The neuropsychological profile of children at high risk of developing an eating disorder

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1543-1554

  Kothari, R ^a   Solmi, F ^a   Treasure, J ^b   Micali, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; eating disorder; inhibition; intelligence; working memory

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ATTENTION; BULIMIA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT TERM MEMORY; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ATTENTION; BULIMIA NERVOSA; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COHORT STUDIES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84879236157     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291712002188     Document Type: Article

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