The effectiveness of cognitive remediation therapy in patients with a severe or enduring eating disorder: A randomized controlled trial

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-36

  Dingemans, Alexandra E ^a   Danner, Unna N ^b   Donker, Judith M ^a   Aardoom, Jiska J ^a   Van Meer, Floor ^b   Tobias, Karin ^b   Van Elburg, Annemarie A ^b,c   Van Furth, Eric F ^a,d  

^a Center for Eating Disorders Ursula   (Netherlands)

^b Altrecht Eating Disorders Rintveld   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Central coherence; Cognitive remediation therapy; Eating disorder; Randomized controlled trial; Set shifting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE REMEDIATION THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST; ANXIETY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEPRESSION; ENDURING EATING DISORDER; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MOTIVATION; SELF ESTEEM; SEVERE EATING DISORDER; TREATMENT AS USUAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890499020     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000355240     Document Type: Article

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