Neuropsychological Inefficiences in Anorexia Nervosa Targeted in Clinical Practice: The Development of a Module of Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Eating and its Disorders

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 185-197

  Lopez, Carolina ^a   Davies, Helen ^b   Tchanturia, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiological treatment; Anorexia nervosa (AN); Cognitive remediation therapy (CRT); CRT sessions; Neuropsychological inefficiencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884595019     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118328910.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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