Do Children and Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa Display an Inefficient Cognitive Processing Style?

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine neuropsychological processing in children and adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa (AN). The relationship of clinical and demographic variables to neuropsychological functioning within the AN group was also explored. METHOD: The performance of 41 children and adol...

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Autores principales: Lang, Katie, Lloyd, Samantha, Khondoker, Mizanur, Simic, Mima, Treasure, Janet, Tchanturia, Kate
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4489794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26133552
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131724
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine neuropsychological processing in children and adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa (AN). The relationship of clinical and demographic variables to neuropsychological functioning within the AN group was also explored. METHOD: The performance of 41 children and adolescents with a diagnosis of AN were compared to 43 healthy control (HC) participants on a number of neuropsychological measures. RESULTS: There were no differences in IQ between AN and HC groups. However, children and adolescents with AN displayed significantly more perseverative errors on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, and lower Style and Central Coherence scores on the Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure Test relative to HCs. CONCLUSION: Inefficient cognitive processing in the AN group was independent of clinical and demographic variables, suggesting it might represent an underlying trait for AN. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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