Similarities and Differences in Theory of Mind Responses of Patients With Anorexia Nervosa With and Without Autistic Features

Theory of Mind (ToM) is the ability to understand and represent mental states of others, a skill that plays a key role in how we interact with people around us. Difficulties with ToM have been posited as an underlying mechanism for autism and implicated in difficulties faced by those with anorexia n...

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Main Authors: Felicity Sedgewick, Jenni Leppanen, Faith Goh, Hannah Hayward, Francesca Happé, Kate Tchanturia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00318/full