Efficacity of Cognitive Remediation Treatment Compared to a Controlled Group in Young Patient With Anorexia Nervosa

In this research, the investigators want to evaluate remediation cognitive therapy in anorexia nervosa compared to a controlled group (relaxation) based on different factors that testified the cognitive improvement of patients: one week after therapy, six months after and one year after.

Those factors are:

Weight, perfectionism and food symptomatology, temperament, therapeutic alliance and change motivation, clinical evolution of anorexia nervosa, self esteem, executive functions, neuropsychological performance (flexibility and central coherence).

Inclusion criteria

• Pathology

• DSM IV criteria of restrictive anorexia nervosa (AN- R), but not requiring amenorrhea or DSM V
• Accepting and their parents to participate in the study ( signed consents )
• Topics

• Female supported for AN- R
• Aged 8 to 16 years
• Fluent French
• Inpatients or outpatients suffering of restrictive anorexia nervosa
• Treatments

• Supports standard load ( family psychotherapy , dietary management , medical monitoring )
• In case of anxiety or depression , patients may receive additional psychotropic prescription which should be mentioned in the record
• Treatments previously followed by patients and treatments for other conditions should be described

Exclusion criteria

• Pathology

• Mental Retardation
• Schizophrenia
• Organic brain disorder ( encephalitis , degenerative brain tumor , cerebral neuro- degenerative disease , multiple sclerosis , amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, epilepsy )
• Metabolic Pathology interfere with feeding or its regulation
• Trouble consumption current substance
• Severe somatic pathology , progressive or likely to be life -threatening
• Topics The subjects are not mastering the French language will not be considered

• Subjects or parents do not have sufficient capacity for understanding instructions and consent
• No affiliation in social security ( beneficiary or legal )