Emotional face processing in women with high and low levels of eating disorder related symptoms.

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OBJECTIVES: Emotional processing has rarely been investigated in those "at risk" of developing an eating disorder. This study investigated the processing of six basic emotions depicted on faces in an "at risk" group, compared to a control group. DESIGN: Participants were women with high (N=29) and low (N=23) levels of eating disorder symptoms who were not taking psychotropic medication. A well characterised computerised task (Facial Expression Emotion Task) was administered to all participan...

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Authors: Jones, L; Harmer, C; Cowen, P; Cooper, M

• Journal: Eating behaviors
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 389-397
• Publication date: 2008-12-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2008.03.001
• EISSN: 1873-7358
• ISSN: 1471-0153
• Language: English
• Keywords: Emotions; Questionnaires; Pattern Recognition, Visual; Demography; Eating Disorders; Time Factors; Analysis of Variance; Facial Expression; Young Adult; Female; Humans; Adult