Exploring autistic traits in anorexia: A clinical study

Molecular Autism

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Tchanturia, Kate ^a,b   Smith, Emma ^a,b   Weineck, Felicitas ^a   Fidanboylu, Eliz ^a   Kern, Nikola ^b   Treasure, Janet ^a,b   Baron Cohen, Simon ^c,d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Autism spectrum conditions; Detail focus; Intervention; Set shifting; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; MOTIVATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 84887354615     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20402392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-4-44     Document Type: Article

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