Cognitive flexibility, central coherence and social emotional processing in males with an eating disorder

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 317-326

  Goddard, Elizabeth ^a   Carral Fernández, Laura ^b   Denneny, Emma ^c   Campbell, Iain C ^a   Treasure, Janet ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Cognitive flexibility; Eating disorders; Gender; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING DISORDER; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHENOTYPE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; OBSESSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; EATING DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900823809     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15622975.2012.750014     Document Type: Article

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