The Influence of Sleep on Cognitive Deficits in Anorexia Nervosa

Hoed, Onno van den (2022) The Influence of Sleep on Cognitive Deficits in Anorexia Nervosa. Bachelor's Thesis, Biology.

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Abstract

The present paper aimed to investigate if the cognitive problems often observed in AN patients are caused by AN itself or if they could be a consequence of the sleeping problems also often found in AN patients. The paper also aimed to investigate if sleeping problems in AN patients are caused by AN itself or if they could be a consequence of a low body weight. To this end a total of 7 studies were reviewed. It was found that the cognitive problems in AN are similar to those observed in sleep deprivation, which, paired with the observation that AN patients suffer from sleeping problems suggests that the cognitive problems in AN could stem from the sleeping problem rather than AN itself. It was also found that sleeping problems in AN lessened after weight restoration treatment and that the same sleeping problems are also present in underweight people in absence of AN, suggesting that the sleeping problems in AN are likely a consequence of low body weight rather than AN itself. The treatment of sleeping problems in AN through cognitive behavioural therapy has been suggested as a potential future treatment option for the cognitive problems in AN.

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor's Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Scheurink, A.J.W.
Degree programme:	Biology
Thesis type:	Bachelor's Thesis
Language:	English
Date Deposited:	02 Aug 2022 06:39
Last Modified:	02 Aug 2022 06:39
URI:	https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/28215

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