Journal article
Enduring Changes in Decision Making in Patients with Full Remission from Anorexia Nervosa
T Steward, G Mestre-Bach, Z Agüera, R Granero, V Martín-Romera, I Sánchez, N Riesco, I Tolosa-Sola, JA Fernández-Formoso, JC Fernández-García, FJ Tinahones, FF Casanueva, RM Baños, C Botella, AB Crujeiras, R de la Torre, JM Fernández-Real, G Frühbeck, FJ Ortega, A Rodríguez Show all
European Eating Disorders Review | WILEY | Published : 2016
DOI: 10.1002/erv.2472
Abstract
Background: Deficits in neuropsychological functioning have consistently been identified in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). However, little is known on how decision making in AN patients evolves in response to treatment or whether impairments are reversible. Method: AN patients (n = 42) completed the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) upon admission to a 3-month day-hospital treatment programme and at a 1-year follow-up. Patient IGT performance was compared to age-matched controls (n = 46). Results: AN patients displayed poorer performance on the IGT at admission compared to controls (p <.001). Patients with full remission (n = 31; 73.9%) at the 1-year follow-up improved IGT performance (p = 0.00..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This manuscript and research were supported by grants from Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) (FIS PI14/00290) and co-funded by FEDER funds/European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), a way to build Europe. CIBERobn and CIBERSAM are both initiatives of ISCIII. G.M.B. is supported by an AGAUR pre-doctoral grant (2016FI_B 00568). JCFG is recipient of a research contract from Servicio Andaluz de Salud (SAS) (B-0033-2014).