Abstract
Objective: To identify clinical or cognitive measures either predictive of illness trajectory or altered with sustained weight recovery in adult women with anorexia nervosa. Methods: Participants were recruited from prior studies of women with anorexia nervosa (AN-C) and in weight-recovery following anorexia nervosa (AN-WR). Participants completed a neuropsychological battery at baseline and clinical assessments at both baseline and follow-up. Groups based on clinical outcome (continued eating disorder, AN-CC; newly in recovery, AN-CR; sustained weight-recovery, AN-WR) were compared by using one-way ANOVAs with Bonferroni-corrected post hoc comparisons. Results: Women with continued eating disorder had poorer neuropsychological function and self-competence at baseline than AN-CR. AN-CR showed changes in depression and externalizing bias, a measure of self-related attributions. AN-WR differed from both AN-CC and AN-CR at baseline in externalizing bias, but only from AN-CC at outcome. Discussion: Neuropsychological function when recently ill may be a prognostic factor, while externalizing bias may provide a clinical target for recovery.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 491-500 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | European Eating Disorders Review |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2017 |
Keywords
- anorexia nervosa
- attribution bias
- cognitive rigidity
- self-perception
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health