ArticleJournal of eating disorders2025
Autobiographical memory and episodic future thinking in anorexia nervosa: a three-year follow-up.
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backgroundPeople with anorexia nervosa (AN) show deficiencies with recalling specific details of autobiographical memories (AM). This may interfere with wider processes of self-narrative construction and identity building, which are a fundamental part of the recovery process. However, no studies have examined the temporal stability of AM deficiencies over time or their prognostic value in this population.
methodsThis study followed up adults with mostly longstanding AN that participated in a previous study examining AM and episodic future thinking (EFT) abilities after 3 years. A total of 20 participants with AN responded (44% of the original sample) and repeated a remotely administered written version of the Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT) and Episodic Future Thinking Task (EFT-T) and a series of questionnaires. The word lists used were identical to the previous study, but were alternated for the present study (i.e., participants viewing list A for the AMT previously saw list B in the follow-up). Task outcomes included AM and EFT specificity, vividness, difficulty to remember/imagine, positivity, realisticness and detailedness.
resultsRespondents had persistently high eating disorder psychopathology and comorbid psychiatric symptoms at follow-up. Body mass index (BMI) increased in most participants (n = 15), albeit the group average was 17.2 kg/m
conclusionsProblems with retrieving specific details of AMs show temporal stability over time in people with longstanding AN. The prognostic value of AM specificity on ED outcomes remains unknown, which future well-controlled prospective longitudinal studies could address.
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