Affective cognition in eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the performance on the "Reading the Mind in the Eyes" Test.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) is listed in the National Institute of Mental Health's Research Domain Criteria as a tool apt to measure the understanding of others' mental states. People diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (AN) showed poorer performances on the RMET than healthy controls. Less data are available concerning other eating disorders.

Methods

Systematic review of four major databases from inception to July 15, 2021 following the PRISMA guidelines. Meta-analysis of cross-sectional observational studies comparing the scores of the RMET between patients with eating disorders and age- and-gender matched control groups.

Results

Out of 21 studies, we retrieved 29 independent samples of patients diagnosed with an eating disorder. Patients wit

SUBMITTER: Preti A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9556412 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature