Angol
The continuum model of the eating disorders proposes§that eating disorders can be described on a§continuous spectrum from restrictive anorexia to§stable obesity. Previous studies suggested that§emotional disturbances (depression, anxiety and§alexithymia), cognitive impairments and distortion of§body image are frequently associated with anorexia§nervosa. However, obesity is mostly regarded as a§weight management problem. In this study we§investigated common deficits in cognition, emotion§and body image underlying the pathology of the two§extreme sides of eating spectrum (restriction and§excessive eating). We applied different behavioural§methods to examine the question form the§neuropsychological assessment, self-reported§questionnaires to Affective Priming paradigm. Our§results suggest that restrictive anorexia nervosa has§several common features with anxiety disorder, while§obesity most probably can be associated with§addictive pathologies. We discuss also the possible§clinical treatment in both pathology.
