty for mental states) in both samples. Internal consistencies of both subscales were satisfactory (α=0.80 for RF certainty and α=0.79 for RF uncertainty). Relationships with validity measures of psychological distress, empathy and emotional in