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Central Coherence in Full Recovery of Anorexia Nervosa
Author(s) -
Lindner Susanne E.,
Fichter Manfred M.,
Quadflieg Norbert
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european eating disorders review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.511
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1099-0968
pISSN - 1072-4133
DOI - 10.1002/erv.2213
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , endophenotype , eating disorders , psychology , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , association (psychology) , clinical psychology , anorexia , control sample , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , psychotherapist , cognition , statistics , chemistry , mathematics , food science
Objective This study examined central coherence as a possible endophenotype in a large sample of women recovered from anorexia nervosa (rec AN). Recovery was defined by considering physiological, behavioural and psychological variables. Method A total of 100 rec AN women and 100 healthy women completed the Rey Complex Figure Test, a measure for visual–spatial central coherence. The participants were matched 1:1 for age and educational level. Results Compared with the healthy control group, the rec AN group showed better accuracy in the copy condition. There was a trend for a local strategy in the rec AN group compared with a global strategy in the healthy control group. Conclusions This sample of rec AN women showed no inefficiencies in global processing but a superior local processing after full recovery from AN. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.