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- Title
Neuropsychological impairment associated with depression in a sample of patients with eating disorders.
- Authors
Mata-Saenz, B.; Muñoz-Martinez, V.; Quero-Palomino, V.; Diaz-Quero, I.; Leon-Velasco, M.; Belda-Moreno, G.; Rodriguez-Cano, T.; Beato-Fernandez, L.
- Abstract
Introduction: Neuropsychological disturbances are shown in studies about eating disorders (ED). On the other hand, attention impairment is related with cronic depression and anxiety, with poor improvement with pharmachological treatment. Important comorbility between ED and other psychiatric diseases is described, specially with depression and anxiety. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of depression in neuropsychological variables in eating disordered patients. Methods: A descriptive analyse was performed with 81 female patients with ED between 18-50 years old. Socio-demographical, Clinical and neuropsychological variables were collected. Depression was measured by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Results: A relationship between depression (dicotomic variable) and Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) was found (p<0.05, Z -1.69, average range without depression 32.64 vs average range with depression 23.49). Attending to cuantitative result of BDI, relationships with Letter and Number Sequencing (total score: p<0.05, rho -0.29; SpanLN: p<0.05, rho -0.28) and SDMT (p<0.05, ? Pearson -0.28) were found. Conclusions: In ED impairment of attention and working memory have been related to executive function or stimuli distortion. In our sample the scores are similar to normal population but they're related to severity of depression.
- Subjects
EATING disorders; MENTAL depression; COMPULSIVE eating; MENTAL illness; BECK Depression Inventory; EXECUTIVE function
- Publication
European Psychiatry, 2020, Vol 63, pS684
- ISSN
0924-9338
- Publication type
Article