Weak central coherence in eating disorders: A step towards looking for an endophenotype of eating disorders

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-125

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

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Central coherence; Cognition; Detail focused processing; Eating disorders; Endophenotype; Global processing; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ENDOPHENOTYPE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57749111858     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390802036092     Document Type: Article

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