Monday, February 3, 2014

A new treatment for eating disorders that do not respond to standard therapies

A new therapy, based on neuropsychological functioning, has been tested in patients with severe or enduring eating disorders and is presented in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (P&P).Patients suffering from eating disorders show deficits in neuropsychological functioning which might pre-exist and underlie the etiology of the eating disorders and influence relapse. Deficits in cognitive flexibility, i.e. set-shifting and central coherence, might perpetuate the symptoms.

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