Individual cognitive remediation therapy benefits for patients with anorexia nervosa and high autistic features

Yasemin Dandil; Katherine Smith; James Adamson; Kate Tchanturia

doi:10.1002/erv.2707

Individual cognitive remediation therapy benefits for patients with anorexia nervosa and high autistic features

Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2020 Jan;28(1):87-91. doi: 10.1002/erv.2707. Epub 2019 Nov 11.

Authors

Yasemin Dandil^{1

2}, Katherine Smith^{1

2}, James Adamson¹, Kate Tchanturia^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
² South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Eating Disorders National Service, London, UK.
³ Department of Psychology, Illia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia.

Abstract

Cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) is an increasingly implemented intervention in psychiatric conditions. The majority of randomized treatment trials in psychiatry reports cognitive improvements resulting in better functional outcomes in CRT groups. This brief report from the national inpatient treatment programme for eating disorders demonstrates cognitive performance task-based improvements in patients with high and low autistic characteristics. This preliminary study shows feasibility and benefits of individual CRT in patients who have autism spectrum disorder features.

Keywords: adults; anorexia nervosa; autism spectrum disorders; cognitive remediation; comorbidity.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Anorexia Nervosa / epidemiology
Anorexia Nervosa / therapy*
Autism Spectrum Disorder / epidemiology
Autism Spectrum Disorder / therapy*
Cognitive Remediation*
Comorbidity
Feasibility Studies
Female
Humans
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult

Abstract

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MeSH terms

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