Central coherence in women with bulimia nervosa

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 340-347

  Lopez, Carolina A ^a,b   Tchanturia, Kate ^b   Stahl, Daniel ^b   Treasure, Janet ^c  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia; Bulimia; Central coherence; Cognition; Eating disorders; Endophenotype; Information processing; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOCK DESIGN TEST; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMBEDDED FIGURES TEST; FEMALE; HOMOGRAPH READING TEST; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEASUREMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REY OSTERRIETH COMPLEX FIGURE TEST; SENTENCE COMPLETION TASK; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY MASS INDEX; BULIMIA NERVOSA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 42549159085     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20511     Document Type: Article

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