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Could training executive function improve treatment outcomes for eating disorders?
Appetite, v 90, pp 187-193
01 Jul 2015
PMID: 25777264
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Abstract
Current gold standard treatments for eating disorders (EDs) lack satisfactory efficacy, and traditional psychological treatments do not directly address executive functioning deficits underpinning ED pathology. The goal of this paper is to explore the potential for enhancing ED treatment outcomes by improving executive functioning deficits that have been demonstrated to underlie eating pathology. To achieve our objective, we (1) review existing evidence for executive functioning deficits that underpin EDs and consider the extent to which these deficits could be targeted in neurocognitive training programs, (2) present the evidence for the one ED neurocognitive training program well-studied to date (Cognitive Remediation Therapy), (3) discuss the utility of neurocognitive training programs that have been developed for other psychiatric disorders with similar deficits, and (4) provide suggestions for the future development and research of neurocognitive training programs for EDs. Despite the fact that the body of empirical work on neurocognitive training programs for eating disorders is very small, we conclude that their potential is high given the combined evidence for the role of deficits in executive functioning in EDs, the initial promise of Cognitive Remediation Training, and the success in treating related conditions with neurocognitive training. Based on the evidence to date, it appears that the development and empirical evaluation of neurocognitive training programs for EDs is warranted. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Could training executive function improve treatment outcomes for eating disorders?
- Creators
- Adrienne S. Juarascio - Drexel UniversityStephanie M. Manasse - Drexel UniversityHallie M. Espel - Drexel Univ, Dept Psychol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAStephanie G. Kerrigan - Drexel UniversityEvan M. Forman - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Appetite, v 90, pp 187-193
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- K23MH105680 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) K23 MH105680 / NIMH NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000354584100024
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84925751206
- Other Identifier
- 991019167324404721
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