Executive functioning in anorexia nervosa patients and their unaffected relatives

E Galimberti, E Fadda, MC Cavallini, RM Martoni… - Psychiatry …, 2013 - Elsevier
Formal genetic studies suggested a substantial genetic influence for anorexia nervosa (AN),
but currently results are inconsistent. The use of the neurocognitive endophenotype …

Neuropsychological weaknesses in anorexia nervosa: Set‐shifting, central coherence, and decision making in currently ill and recovered women

UN Danner, N Sanders, PAM Smeets… - … Journal of Eating …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine set‐shifting, central coherence, and
decision making in women currently ill with anorexia nervosa (AN), women recovered from …

Cognitive overcontrol as a trait marker in anorexia nervosa? Aberrant task-and response-set switching in remitted patients.

JA King, FM Korb, R Vettermann… - Journal of abnormal …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) often present inflexible behaviors and rigid thinking
styles, which may contribute to disorder maintenance. Studies of set shifting have …

Executive functioning in anorexia nervosa: exploration of the role of obsessionality, depression and starvation

A Wilsdon, TD Wade - Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2006 - Elsevier
Cognitive deficits related to executive functioning have been previously identified in
anorexia nervosa (AN). Currently, there is limited knowledge about the degree to which …

Is inefficient cognitive processing in anorexia nervosa a familial trait? A neuropsychological pilot study of mothers of offspring with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa

K Lang, J Treasure, K Tchanturia - The World Journal of Biological …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Inefficient set shifting and poor global processing are thought to be possible
traits in anorexia nervosa (AN). This study aimed to investigate the neuropsychological …

Set-shifting abilities, central coherence, and handedness in anorexia nervosa patients, their unaffected siblings and healthy controls: exploring putative …

E Tenconi, P Santonastaso, D Degortes… - The world journal of …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. There is consistent evidence that anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with an
impairment of set-shifting abilities and central coherence. No study to date investigated …

Anorexia, bulimia, and obesity: shared decision making deficits on the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT)

AMY Brogan, D Hevey, R Pignatti - Journal of the International …, 2010 - cambridge.org
The pathological eating behaviors in Anorexia Nervosa (AN), Bulimia Nervosa (BN), and
obesity are characterized by a preference for high immediate reward, despite higher future …

Is impaired set-shifting an endophenotype of anorexia nervosa?

J Holliday, K Tchanturia, S Landau… - American Journal of …, 2005 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: Set-shifting difficulties have been reported in subjects with anorexia nervosa
and appear to persist after recovery; therefore, they may be endophenotypic traits. The goals …

Decision‐making impairment in anorexia nervosa: New insights into the role of age and decision‐making style

V Giannunzio, D Degortes, E Tenconi… - European Eating …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) often report difficulties in decision making,
which may interfere with treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate decision making …

Differential impairments underlying decision making in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa: a cognitive modeling analysis

TWS Chan, WY Ahn, JE Bates… - … Journal of Eating …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study examined the underlying processes of decision‐making impairments in
individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). We deconstructed their …