title: Deconstructing Planning Ability in Children and Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa.
abstract: Weaknesses in planning by patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) have been noted (e.g., Zakzanis, Campbell, & Polsinelli, 2010 ) and are generally based on adults. This study explored D-KEFS Tower Test performance to better understand learning styles and strategies used by child and adolescent patients with AN compared to healthy controls. Overall, no significant differences were found in achievement; however, Item 5 predicted performance across harder items. The AN group was significantly faster to move their first disc suggesting patients with AN did not spend as much time planning their strategies for item completion. The findings of this study in conjunction with other studies investigating planning in AN may suggest the existence of subtle differences in learning style and strategy, such as faster initiation times, rather than gross planning differences. Further research is required to better understand the relationship between these subtle differences and clinical presentations.
authors.affiliation: a The Huntercombe Group , Newmarket , UK.|b Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.affiliation: b Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK.|c College of Life and Environmental Sciences , University of Exeter , Exeter , UK.
authors.forename: Marie-Claire
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Reville
authors.affiliation: c College of Life and Environmental Sciences , University of Exeter , Exeter , UK.
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iszatt
authors.affiliation: d Ellern Mede Eating Disorders Service , London , UK.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Levinson
authors.affiliation: b Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK.|c College of Life and Environmental Sciences , University of Exeter , Exeter , UK.|e Regional Eating Disorders Service , Oslo University Hospital , Oslo , Norway.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Frampton
authors.affiliation: b Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK.|c College of Life and Environmental Sciences , University of Exeter , Exeter , UK.|e Regional Eating Disorders Service , Oslo University Hospital , Oslo , Norway.|f Care UK , Colchester , UK.
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lask
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence / Q000502:physiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013850:Thinking / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Anorexia nervosa; children and adolescents; planning