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Intact social cognitive processes in outpatients with anorexia nervosa: a pilot study

September 6, 2016

nQuery Sample Size Calculator has been featured in another interesting study.

The aim of this article "was to assess social cognition in community patients suffering from anorexia nervosa (AN) compared to healthy controls".

Anorexia  nervosa — often simply called anorexia — is an eating disorder with an intense fear of gaining weight. People with anorexia go to extreme lengths in order to avoid gaining weight. This has a huge impact on them both physically and mentally.  

Below is an abstract from the article

The research hypothesis indicated that patients suffering from anorexia represent no significant difference in social cognitive functioning in comparison to the healthy controls. These assessment scales were used to identify whether there are any problems according to social cognitive functioning especially emotion recognition and theory of mind (ToM). The primary outcome assessment was to identify social cognitive deficits in anorexic outpatients and secondary outcome was to verify whether these problems in emotional functioning found in women in acute phase of AN are state or trait effects. Full Article

Kucharska, K., Jeschke, J. & Mafi, R. Ann Gen Psychiatry (2016) 15: 24. doi:10.1186/s12991-016-0108-0

 

 

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