Kothari, R;
Rosinska, M;
Treasure, J;
Micali, N;
(2014)
The early cognitive development of children at high risk of developing an eating disorder.
European Eating Disorders Review
, 22
(2)
152 - 156.
10.1002/erv.2274.
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Abstract
Diagnosis of an eating disorder (ED) has been associated with differences in cognition. Recent evidence suggests that differences may be present prior to onset. Children at familial high risk for ED show cognitive differences at ages 8-10 years. Research is required to investigate differences in cognitive development at various time points. This is the first study to investigate cognitive development in children at high risk at 18 months (Griffiths Mental Development Scale; n=982) and 4 years old (Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised; n=582), in comparison with children not at risk, using a general population sample, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Children of women with lifetime anorexia nervosa revealed difficulties in social understanding, visual-motor function, planning and abstract reasoning. Cognitive differences observed here have also been observed in clinical groups. This suggests difficulties may be present prior to onset, potentially affecting risk status for development of ED. Findings contribute to an understanding of aetiology, and design of prevention/intervention strategies.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The early cognitive development of children at high risk of developing an eating disorder |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/erv.2274 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/erv.2274 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2013 The Authors. European Eating Disorders Review published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
| Keywords: | ALSPAC, Aetiology, Cognitive development, Eating disorder, High-risk, Anorexia Nervosa, Child, Child Development, Child of Impaired Parents, Cognition, Eating Disorders, Humans, Infant, Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Interviews as Topic, Parents, Prospective Studies, Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Wechsler Scales |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1434368 |
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