TY - JOUR AU - Kucharska, K. AU - Kulakowska, D. AU - Starzomska, M. AU - Rybakowski, F. AU - Biernacka, K. PY - 2019 DA - 2019/01/09 TI - The improvement in neurocognitive functioning in anorexia nervosa adolescents throughout the integrative model of psychotherapy including cognitive remediation therapy JO - BMC Psychiatry SP - 15 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - Patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) experience difficulties in neurocognitive functioning in the acute phase of illness which might be related to clinical presentation, but also in the apparently remitted state after weight recovery. Among the most commonly reported persistent deficits is cognitive inflexibility, which can be interpreted as a vulnerability trait or a “neuropsychological scar” reflecting the detrimental effect of prolonged semi-starvation in patients with a long duration of illness. Studies of adolescent samples with a relatively short clinical course may enable avoiding the effect of prolonged illness and help to determine whether neuropsychological deficits are trait or state dependent. SN - 1471-244X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1984-4 DO - 10.1186/s12888-018-1984-4 ID - Kucharska2019 ER -