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Mental Disorders

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

Theses/Dissertations

2016

Cognitive remediation therapy

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Does Cognitive Remediation Therapy (Crt) Improve The Neuropsychological Function In Patients With Anorexia Nervosa?, Lindsay M. Padden Jan 2016

Does Cognitive Remediation Therapy (Crt) Improve The Neuropsychological Function In Patients With Anorexia Nervosa?, Lindsay M. Padden

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) improves the neuropsychological function in patients with anorexia nervosa.

STUDY DESIGNS: Review of two randomized controlled trials and one non-randomized case series, published in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

DATA SOURCES: The three studies used in this review were published in English and found in PubMed.

OUTCOMES MEASURED: For all studies, neuropsychological function, such as memory, attention, and cognitive flexibility, were measured using pre- and post-treatment questionnaires. One study used a computerized task-shifting paradigm to determine cognitive flexibility.

RESULTS: Brockmeyer et al. and …