title: Visoconstructive deficits and risk of developing eating disorders.
abstract: In order to explore if neuropsychological deficits on visual constructional ability could be related to risk eating behaviors, a total of 102 women were evaluated, 51 of the participants had been formally diagnosed with eating disorders and 51 did not. All participants were given the Eating Attitude Test (EAT-40), The Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure and The Tower of London Task. Results revealed the existence of a deficit on visual integration similar to those observed in other studies with diagnosed patients. The group at risk showed a comparatively reduced ability on the tasks and the control participants' execution was on the average. Findings revealed the need for designing studies to evaluate neuropsychological processes as possible risk factors which predict eating disorders.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Ciudad Universitaria, Facultad de Psicología, Edificio de Posgrado, Cubiculo "C". Avenida Universidad 3004, Col. Copilco Universidad Delegación Coyoacan, Mexico DF C.P. 04510, Mexico.
authors.forename: Nayelli
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alvarado-Sánchez
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silva-Gutiérrez
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salvador-Cruz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003118:Color Perception; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009949:Orientation; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011340:Problem Solving; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult