Neurocognitive functioning in bulimia nervosa: The role of neuroendocrine, personality and clinical aspects

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 839-848

  Galderisi, S ^a   Bucci, P ^a   Mucci, A ^a   Bellodi, L ^b   Cassano, G B ^c   Santonastaso, P ^d   Erzegovesi, S ^b   Favaro, A ^d   Mauri, M ^c   Monteleone, P ^a   Maj, M ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Co morbidity; cognitive functions; eating disorders; neuroendocrine indices; reward dependence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BULIMIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; BULIMIA NERVOSA; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REVERSAL LEARNING; SERIAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959554524     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291710001303     Document Type: Article

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