Executive Functions of Adults with Binge-Eating Disorder: The Role of Weight Status and Psychopathology.

ABSTRACT: Findings on executive functions (EFs) in binge-eating disorder (BED) are inconsistent and possibly biased by associated comorbidities. This study aimed to identify whether distinct levels of physical and mental comorbidity are related to EFs in BED. General and food-specific EFs in n = 77 adults with BED were compared to population-based norms and associations with weight status, depressive symptoms, and eating disorder psychopathology were analyzed. To detect within-sample patterns of EF performance, k-means clustering was applied. The results indicated that participants' general EFs were within the average range with slight deficits in alertness. While depression and eating disorder psychopathology were unrelated to EFs, weight status was associated with food-specific attentional bias th

SUBMITTER: Busch N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8773845 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature