ABSTRACT
Cognitive remediation therapy (CRT), has been developed and piloted in adult inpatient populations, and is based on findings that adults with anorexia nervosa (AN) have difficulties in set-shifting, resulting in a tendency towards rigid thinking and behaviors. The finding that there were no differences in cognitive flexibility over time may be explained by several factors. First, it may be that the number of sessions was not enough to detect any impact of the group, on changes in cognitive flexibility over time. Second, it is possible that the self-report outcome measures used in our evaluation were not adequate to detect changes in cognitive flexibility future studies could include experimental outcome measures administered pre- and post treatment that tap into cognitive flexibility instead of, or alongside self-report questionnaires. Advances in technology might also mean that it becomes more practical to use computerized cognitive assessment tasks to monitor changes in flexibility over time.
